Joshua 21:8
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
Joshua 21:8 in other translations
| BSB | So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
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| WEB | The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses. |
| ASV | And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses. |
| YLT | And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot. |
| DARBY | And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses. |
| BBE | All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses. |
| Webster | And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. |
What does Joshua 21:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 21:4-8
4-8. the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites--The Levites were divided into Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites. Among the former the family of Aaron were exclusively appointed to the priesthood, and all the rest were ranked in the common order of Levites. The first lot was drawn by the Kohathites; and the first of theirs again by the priests, to whom thirteen cities were granted, and ten to the rest…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 21:1-8
Chapter Outline Cities for the Levites. (1-8) The cities allotted to the Levites. (9-42) God gave the land and rest to the Israelites, according to his promise. (43-45) Verses 1-8 The Levites waited till the other tribes were provided for, before they preferred their claim to Joshua. They build their claim upon a very good foundation; not their own merits or services, but the Divine precept. The maintenance of…
Joshua 21:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 21:8
- Joshua 21:3
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
- Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
- Joshua 18:6
Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
- Numbers 32:2
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying,
- Proverbs 18:18
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
- Numbers 35:3
And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
- Numbers 33:54
And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.
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Context
- Joshua 21:7
The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
- Joshua 21:8
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
- Joshua 21:9
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
Joshua 21:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y así dieron por suerte los hijos de Israel á los Levitas estas villas con sus ejidos, como Jehová lo había mandado por Moisés. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les fils d’Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, par le sort, ces villes-là et leurs banlieues, comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé par Moïse. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und so gaben die Kinder Israel den Leviten diese Städte und ihre Bezirke durchs Los, so wie Jehova durch Mose geboten hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dederuntque filii Israël Levitis civitates et suburbana earum, sicut præcepit Dominus per manum Moysi, singulis sorte tribuentes. |