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 E os principais dos pais dos levitas vieram a Eleazar sacerdote, e a Josué filho de Num, e aos principais dos pais das tribos dos filhos de Israel;

2 E falaram-lhes em Siló na terra de Canaã, dizendo: O SENHOR mandou por Moisés que nos fossem dadas vilas para habitar, com seus campos para nossos animais.

3 Então os filhos de Israel deram aos levitas de suas possessões, conforme a palavra do SENHOR, estas vilas com seus campos.

4 E saiu a sorte para as famílias dos coatitas; e foram dadas por porção aos filhos de Arão sacerdote, que eram dos levitas, pela tribo de Judá, pela de Simeão e pela de Benjamim, treze vilas.

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What Does Joshua 21:2 Mean?

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