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Joshua 21:36

What does Joshua 21:36 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 21:36 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Of the tribe of Ruben beyond the Jordan over against Jericho, Bosor in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jaser and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

Context

v.35Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

v.36This passage

v.37Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:78

    and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,

  • Joshua 20:8

    And beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Numbers 21:23

    And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.

  • Joshua 13:18

    and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

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