Their anger is so strong that it is a curse. They are too cruel when they are angry. They will not get their own land in the land of Jacob. They will be spread throughout Israel.
Joshua 21:3 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version So the Israelites obeyed this command from the Lord and gave the Levites these towns and the land around them for their animals: 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. |
Their anger is so strong that it is a curse. They are too cruel when they are angry. They will not get their own land in the land of Jacob. They will be spread throughout Israel.
So you will give a total of 48 cities to the Levites. You will also give them the land around those cities.
At Shiloh in the land of Canaan, the Levite rulers said to them, “The Lord gave Moses a command. He commanded that you give us towns to live in and that you give us fields where our animals can eat.”
The Kohath family groups were descendants of Aaron the priest from the tribe of Levi. Part of the Kohath family was given 13 towns in the areas that belonged to Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
So the Levites were given a total of 48 towns and some land around each town for their animals. All these towns were in areas that belonged to the other tribes.