Joshua 21:8

And the sons of Israel gave these cities by lot to the Levites with their suburbs, as LORD commanded by Moses.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

In Context

7The sons of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

9And they gave out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name,

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Cross References

Numbers 32:2the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the rulers of the congregation, saying,

Numbers 35:3And they shall have the cities to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.

Joshua 21:3And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of LORD, these cities with their suburbs:

Proverbs 18:18The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:2-9

The Cities of the Levites. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; 2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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