Joshua 21:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.”

Joshua 21:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 21:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 21:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.”

Joshua 21:3 — World English Bible

Joshua 21:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.”

Joshua 21:3 — American Standard Version

Joshua 21:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:”

Joshua 21:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 21:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.”

Joshua 21:3 — Darby Translation

Joshua 21:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So the children of Israel gaue vnto the Leuites, out of their inheritance at the commandement of the Lord these cities with their suburbes.”

Joshua 21:3 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 21:3 in Context — Joshua 21

1 Y LOS principales de los padres de los Levitas vinieron á Eleazar sacerdote, y á Josué hijo de Nun, y á los principales de los padres de las tribus de los hijos de Israel;

2 Y habláronles en Silo en la tierra de Canaán, diciendo: Jehová mandó por Moisés que nos fuesen dadas villas para habitar, con sus ejidos para nuestras bestias.

3 Entonces los hijos de Israel dieron á los Levitas de sus posesiones, conforme á la palabra de Jehová, estas villas con sus ejidos.

4 Y salió la suerte por las familias de los Coathitas; y fueron dadas por suerte á los hijos de Aarón sacerdote, que eran de los Levitas, por la tribu de Judá, por la de Simeón y por la de Benjamín, trece villas.

5 Y á los otros hijos de Coath se dieron por suerte diez villas de las familias de la tribu de Ephraim, y de la tribu de Dan, y de la media tribu de Manasés;

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What Does Joshua 21:3 Mean?

Joshua 21:3 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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