Joshua 21:10

And the sons of Aaron, from among the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, had them,—because, theirs, was the first lot;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

In Context

9Thus then 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 mentioned by name.

11yea there was given unto them, the city of Arba, the father of Anak, the same, is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah,—with the pasture land thereof, round about it;

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Cross References

Exodus 6:18And the sons of Kohath, Amram and Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath, were a hundred and thirty-three years.

Numbers 3:2And these, are the names of the sons of Aaron—the firstborn Nadab,—and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Numbers 3:27And to Kohath, belonged the family of the Amramites and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites,—these, are they—the families of the Kohathites.

Joshua 21:4And, when the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites, then had the sons of Aaron the priest, from among the Levites—out of the tribe of Judah and out of the tribe of the Simeonites and out of the tribe of Benjamin—by lot, thirteen cities.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 21:10-43

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to… Read the whole commentary →

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