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Joshua 21:7
The sons of Merari received twelve cities from the families of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Merari’s descendants received twelve cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Merari’s descendants received twelve cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Hebrew Names Version
The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Re'uven, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zevulun, twelve cities.
The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Re'uven, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zevulun, twelve cities.
King James Version
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.
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.
Lexham English Bible
The descendants of the Merarites according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The descendants of the Merarites according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
English Standard Version
The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
New Century Version
The family groups of Merari were given twelve towns in the areas of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The family groups of Merari were given twelve towns in the areas of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
New English Translation
Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
New American Standard Bible
To the sons of Merari according to their families twelve cities were given from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
To the sons of Merari according to their families twelve cities were given from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelue cities.
The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelue cities.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
Contemporary English Version
The clans that were descendants of Merari received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The clans that were descendants of Merari received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Complete Jewish Bible
The descendants of M'rari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun.
The descendants of M'rari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun.
Darby Translation
The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people from the Merari family were given 12 towns. These towns came from the areas that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The people from the Merari family were given 12 towns. These towns came from the areas that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
George Lamsa Translation
And the descendants of Merari by their families had from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
And the descendants of Merari by their families had from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Good News Translation
The families of the clan of Merari were assigned twelve cities from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The families of the clan of Merari were assigned twelve cities from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Literal Translation
The sons 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.
The sons 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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Merari of their kynred had twolue cities, of the trybe of Ruben, of the trybe of Gad, and of the trybe of Zabulon.
The children of Merari of their kynred had twolue cities, of the trybe of Ruben, of the trybe of Gad, and of the trybe of Zabulon.
American Standard Version
The children of Merari according to 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.
The children of Merari according to 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.
Bible in Basic English
The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the childre of Merari by their kinredes, had out of the tribe of Ruben, & out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, twelue cities.
And the childre of Merari by their kinredes, had out of the tribe of Ruben, & out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, twelue cities.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The children of Merari according to 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.
The children of Merari according to 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.
King James Version (1611)
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, twelue cities.
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, twelue cities.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.
And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.
English Revised Version
The children of Merari according to 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.
The children of Merari according to 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.
Berean Standard Bible
The descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and to the sones of Merari, bi her meynees, of the lynagis of Ruben, and of Gad, and of Zabulon, twelue citees.
and to the sones of Merari, bi her meynees, of the lynagis of Ruben, and of Gad, and of Zabulon, twelue citees.
Young's Literal Translation
For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Update Bible Version
The sons of Merari according to 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.
The sons of Merari according to 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
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.
World English Bible
The children of Merari according to 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.
The children of Merari according to 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.
New King James Version
The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
New Living Translation
The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
New Revised Standard
The Merarites according to their families received twelve towns from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun.
The Merarites according to their families received twelve towns from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons 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.
The sons 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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and of Gad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.
And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and of Gad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.
Revised Standard Version
The Merar'ites according to their families received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zeb'ulun, twelve cities.
The Merar'ites according to their families received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zeb'ulun, twelve cities.
THE MESSAGE
The families of the Merarites received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The families of the Merarites received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
Contextual Overview
1 Then the family heads of the Levites came to Eleazar the religious leader, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the family groups of Israel. 2 They said to them at Shiloh in Canaan, "The Lord said through Moses to give us cities to live in, as well as fields around them for our cattle." 3 So the sons of Israel gave these cities and fields of their land to the Levites, as the Lord had said. 4 The name drawn first was for the families of the Kohathites. The Levites who were children of Aaron the religious leader received thirteen cities from the families of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. 5 The rest of the sons of Kohath by drawing names received ten cities from the families of Ephraim and Dan and the half-family group of Manasseh. 6 The sons of Gershon by drawing names received thirteen cities from the families of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-family group of Manasseh in Bashan. 7 The sons of Merari received twelve cities from the families of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. 8 The sons of Israel by drawing names gave these cities with their fields to the Levites, as the Lord had said through Moses.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joshua 21:34-40, Exodus 6:19, Numbers 3:20, 1 Chronicles 6:63, 1 Chronicles 6:77-81
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:47 - Merari
Cross-References
Genesis 21:11
And the thing brought much sorrow to Abraham because of his son.
And the thing brought much sorrow to Abraham because of his son.
Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be full of sorrow because of the boy and the woman who serves you. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you. For your children and all their children's children after you will be given a name through Isaac.
But God said to Abraham, "Do not be full of sorrow because of the boy and the woman who serves you. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you. For your children and all their children's children after you will be given a name through Isaac.
Genesis 21:32
So they made an agreement at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the head of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
So they made an agreement at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the head of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
Genesis 21:34
And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for many days.
And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for many days.
Numbers 23:23
For there is no special thing that has been shown against Jacob. Nothing has told of a bad future for Israel. Now it will be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘Look what God has done!'
For there is no special thing that has been shown against Jacob. Nothing has told of a bad future for Israel. Now it will be said of Jacob and Israel, ‘Look what God has done!'
Psalms 86:8
There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord. And there are no works like Yours.
There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord. And there are no works like Yours.
Psalms 86:10
For You are great and do great things. You alone are God.
For You are great and do great things. You alone are God.
Isaiah 49:21
Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has given birth to these for me? My children were taken from me, and I could not give birth. I was sent away and had no place of my own. Who has brought up these children? See, I was left alone. Where have these come from?'"
Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has given birth to these for me? My children were taken from me, and I could not give birth. I was sent away and had no place of my own. Who has brought up these children? See, I was left alone. Where have these come from?'"
Isaiah 66:8
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be born all at once? As soon as Zion's pains came, she gave birth to her sons.
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be born all at once? As soon as Zion's pains came, she gave birth to her sons.
Ephesians 3:10
This was done so the great wisdom of God might be shown now to the leaders and powers in the heavenly places. It is being done through the church.
This was done so the great wisdom of God might be shown now to the leaders and powers in the heavenly places. It is being done through the church.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The children of Merari by their families,.... The descendants of Merari, the third son of Levi:
[had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad; which were both on the other side Jordan:
and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities; in all forty eight, as the Lord commanded, Numbers 35:7.
