Joshua 21:38
What does Joshua 21:38 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 21:38 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Mahanaim with their grass-lands;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge <FI>for<Fi> the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All the cities of the children of Merari by their families and kindreds, were twelve.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
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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.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 22:3
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
- 1 Chronicles 6:80
and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
- 2 Samuel 17:24
Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
- 2 Samuel 19:32
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
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