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Joshua 21:9

What does Joshua 21:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 21:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Joshua gave cities: whose names are these,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,

Context

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

v.9This passage

v.10and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

Cross references

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

  • Joshua 21:13

    And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:65

    And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

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