Joshua 21:16
“And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.”
Joshua 21:16 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Ain, and Jeta, and Bethsames, with their suburbs : nine cities out of the two tribes, as hath been said.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
- DARBYDarby
- and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of these two tribes.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Ain and its pasturelands, Juttah and its pasturelands, and Bethshemesh and its pasturelands; nine cities from those two tribes.
Context: Joshua 21
14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
About Joshua 21: Levitical Cities
Joshua allocates the land of Canaan by lot to the Levites and sets aside cities for them to live in.
Commentary
Joshua 21 is the conclusion of the book of Joshua, and it is a fitting end to the story of the Israelites’ conquest of the Promised Land. In this chapter, the Lord fulfills his promise to give the Israelites the land he had promised them. The Lord commands Joshua to divide the land among the tribes of Israel, and he does so according to the Lord’s instructions. The chapter ends with a list of the cities that were given to each tribe.