Joshua 21:8

The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as the Lord commanded by Moses.

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

9They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

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Cross References

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

Numbers 35:3The cities shall they have to dwell in; and their suburbs shall be for their livestock, and for their substance, and for all their animals.

Joshua 21:3The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the Lord, these cities with their suburbs.

Proverbs 18:18The lot settles disputes,and keeps strong ones apart.

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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