Joshua 21

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 21 of 24

1 And the heads of the fathers of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

2 And they spoke to them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give cities to us to live in, and their open land for our livestock.

3 And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance these cities and their open land, at the mouth of Jehovah:

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Chapter Summary

Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other tribes, to the Levites. 43 Jehovah gave the land, and rest to the Israelites.

Key Hebrew Words

עָרִ֖ים excitement H5892 · TWOT 1587a
יְ֠הוּדָה Judah H3063 · TWOT 850c
קֶ֨דֶשׁ Kedesh H6943 · TWOT 1990d
אָ֠שֵׁר Asher H836 · TWOT 183e
מַטֵּֽה branch H4294 · TWOT 1352b

People & Context

Levites Request Their Cities

The heads of the Levite fathers approach Eleazar and Joshua at Shiloh, asking for cities and open lands for their livestock as commanded by Moses.

Forty-Eight Levitical Cities Apportioned

Lots are cast to give 48 cities and their surrounding lands to the Kohathite, Gershonite, and Merarite families from the territories of the other trib…

Jehovah Fulfills All Promises

A summary statement declaring that Jehovah gave Israel all the promised land, provided rest on every side, and that not one good word failed.

Timeline

Levites Request Their Cities

The heads of the Levite fathers approach Eleazar and Joshua at Shiloh, asking for cities and open lands for their livestock as commanded by Moses.

Joshua 21:1-3
Forty-Eight Levitical Cities Apportioned

Lots are cast to give 48 cities and their surrounding lands to the Kohathite, Gershonite, and Merarite families from the territories of the other tribes.

Joshua 21:4-42
Jehovah Fulfills All Promises

A summary statement declaring that Jehovah gave Israel all the promised land, provided rest on every side, and that not one good word failed.

Joshua 21:43-45

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