Verse 39
Joshua 21:39
Free Bible Version
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The Lord gave them peace on every side as he had promised their ancestors. Not a single one of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord had handed their enemies over to them to defeat.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֶת חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ וְ/אֶת מִגְרָשֶׁ֔/הָ אֶת יַעְזֵ֖ר וְ/אֶת מִגְרָשֶׁ֑/הָ כָּל עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע
English Translation
The cities of Heshbon and its pasture lands, the city of Jaazer and its pasture lands, all four cities.
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Chapter 21 Context
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The leaders of the tribe of Levi approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leade...
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They spoke to them at Shiloh in Canaan, saying, “The Lord gave instructions through Moses to give us...
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So, following the Lord's instructions, the Israelites gave towns and pastures to the Levites from th...
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The lot was cast for the families of the Kothaites. These Levites, descendants of Aaron, were allott...
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The remaining families of the descendants of Kothah were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephra...
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The families of the descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar,...
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The families of the descendants of Merari were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad,...
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So the Israelites gave the Levites by lot these towns and pastures, as the Lord had instructed throu...
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They gave from the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon the following towns, specifically named,
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to the families of the Kothaites, descendants of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, since the first lot fe...
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Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, together with the pastures around it. (Arba...
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They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest the following towns and their pastures: Hebron (a s...
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Jattir, Eshtemoa,
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Holon, Debir,
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Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.
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From the tribe of Benjamin the following four towns and their pastures: Gibeon, Geba,
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Anathoth, and Almon.
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So in total thirteen towns and their pastures were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
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As for the remaining families of the children of Kothah from the tribe of Levi, they were given by l...
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Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder...
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Kibzaim, and Beth-horon.
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From the tribe of Dan, the following four towns and their pastures: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
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Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.
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From the half-tribe of Manasseh the following two towns and their pastures: Taanach and Gath-rimmon.
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The families of the descendants of Gershon from the tribe of Levi received the following two towns a...
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From the tribe of Issachar the following four towns and their pastures: Kishion, Daberath,
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Jarmuth, and En-gannim.
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From the tribe of Asher the following four towns and their pastures: Mishal, Abdon,
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Helkath, and Rehob.
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From the tribe of Naphtali the following three towns and their pastures: Kedesh in Galilee (a sanctu...
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The families of the descendants of Merari, those remaining from the tribe of Levi, received the foll...
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Dimnah, and Nahalal.
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From the tribe of Reuben the following four towns and their pastures: Bezer, Jahaz,
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Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
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From the tribe of Gad the following four towns and their pastures: Ramoth in Gilead (a sanctuary tow...
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Heshbon, and Jazer.
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So in total twelve towns were allotted to the families of Merari, those remaining from the tribe of...
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And so the Lord gave to the Israelites all the land he had promised their ancestors. They took posse...
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The Lord gave them peace on every side as he had promised their ancestors. Not a single one of their...
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Not a single one of the good things the Lord promised Israel had failed; everything had come true.
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