His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
Joshua 21:9 - Y'all Version Bible They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They gave from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities here mentioned by name, American Standard Version (1901) And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name: Common English Bible They gave the following cities, identified here by name, from the tribe of the Judahites and the tribe of the Simeonites. Catholic Public Domain Version From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities, whose names are these: |
His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
Under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brothers by divisions, to the great as well as to the small;
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as YHWH commanded by Moses.