Joshua 21:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ So the people of Israel gave the Levite people these towns and the fields around them, just like the Lord had told Moses.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ The Israelites gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands (suburbs), as the Lord commanded through Moses.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

Common English Bible

⁸ So the Israelites gave these cities and their pasturelands to the Levites by lot, exactly as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot.

Joshua 21:8 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 49:5

“Simeon and Levi are brothers. They love to fight with their swords.

Genesis 49:7

Their anger is a curse. It is too strong. They are too cruel when they are mad. They will not get their own land in the land of Jacob. They will be spread throughout Israel.”

Proverbs 16:33

The person who respects the Lord is learning to be wise. A person must be humble before he can truly respect the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

If two powerful people are arguing, throwing lots {\cf2\super [25]} may be the best way to decide the argument.

Numbers 32:2

So the people from the family groups of Reuben and Gad came to Moses. They spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the people.

Numbers 33:54

Each of your families will get part of the land. You will throw lots [379] to decide which family gets each part of the country. Large families will get large parts of the land. Small families will get small parts of the land. The lots will show which family gets which part of the land. Each family group will get its part of the land.

Numbers 35:3

The Levites will be able to live in those cities. And all the cows and other animals that belong to the Levites will be able to eat from the pastures around those cities.

Joshua 18:6

But you should describe the land and divide it into seven parts. Bring the map to me, and we will let the Lord our God decide which family group will get which land. [64]

Joshua 21:3

So the people of Israel obeyed this command from the Lord. They gave the Levite people these towns and the land around them for their animals:

Joshua 21:7

The people from the Merari family were given twelve towns. These twelve towns came from the areas that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Joshua 21:9

These are the names of the towns that were in the areas that belonged to Judah and Simeon.