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Joshua 21:19
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Christian Standard Bible®
All thirteen cities with their pasturelands were for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
All thirteen cities with their pasturelands were for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Hebrew Names Version
All the cities of the children of Aharon, the Kohanim, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aharon, the Kohanim, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
King James Version
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Lexham English Bible
All the cities of the descendants of Aaron the priests, thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
All the cities of the descendants of Aaron the priests, thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
English Standard Version
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
New Century Version
So these thirteen towns with their pastures were given to the priests, who were from the family of Aaron.
So these thirteen towns with their pastures were given to the priests, who were from the family of Aaron.
New English Translation
The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
Amplified Bible
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
New American Standard Bible
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
Legacy Standard Bible
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Complete Jewish Bible
All the cities of the descendants of Aharon, the cohanim, numbered thirteen cities with their surrounding open land.
All the cities of the descendants of Aharon, the cohanim, numbered thirteen cities with their surrounding open land.
Darby Translation
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Easy-to-Read Version
In all, they gave 13 towns to the priests. (All priests were descendants of Aaron.) They also gave them some land near each town for their animals.
In all, they gave 13 towns to the priests. (All priests were descendants of Aaron.) They also gave them some land near each town for their animals.
George Lamsa Translation
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Good News Translation
Thirteen cities in all, with their pasture lands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Thirteen cities in all, with their pasture lands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Literal Translation
And all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priest were thirteen cities and their open land.
And all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priest were thirteen cities and their open land.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that all the cities of the children of Aaron the prest were thirtene with their suburbes.
so that all the cities of the children of Aaron the prest were thirtene with their suburbes.
American Standard Version
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Bible in Basic English
Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All these cities of the children of Aaron priestes, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
All these cities of the children of Aaron priestes, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
King James Version (1611)
All the cities of the children of Aaron the Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron the Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbs.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.
English Revised Version
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Berean Standard Bible
Altogether thirteen cities with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Altogether thirteen cities with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle the citees togidere of the sones of Aaron, preest, weren threttene, with her subarbis.
Alle the citees togidere of the sones of Aaron, preest, weren threttene, with her subarbis.
Young's Literal Translation
all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.
all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Update Bible Version
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Webster's Bible Translation
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
World English Bible
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
New King James Version
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
New Living Translation
So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
New Life Bible
For the sons of Aaron, the religious leaders, there were thirteen cities in all, with their fields.
For the sons of Aaron, the religious leaders, there were thirteen cities in all, with their fields.
New Revised Standard
The towns of the descendants of Aaron—the priests—were thirteen in all, with their pasture lands.
The towns of the descendants of Aaron—the priests—were thirteen in all, with their pasture lands.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities, with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities, with their pasture lands.
Douay-Rheims Bible
All the cities together of the children of Aaron the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs,
All the cities together of the children of Aaron the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs,
Revised Standard Version
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
THE MESSAGE
The total for the cities and pastures for the priests descended from Aaron came to thirteen.
The total for the cities and pastures for the priests descended from Aaron came to thirteen.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Contextual Overview
9Towns from Judah, Simeon, Benjamin The descendants of Aaron from the Kohath clans of Levi were priests, and they were chosen to receive towns first. They were given thirteen towns and the pastureland around them. Nine of these towns were from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and four from Benjamin. Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Holon, Debir, Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh were from Judah and Simeon. Hebron, located in the hill country of Judah, was earlier called Arba's Town. It had been named after Arba, the ancestor of the Anakim. Hebron's pasturelands went along with the town, but its farmlands and the villages around it had been given to Caleb. Hebron was also one of the Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. Gibeon, Geba, Anathoth, and Almon were from Benjamin. 20Towns from Ephraim, Dan, West Manasseh The rest of the Kohath clans of the Levi tribe received ten towns and the pastureland around them. Four of these towns were from the tribe of Ephraim, four from Dan, and two from West Manasseh. Shechem, Gezer, Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon were from Ephraim. Shechem was located in the hill country, and it was also one of the Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. Elteke, Gibbethon, Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon were from Dan. Taanach and Jibleam were from West Manasseh. 27Towns from East Manasseh, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali The clans of Levi that were descendants of Gershon received thirteen towns and the pastureland around them. Two of these towns were from the tribe of East Manasseh, four from Issachar, four from Asher, and three from Naphtali. Golan in Bashan and Beeshterah were from East Manasseh. Kishion, Daberath, Jarmuth, and En-Gannim were from Issachar. Mishal, Abdon, Helkath, and Rehob were from Asher. Kedesh in Galilee, Hammothdor, and Kartan were from Naphtali. Golan in Bashan and Kedesh in Galilee were also Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. 34Towns from Zebulun, Reuben, Gad The rest of the Levi clans were descendants of Merari, and they received twelve towns with the pastureland around them. Four towns were from the tribe of Zebulun, four from Reuben, and four from Gad. Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmonah, and Nahalal were from Zebulun. Bezer, Jazah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath were from Reuben. Bezer was located in the desert flatlands east of the Jordan River across from Jericho. Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer were from Gad. Bezer and Ramoth in Gilead were Safe Towns for people who had accidentally killed someone. 41The people of the Levi tribe had a total of forty-eight towns within Israel, and they had pastures around each one of their towns.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 32:7 - Anathoth
Cross-References
Genesis 21:5
Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born,
Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born,
Genesis 21:6
and Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Now everyone will laugh with me.
and Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Now everyone will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:16
Then she sat down a long way off, because she could not bear to watch him die. And she cried bitterly.
Then she sat down a long way off, because she could not bear to watch him die. And she cried bitterly.
Genesis 21:17
When God heard the boy crying, the angel of God called out to Hagar from heaven and said, "Hagar, why are you worried? Don't be afraid. I have heard your son crying.
When God heard the boy crying, the angel of God called out to Hagar from heaven and said, "Hagar, why are you worried? Don't be afraid. I have heard your son crying.
Genesis 21:20
God blessed Ishmael, and as the boy grew older, he became an expert with his bow and arrows. He lived in the Paran Desert, and his mother chose an Egyptian woman for him to marry.
God blessed Ishmael, and as the boy grew older, he became an expert with his bow and arrows. He lived in the Paran Desert, and his mother chose an Egyptian woman for him to marry.
Genesis 21:31
So they called the place Beersheba, because they made a treaty there.
So they called the place Beersheba, because they made a treaty there.
Numbers 22:31
Just then, the Lord let Balaam see the angel standing in the road, holding a sword, and Balaam bowed down.
Just then, the Lord let Balaam see the angel standing in the road, holding a sword, and Balaam bowed down.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests,.... Those of the Kohathites that came from him:
[were] thirteen cities with their suburbs; and just so many are mentioned by name in Joshua 21:11.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 21:19. Thirteen cities with their suburbs. — At the time mentioned here certainly thirteen cities were too large a proportion for the priests, as they and their families amounted to a very small number: but this ample provision was made in reference to their great increase in after times, when they formed twenty-four courses, as in the days of David.
