Joshua 21:40

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.”

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BSBPD

“In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites--their lot is twelve cities.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 21:40 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 21:7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

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