Joshua 21:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.”

Joshua 21:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 21:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 21:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.”

Joshua 21:27 — World English Bible

Joshua 21:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.”

Joshua 21:27 — American Standard Version

Joshua 21:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge <FI>for<Fi> the man-slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Beeshterah and its suburbs--two cities.”

Joshua 21:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 21:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;”

Joshua 21:27 — Darby Translation

Joshua 21:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also vnto the children of Gershon of the families of the Leuites, they gaue out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Golan in Bashan with her suburbes, and Beeshterah with her suburbes: two cities.”

Joshua 21:27 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 21:27 in Context — Joshua 21

25 Y de la media tribu de Manasés, á Taanach con sus ejidos, y á Gath-rimmón con sus ejidos: dos villas.

26 Todas las villas para el resto de las familias de los hijos de Coath fueron diez con sus ejidos.

27 A los hijos de Gersón de las familias de los Levitas, [dieron] la villa de refugio para los homicidas, de la media tribu de Manasés: á Gaulón en Basán con sus ejidos, y á Bosra con sus ejidos: dos villas.

28 Y de la tribu de Issachâr, á Cesión con sus ejidos, á Dabereth con sus ejidos,

29 A Jarmuth con sus ejidos, y á En-gannim con sus ejidos: cuatro villas:

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