Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. New Living Translation So the Israelites obeyed the LORD’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots. English Standard Version These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Berean Standard Bible So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. King James Bible And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. New King James Version And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses. New American Standard Bible Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. NASB 1995 Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. NASB 1977 Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Legacy Standard Bible So the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses. Amplified Bible The sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Christian Standard Bible The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. American Standard Version And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their fields in lots, just as LORD JEHOVAH commanded Moshe Brenton Septuagint Translation And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot. Contemporary English Version The LORD had told Moses that he would show the Israelites which towns and pastures to give to the clans of Levi, and he did. Douay-Rheims Bible And 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. English Revised Version And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Israelites gave these cities with pasturelands to Levi's descendants by drawing lots, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. Good News Translation By drawing lots, the people of Israel assigned these cities and their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. International Standard Version The Israelis apportioned these cities, along with their pasture lands, to the descendants of Levi by random lot, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. Literal Standard Version And the sons of Israel give these cities and their outskirts to the Levites, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot. Majority Standard Bible So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. New American Bible These cities with their pasture lands the Israelites gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. NET Bible So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses. New Revised Standard Version These towns and their pasture lands the Israelites gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. New Heart English Bible The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses. Webster's Bible Translation And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. World English Bible The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites…7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. 9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name… Cross References Genesis 49:5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. Joshua 21:7 And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. Joshua 21:9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name Treasury of Scripture And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. by lot Joshua 21:3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. Joshua 18:6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. Numbers 33:54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. as the Lord Numbers 32:2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, Jump to Previous Allotted Children Cities Commanded Decision Hand Israel Israelites Lot Moses Open Pasture Pasturelands Suburbs TownsJump to Next Allotted Children Cities Commanded Decision Hand Israel Israelites Lot Moses Open Pasture Pasturelands Suburbs TownsJoshua 21 1. Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other tribes unto the Levites.43. God gives the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son allotted וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (way·yit·tə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to the Levites לַלְוִיִּ֔ם (lal·wî·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi these הָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those cities הֶעָרִ֥ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement along with their pasturelands, מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן (miḡ·rə·šê·hen) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 4054: A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea as כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had commanded צִוָּ֧ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order through בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand Moses. מֹשֶׁ֖ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver Links Joshua 21:8 NIVJoshua 21:8 NLT Joshua 21:8 ESV Joshua 21:8 NASB Joshua 21:8 KJV Joshua 21:8 BibleApps.com Joshua 21:8 Biblia Paralela Joshua 21:8 Chinese Bible Joshua 21:8 French Bible Joshua 21:8 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 21:8 The children of Israel gave these cities (Josh. 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