Joshua 21:7

Joshua 21:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.

Context of Joshua 21:7

5The rest of the sons of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. 6The sons of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher and from the tribe of Naphtali and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun. 8The sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. 9They gave these cities which are mentioned here by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;

Joshua 21:7 word by word

לִבְנֵ֨י מְרָרִ֜י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֨ה רְאוּבֵ֤ן וּמִמַּטֵּה־גָד֙ וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה זְבוּלֻ֔ן עָרִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• by their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Reubenרְאוּבֵןre'ûbên · ReubenH7205
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• of Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzebûlûn zebûlûn zebûlûn · ZebulunH2074
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for Joshua 21:7

• Joshua 21:34To the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands and Kartah with its pasture lands,
• Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
• Numbers 3:20and the [two] sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ households.
• 1 Chronicles 6:63To the sons of Merari were given twelve cities by lot, according to their families, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Commentaries on Joshua 21:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The clan of Merari did not stay together as other Levitical clans did.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-84-8. the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites--The Levites were divided into Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites. Among the former the family of Aaron were exclusively appointed to the priesthood, and all the rest were ranked in the common order of Levites. The first lot was drawn by the Kohathites; and the first of theirs again by the priests, to whom thirteen cities were granted, and ten to the rest of the Kohathites (Jos 21:5); thirteen…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 21:7

• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Reuben
• Zebulun
• Levite
• Merarites
• Ezekiel
• Joshua (2)
• Levitical Cities
• Merari
• Palestine Exploration

Commentaries on Joshua 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings