Joshua 21:36
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Joshua 21:36 in other translations
| BSB | From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz, |
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| WEB | Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, |
| ASV | And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs, |
| YLT | And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs, |
| DARBY | and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs, |
| BBE | And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands; |
| Webster | And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahazah with its suburbs, |
What does Joshua 21:36 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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 21:36 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 21:36
- Joshua 20:8
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
- Deuteronomy 4:43
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
- Joshua 13:18
And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
- 1 Chronicles 6:78-79
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
- Numbers 21:23
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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Context
- Joshua 21:35
Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
- Joshua 21:36
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
- Joshua 21:37
Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua 21:36 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de la tribu de Rubén, á Beser con sus ejidos, á Jasa con sus ejidos, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et de la tribu de Ruben: Bétser et sa banlieue, et Jahtsa et sa banlieue, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und vom Stamme Ruben: Bezer und seine Bezirke, und Jahza und seine Bezirke, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | De tribu Ruben ultra Jordanem contra Jericho civitates refugii, Bosor in solitudine, Misor et Jaser et Jethson et Mephaath, civitates quatuor cum suburbanis suis. |