Verse 4

Joshua 21:4

Geneva Bible

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4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron ye Priest, which were of the Leuites, had by lot, out of the tribe of Iudah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Beniamin thirteene cities.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֵּצֵ֥א הַ/גּוֹרָ֖ל לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַ/קְּהָתִ֑י וַ/יְהִ֡י לִ/בְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן מִן הַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה יְ֠הוּדָה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה הַ/שִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה בִנְיָמִן֙ בַּ/גּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה

English Translation

And the lot went out for the families of the Kohethites, and it was for the sons of Aaron the priest from the Levites from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Shimonites and from the tribe of Benjamin by the lot of cities, thirteen cities.

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Chapter 21 Context

1 Then came the principall fathers of the Leuites vnto Eleazar the Priest, and vnto Ioshua the sonne o... Focus ↗

2 And spake vnto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hande of Mose... Focus ↗

3 So the children of Israel gaue vnto the Leuites, out of their inheritance at the commandement of the... Focus ↗

4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron ye Priest, which...

5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and o... Focus ↗

6 Also the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the... Focus ↗

7 The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tr... Focus ↗

8 So the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes, as the Lord... Focus ↗

9 And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Sim... Focus ↗

10 And they were the childrens of Aaron being of the families of the Kohathites, and of the sonnes of L... Focus ↗

11 So they gaue them Kiriath-arba of the father of Anok (which is Hebron) in the mountaine of Iudah, wi... Focus ↗

12 (But the lande of the citie, and the villages thereof, gaue they to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh to... Focus ↗

13 Thus they gaue to the children of Aaron the Priest, a citie of refuge for the slaier, euen Hebron wi... Focus ↗

14 And Iattir with her suburbes, and Eshtemoa, and her suburbes, Focus ↗

15 And Holon with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes, Focus ↗

16 And Ain with her suburbes, and Iuttah with her suburbes, Beth-shemesh with her suburbes: nine cities... Focus ↗

17 And out of the tribe of Beniamin they gaue Gibeon with her suburbes, Geba with her suburbes, Focus ↗

18 Anathoth with her suburbes, and Almon with her suburbes: foure cities. Focus ↗

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes. Focus ↗

20 But to the families of the children of Kohath of the Leuites, which were the rest of the children of... Focus ↗

21 They gaue them the citie of refuge for the slaier, Shechem with her suburbes in mount Ephraim, and G... Focus ↗

22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbes: foure cities. Focus ↗

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbes, Gibethon with her suburbes, Focus ↗

24 Aiialon with her suburbes, Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: foure cities. Focus ↗

25 And out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbes, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbes:... Focus ↗

26 All the cities for the other families of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbes. Focus ↗

27 Also vnto the children of Gershon of the families of the Leuites, they gaue out of the halfe tribe o... Focus ↗

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbes, Dabereh with her suburbes, Focus ↗

29 Iarmuth with her suburbes, En-gannim with her suburbes: foure cities. Focus ↗

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbes, Abdon with her suburbes, Focus ↗

31 Helkah with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbes: foure cities. Focus ↗

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Kedesh in Galil with her subur... Focus ↗

33 Al the cities of the Gershonites according to their families, were thirteene cities with their subur... Focus ↗

34 Also vnto the families of the children of Merari the rest of the Leuites, they gaue out of the tribe... Focus ↗

35 Dimnah with her suburbes, Nahalal, with her suburbes: foure cities. Focus ↗

36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Iahazah with her suburbs, Focus ↗

37 Kedemoth with her suburbes, and Mephaath with her suburbes: foure cities. Focus ↗

38 And out of the tribe of Gad they gaue for a citie of refuge for the slaier, Ramoth in Gilead with he... Focus ↗

39 Heshbon with her suburbs, and Iazer with her suburbes: foure cities in all. Focus ↗

40 So all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families (which were the rest of the... Focus ↗

41 And all the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were eight and fo... Focus ↗

42 These cities lay euery one seuerallie with their suburbes round about them: so were all these cities... Focus ↗

43 So the Lord gaue vnto Israel all ye land, which hee had sworne to giue vnto their fathers: and they... Focus ↗

44 Also the Lord gaue them rest rounde about according to all that hee had sworne vnto their fathers: a... Focus ↗

45 There failed nothing of all the good things, which the Lord hath sayde vnto the house of Israel, but... Focus ↗

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Book: Joshua
Chapter: Chapter 21 (45 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

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