And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,
Joshua 21:40 - Catholic Public Domain Version with their suburbs, each distributed by families. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So all the cities allotted to the Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the Levite families, were twelve cities. American Standard Version (1901) All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities. Common English Bible As for the cities of the descendants of Merari for their clans, the remaining clans of the Levites, their total allotment was twelve cities. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version With their suburbs, each distributed by the families. English Standard Version 2016 As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities. |
And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,
And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they lived in it.
And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.