Joshua 21:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 21:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 21:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 21:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Joshua 21:40 — World English Bible

Joshua 21:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Joshua 21:40 — American Standard Version

Joshua 21:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Joshua 21:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 21:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[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.”

Joshua 21:40 — Darby Translation

Joshua 21:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families (which were the rest of the families of the Leuites) were by their lot, twelue cities.”

Joshua 21:40 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 21:40 in Context — Joshua 21

38 De la tribu de Gad, la villa de refugio para los homicidas, Ramoth en Galaad con sus ejidos, y Mahanaim con sus ejidos,

39 Hesbón con sus ejidos, y Jacer con sus ejidos: cuatro villas.

40 Todas las villas de los hijos de Merari por sus familias, que restaban de las familias de los Levitas, fueron por sus suertes doce villas.

41 Y todas la villas de los Levitas en medio de la posesión de los hijos de Israel, fueron cuarenta y ocho villas con sus ejidos.

42 Y estas ciudades estaban apartadas la una de la otra cada cual con sus ejidos alrededor de ellas: lo cual fué en todas estas ciudades.

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What Does Joshua 21:40 Mean?

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