40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.


In Context

37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

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

40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

Joshua 21:40 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:40All the towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, were twelve.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:40All the cities of the children of Merari by their families and kindreds, were twelve.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:40These were all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:40All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites — their lot is twelve cities.