Joshua 21:9
New International Version
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name

New Living Translation
The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon

English Standard Version
Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,

Berean Standard Bible
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

King James Bible
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,

New King James Version
So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name,

New American Standard Bible
They gave these cities which are mentioned here by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;

NASB 1995
They gave these cities which are here mentioned by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;

NASB 1977
And they gave these cities which are here mentioned by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;

Legacy Standard Bible
They also gave from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon these cities which are here mentioned by name;

Amplified Bible
They gave these cities which are mentioned here by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;

Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon

American Standard Version
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:

English Revised Version
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:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These are the names of the cities from the tribes of Judah and Simeon

Good News Translation
These are the names of the cities from the territories of Judah and Simeon which were given

International Standard Version
From the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon, they gave these cities, delineated by name:

Majority Standard Bible
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

NET Bible
They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.

New Heart English Bible
They gave out of the tribe of the people of Judah, and out of the tribe of the people of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

Webster's Bible Translation
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,

World English Bible
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 mentioned by name:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;

Young's Literal Translation
And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will give from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which he will call them by name,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities: whose names are these,

Catholic Public Domain Version
From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:

New American Bible
From the tribes of the Judahites and Simeonites they gave the following cities

New Revised Standard Version
Out of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon they gave the following towns mentioned by name,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
These are the names of the cities which they gave out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, each city mentioned by its name.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And these are the names of the cities which they gave from the tribe of Yehuda and from the tribe of Shemon, cities by their names
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the tribe of the children of Symeon, and part of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites
8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. 9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name 10to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:…

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 6:54-81
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. ...

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.

Hebrews 4:8
For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

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,

1 Kings 21:1-3
Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. / So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

Ezekiel 48:8-14
Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary. / The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. / This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD. ...

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.”

Mark 10:29-30
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel / will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.

2 Chronicles 11:13-14
Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam. / For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.

Genesis 49:5-7
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. / May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim. / Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

1 Samuel 6:15
And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

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.

these cities

Joshua 21:13-18
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, …

1 Chronicles 6:65
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

mentioned [heb] called

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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














From the tribes of Judah and Simeon
This phrase highlights the allocation of cities to the Levites from the tribes of Judah and Simeon. Historically, Judah was one of the most prominent tribes, known for its leadership and strength, as prophesied by Jacob in Genesis 49:8-12. Simeon, on the other hand, was a smaller tribe whose inheritance was within the territory of Judah (Joshua 19:1). The Levites, who were set apart for priestly duties, did not receive a large contiguous territory like the other tribes but were given cities within these tribal lands. This arrangement ensured that the Levites were dispersed throughout Israel, allowing them to fulfill their spiritual and educational roles among all the tribes.

they designated
The act of designating cities reflects the organized and intentional distribution of land to the Levites. The Hebrew root for "designated" is often associated with the idea of calling or naming with purpose. This was not a random allocation but a divinely guided process, emphasizing God's sovereignty and order in the distribution of the land. It also underscores the importance of the Levites' role in Israelite society, as they were given specific places to live and serve.

these cities by name
Naming the cities specifically indicates the precision and care taken in this process. Each city had its own identity and significance, and by naming them, the text underscores the importance of each location. In the ancient Near Eastern context, names often carried deep meanings and were sometimes seen as reflective of the character or destiny of a place. This careful naming and designation of cities for the Levites ensured that they had a recognized and respected place within the broader community of Israel.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
From the tribes
מִמַּטֵּה֙ (mim·maṭ·ṭêh)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe

of Judah
יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

and Simeon,
שִׁמְע֑וֹן (šim·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8095: Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife

they designated
וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ (way·yit·tə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

these
הָאֵ֔לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

cities
הֶֽעָרִ֣ים (he·‘ā·rîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5892: Excitement

by name
בְּשֵֽׁם׃ (bə·šêm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name


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