Joshua 21 Parallel Bible

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1	And the heads of the families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Naue, and to the heads of families of the tribes of Israel.	Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel.	Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel
2	And they spoke to them in Selo in the land of Chanaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about for our cattle.	And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock.”	at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.”
3	So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in their inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country round.	So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.	So, as the LORD had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
4	And the lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.	The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities.	The first lot came out for the Kohathites, according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.
5	And to the sons of Caath that were left were given by lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasse.	And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.	The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.
6	And the sons of Gedson had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the half tribe of Manasse in Basan.	The Gershonites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.	The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7	And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.	The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.	The descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
8	And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.	These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.	So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
9	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	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,	From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name
10	to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.	which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first.	(these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them):
11	And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain country of Juda, and the suburbs round it.	They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it.	They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
12	But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.	But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.	But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13	And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;	And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,	So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah,
14	and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;	Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,	Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15	and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;	Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,	Holon, Debir,
16	and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.	Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands—nine cities out of these two tribes;	Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.
17	And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;	then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,	And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
18	and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.	Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities.	Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
19	All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.	The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.	The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
20	And to the families, even the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was given their priests' city,	As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim.	The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:
21	out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;	To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,	In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,
22	and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:	Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities;	Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
23	and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:	and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,	Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24	and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.	Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities;	Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
25	And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.	and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.	From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.
26	In all were given ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.	The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands.	All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
27	And Joshua gave to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.	And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands—two cities;	The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;
28	And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;	and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,	from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, Daberath,
29	and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.	Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands—four cities;	Jarmuth and En Gannim, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
30	And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;	and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,	from the tribe of Asher, Mishal, Abdon,
31	and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its suburbs; four cities.	Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities;	Helkath and Rehob, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
32	And of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set apart for the slayer, Cades in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.	and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities.	from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns.
33	All the cities of Gedson according to their families were thirteen cities.	The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.	The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
34	And to the family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, he gave out of the tribe of Zabulon, Maan and its suburbs; and Cades and its suburbs,	And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,	The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given: from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam, Kartah,
35	and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.	Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities;	Dimnah and Nahalal, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
36	And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs;	and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands,	from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz,
37	and Jazer and its suburbs; and Decmon and its suburbs; and Mapha and its suburbs; four cities.	Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities;	Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
38	And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Galaad, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs;	and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,	from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,
39	and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities were four in all.	Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all.	Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.
40	All these cities were given to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the twelve cities.	As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities.	The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.
41	All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, were forty-eight cities, and their suburbs round about these cities:	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.	The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.
42	a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these cities: and Joshua ceased dividing the land by their borders: and the children of Israel gave a portion to Joshua because of the commandment of the Lord: they gave him the city which he asked: they gave him Thamnasachar in mount Ephraim; and Joshua built the city, and dwelt in it: and Joshua took the knives of stone, wherewith he circumcised the children of Israel that were born in the desert by the way, and put them in Thamnasachar.	These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities.	Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.
43	So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and dwelt in it.	Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there.	So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
44		And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands.	The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the LORD gave all their enemies into their hands.
45		Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.	Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
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