Joshua 21:25
New International Version
From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.

New Living Translation
The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns.

English Standard Version
and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.

Berean Standard Bible
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

King James Bible
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

New King James Version
and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.

New American Standard Bible
From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.

NASB 1995
From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.

NASB 1977
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.

Legacy Standard Bible
From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.

Amplified Bible
From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.

Christian Standard Bible
From half the tribe of Manasseh they gave: Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
From half the tribe of Manasseh they gave: Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.

American Standard Version
And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

English Revised Version
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Half of the tribe of Manasseh gave them two cities with pasturelands: Taanach and Gath Rimmon.

Good News Translation
From the territory of West Manasseh they were given two cities: Taanach and Gathrimmon, with their pasture lands.

International Standard Version
From the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities.

Majority Standard Bible
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon?two cities, together with their pasturelands.

NET Bible
From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of two cities.

New Heart English Bible
Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Beth Shean with its suburbs; two cities.

Webster's Bible Translation
And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

World English Bible
Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;

Young's Literal Translation
And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs -- two cities;

Smith's Literal Translation
And from half the tribe of Manasseh, Tanach and her area, and the Press of the Pomegranate and her area: two cities.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And of the half tribe of Manasses, Thanac and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, two cities.

Catholic Public Domain Version
then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.

New American Bible
From the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

New Revised Standard Version
Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—two towns.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities with their suburbs.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And from half of the tribe of Menasheh: Tanak and its fields and Gethremun and its fields two cities and their fields
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; two cities.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites
24Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands. 25And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon— two cities, together with their pasturelands. 26In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.…

Cross References
Joshua 21:41
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

Joshua 20:7-9
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. / And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh. / These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.

Numbers 35:6-8
Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities. / The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands. / The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”

1 Chronicles 6:77
The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.

1 Chronicles 6:64-65
So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands. / They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Deuteronomy 4:41-43
Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east / to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: / Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.

Leviticus 25:32-34
As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. / So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. / But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.

Numbers 18:20-24
Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ...

Hebrews 7:5
Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Acts 13:19
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.

Acts 7:45
And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,

Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Luke 18:29-30
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”

Romans 8:17
And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.


Treasury of Scripture

And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

Tanach

Joshua 17:11
And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.

Judges 5:19
The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

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Joshua 21
1. Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other tribes unto the Levites.
43. God gives the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise














And from the half-tribe of Manasseh
The half-tribe of Manasseh refers to one of the two divisions of the tribe of Manasseh, a son of Joseph. Historically, the tribe was split, with one half settling east of the Jordan River and the other half on the west. This division is significant as it reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to Joseph's descendants, granting them a substantial inheritance in the Promised Land. The mention of the half-tribe here underscores the unity and diversity within the tribes of Israel, each playing a unique role in the nation's history.

Taanach
Taanach was a Canaanite city located in the Jezreel Valley, an area known for its fertile land and strategic military importance. Archaeological excavations have revealed that Taanach was a significant urban center during the Late Bronze Age. Its inclusion in the Levitical cities highlights the integration of previously Canaanite territories into the Israelite confederation, symbolizing God's sovereignty over the land and His provision for the Levites, who were given no territorial inheritance of their own.

and Gath-rimmon
Gath-rimmon, meaning "winepress of the pomegranate," was another city allocated to the Levites. The name itself evokes imagery of abundance and blessing, as both wine and pomegranates were symbols of prosperity in ancient Israel. This allocation reflects God's care for the Levites, ensuring they had resources to sustain their ministry. It also serves as a reminder of the spiritual nourishment that the Levites were to provide to the people of Israel.

together with their pasturelands
The inclusion of pasturelands with the cities given to the Levites was crucial, as it provided them with the means to sustain their livestock and, by extension, their families. This provision underscores the practical aspects of God's care for His people, ensuring that those who served Him in the temple had their physical needs met. It also highlights the importance of stewardship and the responsible management of resources, a principle that remains relevant for believers today.

two cities
The mention of "two cities" emphasizes the specific and intentional nature of God's provision. Each city allocated to the Levites was part of a broader divine plan to ensure that the spiritual leaders of Israel were distributed throughout the land, facilitating the teaching of the Law and the maintenance of worship. This distribution also served to remind the Israelites of their covenant relationship with God, as the presence of the Levites in their midst was a constant call to faithfulness and obedience.

Verse 25. - Tanach. The same as the Taanach before mentioned, Joshua 12:21. In 1 Chronicles 6:70 (56 Hebrews text) we have Eth-aner, an obvious blunder, as the Hebrew shows, Resh having been read for Hheth, and Aleph having been inserted to form the Eth of the accusative ease. This reading existed, however, as far back as the LXX. version. Gath-rimmon. There is a blunder also here, where Gath-rimmon has crept in by the mistake of a copyist from the last verse. The true reading is preserved in 1 Chronicles 6:70, where we find Ibleam (see Joshua 17:11), or as it is there written Bileam; no doubt by mistake; the Hebrew letters (omitting the Jod, which has dropped out), being those that compose the familiar name of Balaam the prophet. The LXX. reads Jebath here.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And from the half-tribe
וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ (ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4276: A halving, the middle

of Manasseh [they were given]
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites

Taanach
תַּעְנַךְ֙ (ta‘·naḵ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8590: Taanach -- a Canaanite city assigned to Manasseh

and
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

Gath-rimmon—
רִמּ֖וֹן (rim·mō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1667: Gath-rimmon -- 'wine press of a pomegranate', two places in Palestine

two
שְׁתָּֽיִם׃ (šə·tā·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

cities,
עָרִ֖ים (‘ā·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5892: Excitement

along with
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

their pasturelands.
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ (miḡ·rā·še·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4054: A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea


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