Joshua 21:32
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
Joshua 21:32 in other translations
| BSB | And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands. |
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| WEB | Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities. |
| ASV | And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities. |
| YLT | And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs--three cities; |
| DARBY | and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities. |
| BBE | And from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Hammoth-dor and Kartan with their grass-lands, three towns. |
| Webster | And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities. |
What does Joshua 21:32 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 21:32 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 21:32
- 1 Chronicles 6:76
And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
- Joshua 20:7
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
- Joshua 19:37
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En–hazor,
- Joshua 19:35
And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
19:37; 20:7; 1Ch 6:76
Hammoth-dor.Supposed by many to be the same as Tiberias; so called from the hot-baths, as the word {Chammoth} may denote, in its vicinity.
19:35
Hammath. Kartan.Supposed to be the same as Kirjathaim.
1Ch 6:76
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Context
- Joshua 21:31
Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
- Joshua 21:32
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
- Joshua 21:33
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Joshua 21:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de la tribu de Nephtalí, la villa de refugio para los homicidas, á Cedes en Galilea con sus ejidos, á Hammoth-dor con sus ejidos, y á Cartán con sus ejidos: tres villas: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et de la tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour l’homicide: Kédesh, en Galilée, et sa banlieue; et Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue, trois villes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und vom Stamme Naphtali: Die Zufluchtstadt für den Totschläger, Kedes in Galiläa und seine Bezirke; und Hammoth-Dor und seine Bezirke, und Kartan und seine Bezirke: drei Städte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | De tribu quoque Nephthali civitates confugii, Cedes in Galilæa, et Hammoth Dor, et Carthan, cum suburbanis suis, civitates tres. |