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New Living Translation

Joshua 21:9

The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hebron;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Judah, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Judah;   Levi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Joshua, the Book of;   Kohathites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joshua;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Suburb;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Kohath, Kohathites ;   Levites ;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon
Hebrew Names Version
They gave out of the tribe of the children of Yehudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Shim`on, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
They gave these cities, which are here mentioned by name, from the tribe of the families of Judah and from the tribe of the families of Simeon;
English Standard Version
Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,
New Century Version
These are the names of the towns that came from the lands of Judah and Simeon.
New English Translation
They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.
Amplified Bible
They gave these cities which are mentioned here by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;
New American Standard Bible
They gave these cities which are mentioned here by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, & out of the tribe of the children of Simeo, these cities which are here named.
Legacy Standard Bible
They also gave from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon these cities which are here mentioned by name;
Contemporary English Version
Towns 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
They gave from the tribe of the descendants of Y'hudah and from the tribe of the descendants of Shim‘on these cities here mentioned by name;
Darby Translation
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,
Easy-to-Read Version
These are the names of the towns that were in the areas that belonged to Judah and Simeon.
George Lamsa Translation
These are the names of the cities which they gave out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, each city mentioned by its name.
Good News Translation
These are the names of the cities from the territories of Judah and Simeon which were given
Literal Translation
And they gave 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,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of the trybe of the children of Iuda, and of the trybe of the children of Simeon, they gaue these cities (which they named by name)
American Standard Version
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:
Bible in Basic English
From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iuda, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities by name.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the tribe of the children of Symeon, and part of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned
English Revised Version
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:
Berean Standard Bible
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Of the lynagis of the sones of Juda, and of Symeon, Josue yaf citees;
Young's Literal Translation
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;
Update Bible Version
And they gave out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:
Webster's Bible Translation
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,
World English Bible
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:
New King James Version
So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name,
New Life Bible
They gave from the families of Judah and Simeon the cities given here by name.
New Revised Standard
Out of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon they gave the following towns mentioned by name,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus then they gave - out of the tribe of the sons of Judah and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon - these cities which are mentioned by name.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities: whose names are these,
Revised Standard Version
Out of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,
THE MESSAGE
They assigned from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin the following towns, here named individually (these were for the descendants of Aaron who were from the families of the Kohathite branch of Levi because the first lot fell to them):
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They gave these cities which are here mentioned by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;

Contextual Overview

9 The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon 10 to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first: 11 Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.) 12 But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. 13 The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah, 14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15 Holon, Debir, 16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes. 17 From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba, 18 Anathoth, and Almon—four towns.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

these cities: Joshua 21:13-18, 1 Chronicles 6:65

mentioned: Heb. called

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 31:15 - the cities Luke 1:39 - into

Cross-References

Genesis 16:1
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
Genesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:1
The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham named their son Isaac.
Genesis 21:5
Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:13
But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar's son because he is your son, too."
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar's shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Genesis 21:23
"Swear to me in God's name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner."
Genesis 21:24
Abraham replied, "Yes, I swear to it!"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah,.... Here follows a particular account of the several cities which were given out of each tribe, and first out of this:

and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon; which is joined with that of Judah, because the cities of it lay within it, Joshua 19:1;

these cities which are [here] mentioned by name; Joshua 21:13.

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.


 
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