Joshua 21:41
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.”
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“For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel <FI>are<Fi> forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 21:41 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
- Numbers 35:1Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
- Numbers 35:7The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands.
- Deuteronomy 33:10He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
- Joshua 21:3So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
- 1 Chronicles 6:64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.
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