A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce, And on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.
Joshua 21:3 - Good News Translation (US Version) So in accordance with the Lord's command the people of Israel gave the Levites certain cities and pasture lands out of their own territories. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the Israelites gave to the Levites out of their own inheritance, at the command of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs. American Standard Version (1901) And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs. Common English Bible So the Israelites gave the Levites the following cities and their pasturelands out of their own legacy. This was in agreement with the LORD’s command. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Israel gave out of their possessions, according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs. |
A curse be on their anger, because it is so fierce, And on their fury, because it is so cruel. I will scatter them throughout the land of Israel. I will disperse them among its people.
There at Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them, “The Lord commanded through Moses that we were to be given cities to live in, as well as pasture land around them for our livestock.”
The families of the Levite clan of Kohath were the first to be assigned cities. The families who were descended from Aaron the priest were assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
From the land that the people of Israel possessed, a total of forty-eight cities, with the pasture lands around them, was given to the Levites.