Joshua 21:37
“Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.”
Joshua 21:37 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
- DARBYDarby
- Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs ; four cities.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands; four cities.
Context: Joshua 21
35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
39Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
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.