Joshua 21:40
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New International Version (©1984)
All the towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, were twelve.

New Living Translation (©2007)
So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.

English Standard Version (©2001)
As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
All these were the cities of the sons of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
All these cities belonged to the families of Merari. They were the last of the families of Levi. These 12 cities were chosen by lot.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, who were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

American King James Version
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

American Standard Version
All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

Douay-Rheims Bible
All the cities of the children of Merari by their families and kindreds, were twelve.

Darby Bible Translation
These were all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.

English Revised Version
All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

Webster's Bible Translation
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

World English Bible
All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

Young's Literal Translation
All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites -- their lot is twelve cities.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families,.... Which were distributed by lot to them, according to the number of their families, and were sufficient for them:

which were remaining of the families of the Levites; the last division of them, besides those of the Kohathites, Levites, and the Gershonites:

were by their lot twelve cities; four out of the tribe of Zebulun, four out of the tribe of Reuben, and four out of the tribe of Gad, whose names are before given,


Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament

They received twelve towns in all. - In Joshua 21:41 and Joshua 21:42 the list of the Levitical towns is closed with a statement of their total number, and also with the repetition of the remark that "these cities were every one with their suburbs round about them." ום עיר עיר, city city, i.e., every city, with its pasture round about it.


Geneva Study Bible

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.


Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

21:9-42 By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every tribe had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel more diffused amongst us.


Joshua 21:39 Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands--four towns in all.
Joshua 21:41 The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.

Allotted Children Cities Clans Levites Merari Merarite Merar'ite Remainder Remaining Rest Several Towns Twelve


So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

Joshua Chapter 21 Verse 40

Alphabetical: according All allotted and cities clans families Levites lot Merari Merarite of rest sons the their these to towns twelve was were who

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