8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.


In Context

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

6 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 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.

8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name

10 (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):

Joshua 21:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:8And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:8And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.