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 21:9 in other translations
| BSB | From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name |
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| WEB | 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 mentioned by name: |
| ASV | 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: |
| YLT | And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name; |
| DARBY | 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 were mentioned by name, |
| BBE | From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name: |
| Webster | 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, |
What does Joshua 21:9 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.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 21:9-42
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Joshua 21:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 21:9
- 1 Chronicles 6:65
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
- Joshua 21:13-18
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
13-18; 1Ch 6:65
mentioned. Heb. called.
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Context
- 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 21:10
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
Joshua 21:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de la tribu de los hijos de Judá, y de la tribu de los hijos de Simeón dieron estas villas que fueron nombradas: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils donnèrent, de la tribu des fils de Juda et de la tribu des fils de Siméon, ces villes-ci, qu’on nomma par leurs noms, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie gaben vom Stamme der Kinder Juda und vom Stamme der Kinder Simeon folgende Städte, die man mit Namen nannte; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | De tribubus filiorum Juda et Simeon dedit Josue civitates, quarum ista sunt nomina, |