Joshua 21:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.”
Joshua 21:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 21:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 21:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.””
Joshua 21:2 — World English Bible
Joshua 21:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.”
Joshua 21:2 — American Standard Version
Joshua 21:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they speak unto them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, `Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.'”
Joshua 21:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 21:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.”
Joshua 21:2 — Darby Translation
Joshua 21:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And spake vnto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hande of Moses, to giue vs cities to dwell in, with the suburbes thereof for our cattell.”
Joshua 21:2 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 21:2 in Context — Joshua 21
1 Les chefs de famille des Lévites s’approchèrent du sacrificateur Éléazar, de Josué, fils de Nun, et des chefs de famille des tribus des enfants d’Israël.
2 Ils leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, et dirent: L’Éternel a ordonné par Moïse qu’on nous donnât des villes pour habitation, et leurs banlieues pour notre bétail.
3 Les enfants d’Israël donnèrent alors aux Lévites, sur leur héritage, les villes suivantes et leurs banlieues, d’après l’ordre de l’Éternel.
4 On tira le sort pour les familles des Kehathites; et les Lévites, fils du sacrificateur Aaron, eurent par le sort treize villes de la tribu de Juda, de la tribu de Siméon et de la tribu de Benjamin;
What Does Joshua 21:2 Mean?
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