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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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 21:41 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. Numbers 35:1Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:
  3. Numbers 35:7The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands.
  4. 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.
  5. Joshua 21:3So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

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