Joshua 21:41
Strong's Lexicon
So in all
כֹּ֚ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

there were forty-eight
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 705: 1) forty

וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה (ū·šə·mō·neh)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8083: 1) eight, eighth 1a) eight (as cardinal number) 1b) eighth (as ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers

cities
עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town

for the Levites,
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levite = see Levi 'joined to' 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

along with their pasturelands,
וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ (ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hen)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4054: 1) common, common land, open land, suburb

within
בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8432: 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc)

the territory
אֲחֻזַּ֣ת (’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 272: 1) possession, property 1a) land 1b) possession by inheritance

of the Israelites
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel = 'God prevails' 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

עָרִ֛ים (‘ā·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

Young's Literal Translation
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Within the Israelite possession there were 48 cities in all with their pasturelands for the Levites.

New American Standard Bible
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

King James Bible
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.

New Living Translation
The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight.

English Standard Version
The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasturelands.

New American Standard Bible
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

King James Bible
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Within the Israelite possession there were 48 cities in all with their pasturelands for the Levites.

International Standard Version
All of the cities of the descendants of Levi that had been set apart among the territorial possession of the Israelis totaled 48, along with their pasture lands.

NET Bible
The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

American Standard Version
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

English Revised Version
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

Young's Literal Translation
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel are forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.
















Cross References
Numbers 35:7
So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.

Joshua 21:40
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

Joshua 21:42
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

1 Chronicles 6:64
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

Joshua 1:1
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,

Joshua 21:39
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

Joshua 21:38
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

Joshua 21:43
And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Joshua 21:44
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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