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


In Context

37 Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands-four towns;

38 from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,

39 Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands-four towns in all.

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

41 The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.

42 Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.

Joshua 21:40 in Other Translations

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.

The American 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.