Joshua 21:8 “So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with…”

Joshua 21:8

So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James 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.

World English Bible

The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

So the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through 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.

Bible in Basic English

All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.

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Cross references

“by lot”

Joshua 21:3 Joshua 18:6 Numbers 33:54 Numbers 35:3 Proverbs 16:33 Proverbs 18:18

Joshua 21:3 · BSB

So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

Joshua 18:6 · BSB

When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.

Numbers 33:54 · BSB

And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inh…

Numbers 35:3 · BSB

The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.

Proverbs 16:33 · BSB

The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

Proverbs 18:18 · BSB

Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.

“as the Lord”

Numbers 32:2

Numbers 32:2 · BSB

So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

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