Joshua 21:3 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

³ Since the Lord had said this, the leaders of the other Israelite tribes agreed to give some of the towns and pastures from their tribal lands to Levi.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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

³ 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)

³ 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

³ 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

³ And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.

Joshua 21:3 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 49:7

Now I place a curse on you because of your fierce anger. Your descendants will be scattered among the tribes of Israel.

Numbers 35:7

so they will have a total of 48 towns with their surrounding pastures.

Joshua 21:4

The leaders asked the Lord to show them in what order the clans of Levi would be given towns, and which towns each clan would receive. The Kohath clans were first. The descendants of Aaron, Israel's first priest, were given 13 towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Joshua 21:41

The people of the Levi tribe had a total of 48 towns within Israel, and they had pastures around each one of their towns.