Joshua 21:17
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:17 in other translations
| BSB | And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba, |
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| WEB | Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, |
| ASV | And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs, |
| YLT | And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs, |
| DARBY | and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs, |
| BBE | And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands; |
| Webster | And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs, |
What does Joshua 21:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 21:9-40
Jos 21:9-42. The Cities of the Priests. 9-40. they gave ... these cities which are here mentioned by name--It was overruled by the unerring providence of the Divine Lawgiver that the cities of the priests lay within the territories of Judah and Benjamin. This was a provision, the admirable wisdom and propriety of which were fully manifested on the schism that took place in the reign of Rehoboam.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 21:9-42
By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every tribe had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel more…
Joshua 21:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 21:17
- Joshua 9:3
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
- Joshua 18:24-25
And Chephar–haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
- 1 Chronicles 6:60
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
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Context
- Joshua 21:16
And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
- Joshua 21:17
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
- Joshua 21:18
Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de la tribu de Benjamín, á Gibeón con sus ejidos, á Geba con sus ejidos, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et de la tribu de Benjamin: Gabaon et sa banlieue, Guéba et sa banlieue, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und vom Stamme Benjamin: Gibeon und seine Bezirke, Geba und seine Bezirke, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | De tribu autem filiorum Benjamin, Gabaon, et Gabæ, |