Joshua 21:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.”
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“And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The 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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The children of Merari according to 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For the sons of Merari, for their families, <FI>are<Fi> , out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 21:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
- Numbers 3:20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
- Joshua 21:34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:
- Joshua 21:40In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
- 1 Chronicles 6:62The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
- 1 Chronicles 6:63The Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.
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