KJV King James Version
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
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Joshua 21:41
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
WEB World English Bible
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
ASV American Standard Version
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel are forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.
Surrounding context — Joshua 21
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were [by] their lot twelve cities.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus [were] all these cities.
43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כֹּ֚לH3605 · kolallעָרֵ֣יH5892 · irexcitementהַלְוִיִּ֔םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviבְּת֖וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstאֲחֻזַּ֣תH272 · a.chuz.zahpossessionבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelעָרִ֛יםH5892 · irexcitementאַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הH8083 · she.mo.neheightוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃H4054 · mig.rashpasture
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 33:10They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.Numbers 35:1-8And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,Genesis 49:7Cursed [be] their anger, for [it was] fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
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