Joshua 21:41
“All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.”
Joshua 21:41 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- So all the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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.
- DARBYDarby
- All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel are forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- In total, all the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasturelands.
Context: Joshua 21
39Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
43And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
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.