Joshua 21:25
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Joshua 21:25 in other translations
| BSB | And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands. |
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| WEB | Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities. |
| ASV | And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities. |
| YLT | And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs--two cities; |
| DARBY | and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities. |
| BBE | And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns. |
| Webster | And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities. |
What does Joshua 21:25 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 21:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 21:25
- Joshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
- Judges 5:19
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
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Context
- Joshua 21:24
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
- Joshua 21:25
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
- Joshua 21:26
All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
Joshua 21:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de la media tribu de Manasés, á Taanach con sus ejidos, y á Gath-rimmón con sus ejidos: dos villas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et de la demi-tribu de Manassé: Thaanac et sa banlieue, et Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, deux villes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und von der Hälfte des Stammes Manasse: Taanak und seine Bezirke, und Gath-Rimmon und seine Bezirke: zwei Städte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Porro de dimidia tribu Manasse, Thanach et Gethremmon, cum suburbanis suis, civitates duæ. |