Joshua 21:39
New International Version
Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.

New Living Translation
Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns.

English Standard Version
Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

Berean Standard Bible
Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

King James Bible
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

New King James Version
Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all.

New American Standard Bible
Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all.

NASB 1995
Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all.

NASB 1977
Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all.

Legacy Standard Bible
Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all.

Amplified Bible
Heshbon with its pasture lands and Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all.

Christian Standard Bible
Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

American Standard Version
Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

English Revised Version
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Heshbon, and Jazer.

Good News Translation
Heshbon, and Jazer, with their pasture lands.

International Standard Version
Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities in all.

Majority Standard Bible
Heshbon, and Jazer?four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

NET Bible
Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities.

New Heart English Bible
Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

Webster's Bible Translation
Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

World English Bible
Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Heshbon and its outskirts, Jazer and its outskirts—four cities [in] all.

Young's Literal Translation
Heshbon and its suburbs, Jazer and its suburbs -- in all four cities.

Smith's Literal Translation
The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for Josh 21:37And Heshbon and her area, and Jazer and her area: all, four cities.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
and Hesebon and Jaser, four cities with their suburbs.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and Heshbon and Jazer, four cities with their suburbs.

New American Bible
Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.

New Revised Standard Version
Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands—four towns in all.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs; four cities with their suburbs.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Khesbun and its fields and Yazir and its fields four cities and their fields
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities were four in all.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites
38And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim, 39 Heshbon, and Jazer— four cities in all, together with their pasturelands. 40In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.…

Cross References
Numbers 35:1-8
Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho: / “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. / The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock. ...

Joshua 20:1-9
Then the LORD said to Joshua, / “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, / so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood. ...

1 Chronicles 6:77-81
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. / From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, / Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands. ...

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. ...

Joshua 13:33
To the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.

1 Chronicles 6:54-60
Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ...

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.

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

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.”

Hebrews 11:9
By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

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.

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.


Treasury of Scripture

Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

Heshbon

Joshua 13:17,21
Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon, …

Numbers 21:26-30
For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon…

Numbers 32:37
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

Jazer

Isaiah 16:8,9
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea…

Jeremiah 48:32
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

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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














Heshbon
Heshbon was a significant city in the ancient Near East, originally a Moabite city before being conquered by the Amorite King Sihon. Its name in Hebrew, "חֶשְׁבּוֹן" (Cheshbon), can mean "stronghold" or "reckoning." This city is often associated with strength and strategic importance, as it was a central location in the Transjordan region. In the context of Joshua 21, Heshbon is allotted to the Levites, signifying the importance of spiritual leadership in places of power and influence. Historically, Heshbon's ruins have been identified with modern-day Hesban in Jordan, providing archaeological evidence of its existence and significance.

and Jazer
Jazer, or "יַעְזֵר" (Ya'zer) in Hebrew, was another city of importance, located in the territory of Gilead. The name Jazer means "helpful" or "assistance," reflecting its role as a supportive community within the tribal lands. Biblically, Jazer was known for its fertile land and vineyards, symbolizing abundance and provision. The inclusion of Jazer in the Levitical cities underscores the idea that spiritual nourishment and guidance are as essential as physical sustenance. The historical context of Jazer, with its agricultural prosperity, highlights the Levites' role in fostering both spiritual and communal well-being.

four cities in all
This phrase emphasizes the completeness and sufficiency of the provision for the Levites. The number four in biblical numerology often represents universality or completeness, suggesting that the allocation of these cities was divinely ordained to meet the needs of the Levitical priesthood. The Levites, who were set apart for religious duties, required cities spread throughout the land to effectively minister to the people. This distribution ensured that every tribe had access to spiritual leadership and instruction, reinforcing the idea that God's presence and guidance were integral to the life of the Israelite community. The historical allocation of these cities reflects God's provision and care for His chosen servants, ensuring that they were supported in their sacred duties.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Heshbon,
חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ (ḥeš·bō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2809: Heshbon -- a place East of the Jordan

and Jazer—
יַעְזֵ֖ר (ya‘·zêr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3270: Jazer -- a place East of the Jordan

four
אַרְבַּֽע׃ (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 702: Four

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

in all,
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

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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