‘ “The Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the Levitical towns, which they possess.
Joshua 21:2 - New International Version (Anglicised) at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, ‘The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasture-lands for our livestock.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They said to them at Shiloh in Canaan, The Lord commanded through Moses that we should be given cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands (suburbs) for our cattle. American Standard Version (1901) and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. Common English Bible They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan: “The LORD gave a command through Moses to give us cities to live in and their pasturelands for our cattle.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they spoke to them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, and they said, "The Lord instructed, by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given to us as habitations, with their suburbs to nourish our cattle." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle. |
‘ “The Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the Levitical towns, which they possess.
no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep.
Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.
So the Israelites divided the land, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The country was brought under their control,
So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasture-lands out of their own inheritance: