Joshua 21:40
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.
Joshua 21:40 in other translations
| BSB | In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans. |
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| WEB | All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites--their lot is twelve cities. |
| DARBY | These were all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities. |
| BBE | All these towns were given to the children of Merari by their families, that is, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their heritage was twelve towns. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Joshua 21:40 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 21:40 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Joshua 21:39
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
- Joshua 21:40
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.
- Joshua 21:41
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Joshua 21:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Todas las villas de los hijos de Merari por sus familias, que restaban de las familias de los Levitas, fueron por sus suertes doce villas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Toutes ces villes étaient aux fils de Merari, selon leurs familles, – le reste des familles des Lévites; leur lot fut de douze villes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Alle Städte der Söhne Meraris, nach ihren Familien, der übrigen von den Geschlechtern der Leviten: ihr Los war zwölf Städte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | cum suburbanis suis, singulæ per familias distributæ. |