3So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:


In Context

1 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 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, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

4 The first lot came out for the Kohathites, clan by clan. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.

5 The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.

Joshua 21:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And the children of Israel gave out of their possessions according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:3And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with their suburbs.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:3And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:3The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their suburbs.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:3And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:3And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.