Joshua 21 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible
World English Bible
Joshua 21 (WEBP)
[1] Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
[2] 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.”
[3] The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.
[4] The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
[5] The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
[6] The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
[7] The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
[8] The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.
[9] They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
[10] and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
[11] They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.
[12] But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
[13] To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,
[14] Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
[15] Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
[16] Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.
[17] Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
[18] Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.
[19] All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
[20] The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
[21] They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,
[22] Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.
[23] Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,
[24] Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.
[25] Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.
[26] All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.
[27] 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.
[28] Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
[29] Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.
[30] Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
[31] Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.
[32] Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.
[33] All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
[34] To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
[35] Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.
[36] Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
[37] Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.
[38] Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
[39] Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.
[40] 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.
[41] All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.
[42] Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.
[43] So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
[44] Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.
[45] Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
Joshua 21 (KJVS)
[1] Then came near H5066 (8799) the heads H7218 of the fathers H1 of the Levites H3881 unto Eleazar H499 the priest H3548, and unto Joshua H3091 the son H1121 of Nun H5126, and unto the heads H7218 of the fathers H1 of the tribes H4294 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478;
[2] And they spake H1696 (8762) unto them at Shiloh H7887 in the land H776 of Canaan H3667, saying H559 (8800), The LORD H3068 commanded H6680 (8765) by the hand H3027 of Moses H4872 to give H5414 (8800) us cities H5892 to dwell in H3427 (8800), with the suburbs H4054 thereof for our cattle H929.
[3] And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 gave H5414 (8799) unto the Levites H3881 out of their inheritance H5159, at the commandment H6310 of the LORD H3068, these cities H5892 and their suburbs H4054.
[4] And the lot H1486 came out H3318 (8799) for the families H4940 of the Kohathites H6956: and the children H1121 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548, [which were] of the Levites H3881, had by lot H1486 out of the tribe H4294 of Judah H3063, and out of the tribe H4294 of Simeon H8099, and out of the tribe H4294 of Benjamin H1144, thirteen H7969 H6240 cities H5892.
[5] And the rest H3498 (8737) of the children H1121 of Kohath H6955 [had] by lot H1486 out of the families H4940 of the tribe H4294 of Ephraim H669, and out of the tribe H4294 of Dan H1835, and out of the half H2677 tribe H4294 of Manasseh H4519, ten H6235 cities H5892.
[6] And the children H1121 of Gershon H1648 [had] by lot H1486 out of the families H4940 of the tribe H4294 of Issachar H3485, and out of the tribe H4294 of Asher H836, and out of the tribe H4294 of Naphtali H5321, and out of the half H2677 tribe H4294 of Manasseh H4519 in Bashan H1316, thirteen H7969 H6240 cities H5892.
[7] The children H1121 of Merari H4847 by their families H4940 [had] out of the tribe H4294 of Reuben H7205, and out of the tribe H4294 of Gad H1410, and out of the tribe H4294 of Zebulun H2074, twelve H8147 H6240 cities H5892.
[8] And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 gave H5414 (8799) by lot H1486 unto the Levites H3881 these cities H5892 with their suburbs H4054, as the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 (8765) by the hand H3027 of Moses H4872.
[9] And they gave H5414 (8799) out of the tribe H4294 of the children H1121 of Judah H3063, and out of the tribe H4294 of the children H1121 of Simeon H8095, these cities H5892 which are [here] mentioned H7121 (8799) by name H8034,
[10] Which the children H1121 of Aaron H175, [being] of the families H4940 of the Kohathites H6956, [who were] of the children H1121 of Levi H3878, had: for theirs was the first H7223 (8675) H7223 lot H1486.
[11] And they gave H5414 (8799) them the city H7151 of Arba H704 (8677) H7153 the father H1 of Anak H6061, which [city is] Hebron H2275, in the hill H2022 [country] of Judah H3063, with the suburbs H4054 thereof round about H5439 it.
[12] But the fields H7704 of the city H5892, and the villages H2691 thereof, gave H5414 (8804) they to Caleb H3612 the son H1121 of Jephunneh H3312 for his possession H272.
[13] Thus they gave H5414 (8804) to the children H1121 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548 Hebron H2275 with her suburbs H4054, [to be] a city H5892 of refuge H4733 for the slayer H7523 (8802); and Libnah H3841 with her suburbs H4054,
[14] And Jattir H3492 with her suburbs H4054, and Eshtemoa H851 with her suburbs H4054,
[15] And Holon H2473 with her suburbs H4054, and Debir H1688 with her suburbs H4054,
[16] And Ain H5871 with her suburbs H4054, and Juttah H3194 with her suburbs H4054, [and] Bethshemesh H1053 with her suburbs H4054; nine H8672 cities H5892 out of those two H8147 tribes H7626.
[17] And out of the tribe H4294 of Benjamin H1144, Gibeon H1391 with her suburbs H4054, Geba H1387 with her suburbs H4054,
[18] Anathoth H6068 with her suburbs H4054, and Almon H5960 with her suburbs H4054; four H702 cities H5892.
[19] All the cities H5892 of the children H1121 of Aaron H175, the priests H3548, [were] thirteen H7969 H6240 cities H5892 with their suburbs H4054.
[20] And the families H4940 of the children H1121 of Kohath H6955, the Levites H3881 which remained H3498 (8737) of the children H1121 of Kohath H6955, even they had the cities H5892 of their lot H1486 out of the tribe H4294 of Ephraim H669.
[21] For they gave H5414 (8799) them Shechem H7927 with her suburbs H4054 in mount H2022 Ephraim H669, [to be] a city H5892 of refuge H4733 for the slayer H7523 (8802); and Gezer H1507 with her suburbs H4054,
[22] And Kibzaim H6911 with her suburbs H4054, and Bethhoron H1032 with her suburbs H4054; four H702 cities H5892.
[23] And out of the tribe H4294 of Dan H1835, Eltekeh H514 with her suburbs H4054, Gibbethon H1405 with her suburbs H4054,
[24] Aijalon H357 with her suburbs H4054, Gathrimmon H1667 with her suburbs H4054; four H702 cities H5892.
[25] And out of the half H4276 tribe H4294 of Manasseh H4519, Tanach H8590 with her suburbs H4054, and Gathrimmon H1667 with her suburbs H4054; two H8147 cities H5892.
[26] All the cities H5892 [were] ten H6235 with their suburbs H4054 for the families H4940 of the children H1121 of Kohath H6955 that remained H3498 (8737).
[27] And unto the children H1121 of Gershon H1648, of the families H4940 of the Levites H3881, out of the [other] half H2677 tribe H4294 of Manasseh H4519 [they gave] Golan H1474 in Bashan H1316 with her suburbs H4054, [to be] a city H5892 of refuge H4733 for the slayer H7523 (8802); and Beeshterah H1203 with her suburbs H4054; two H8147 cities H5892.
[28] And out of the tribe H4294 of Issachar H3485, Kishon H7191 with her suburbs H4054, Dabareh H1705 with her suburbs H4054,
[29] Jarmuth H3412 with her suburbs H4054, Engannim H5873 with her suburbs H4054; four H702 cities H5892.
[30] And out of the tribe H4294 of Asher H836, Mishal H4861 with her suburbs H4054, Abdon H5658 with her suburbs H4054,
[31] Helkath H2520 with her suburbs H4054, and Rehob H7340 with her suburbs H4054; four H702 cities H5892.
[32] And out of the tribe H4294 of Naphtali H5321, Kedesh H6943 in Galilee H1551 with her suburbs H4054, [to be] a city H5892 of refuge H4733 for the slayer H7523 (8802); and Hammothdor H2576 with her suburbs H4054, and Kartan H7178 with her suburbs H4054; three H7969 cities H5892.
[33] All the cities H5892 of the Gershonites H1649 according to their families H4940 [were] thirteen H7969 H6240 cities H5892 with their suburbs H4054.
[34] And unto the families H4940 of the children H1121 of Merari H4847, the rest H3498 (8737) of the Levites H3881, out of the tribe H4294 of Zebulun H2074, Jokneam H3362 with her suburbs H4054, and Kartah H7177 with her suburbs H4054,
[35] Dimnah H1829 with her suburbs H4054, Nahalal H5096 with her suburbs H4054; four H702 cities H5892.
[36] And out of the tribe of Reuben H7205, Bezer H1221 with her suburbs, and Jahazah H3096 with her suburbs,
[37] Kedemoth H6932 with her suburbs, and Mephaath H4158 with her suburbs; four H702 cities H5892.
[38] And out of the tribe H4294 of Gad H1410, Ramoth H7433 in Gilead H1568 with her suburbs H4054, [to be] a city H5892 of refuge H4733 for the slayer H7523 (8802); and Mahanaim H4266 with her suburbs H4054,
[39] Heshbon H2809 with her suburbs H4054, Jazer H3270 with her suburbs H4054; four H702 cities H5892 in all.
[40] So all the cities H5892 for the children H1121 of Merari H4847 by their families H4940, which were remaining H3498 (8737) of the families H4940 of the Levites H3881, were [by] their lot H1486 twelve H8147 H6240 cities H5892.
[41] All the cities H5892 of the Levites H3881 within H8432 the possession H272 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 [were] forty H705 and eight H8083 cities H5892 with their suburbs H4054.
[42] These cities H5892 were every one H5892 H5892 with their suburbs H4054 round about H5439 them: thus [were] all these cities H5892.
[43] And the LORD H3068 gave H5414 (8799) unto Israel H3478 all the land H776 which he sware H7650 (8738) to give H5414 (8800) unto their fathers H1; and they possessed H3423 (8799) it, and dwelt H3427 (8799) therein.
[44] And the LORD H3068 gave them rest H5117 (8799) round about H5439, according to all that he sware H7650 (8738) unto their fathers H1: and there stood H5975 (8804) not a man H376 of all their enemies H341 (8802) before H6440 them; the LORD H3068 delivered H5414 (8804) all their enemies H341 (8802) into their hand H3027.
[45] There failed H5307 (8804) not ought H1697 of any good H2896 thing H1697 which the LORD H3068 had spoken H1696 (8765) unto the house H1004 of Israel H3478; all came to pass H935 (8802).
Young’s Literal Translation
Joshua 21 (YLT)
[1] And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel,
[2] 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.’
[3] And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:
[4] And the lot goeth out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, by lot thirteen cities,
[5] and for the sons of Kohath who are left, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities:
[6] And for the sons of Gershon are, out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, by lot, thirteen cities.
[7] For the sons of Merari, for their families, are, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
[8] And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.
[9] And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;
[10] and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot;
[11] and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
[12] and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.
[13] And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,
[14] and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
[15] and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
[16] and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of these two tribes.
[17] And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
[18] Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs-four cities;
[19] all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, are thirteen cities and their suburbs.
[20] And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;
[21] and they give to them the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,
[22] and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs-four cities.
[23] And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
[24] Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs-four cities.
[25] And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs-two cities;
[26] all the cities are ten and their suburbs, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.
[27] 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 for the man-slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Beeshterah and its suburbs-two cities.
[28] And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its suburbs, Dabarath and its suburbs,
[29] Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-Gannim and its suburbs-four cities.
[30] And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
[31] Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs-four cities.
[32] And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs-three cities;
[33] all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, are thirteen cities and their suburbs.
[34] And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, are, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
[35] Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs-four cities.
[36] And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs,
[37] Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs-four cities.
[38] And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
[39] Heshbon and its suburbs, Jazer and its suburbs-in all four cities.
[40] 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.
[41] All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel are forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.
[42] These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it; so to all these cities.
[43] And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;
[44] and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which He hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given into their hand;
[45] there hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel-the whole hath come.