Joshua 21:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

New Living Translation
So the Israelites obeyed the LORD’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.

English Standard Version
These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Berean Study Bible
So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

NASB 1995
Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

NASB 1977
Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD had told Moses that he would show the Israelites which towns and pastures to give to the clans of Levi, and he did.

Good News Translation
By drawing lots, the people of Israel assigned these cities and their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Israelites gave these cities with pasturelands to Levi's descendants by drawing lots, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

International Standard Version
The Israelis apportioned these cities, along with their pasture lands, to the descendants of Levi by random lot, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

NET Bible
So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

New King James Version
And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.

King James 2000 Bible
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

New Heart English Bible
The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.

World English Bible
The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.

American King James Version
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

American Standard Version
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

A Faithful Version
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their open lands as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Darby Bible Translation
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.

English Revised Version
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
So the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes, as the Lord commaunded by the hand of Moyses.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
So the children of Israel gaue these cities and their suburbes vnto the Leuites by lott, as the LORDE commaunded by Moses.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the sons of Israel give these cities and their outskirts to the Levites, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel will give to the Levites these cities and their areas, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their fields in lots, just as LORD JEHOVAH commanded Moshe

Lamsa Bible
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.
















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