KJV King James Version
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
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Joshua 21:34
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,
WEB World English Bible
To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,
ASV American Standard Version
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, are, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
Surrounding context — Joshua 21
31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
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וּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childמְרָרִי֮H4847 · me.ra.riMerariהַלְוִיִּ֣םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviהַנּוֹתָרִים֒H3498 · ya.tarto remainמֵאֵת֙H854 · etwithמַטֵּ֣הH4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodזְבוּלֻ֔ןH2074 · ze.vu.lunZebulunאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]יָקְנְעָ֖םH3362 · yoq.ne.amJokneamוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054 · mig.rashpastureאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קַרְתָּ֖הH7177 · qar.tahKartahוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃H4054 · mig.rashpasture
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 6:77Unto the rest of the children of Merari [were given] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:Joshua 21:7The 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 12:22The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;Joshua 19:15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.Joshua 19:11And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that [is] before Jokneam;
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