Joshua 21:38

Joshua 21:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
• New International Version (NIV)from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land,

Context of Joshua 21:38

36From the tribe of Reuben they gave: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, 37Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands — four cities. From the tribe of Gad they gave: Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, 39Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands — four cities in all. 40All twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari’s descendants, the remaining Levite clans.

Joshua 21:38 word by word

וּמִמַּטֵּה־גָ֗ד אֶת־עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־רָמֹ֥ת בַּגִּלְעָ֖ד וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶֽת־מַחֲנַ֖יִם וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• Ramothרָמֹתrâmôth gil‛âd râmôth gil‛âd · Ramoth (Gilead)H7433
• in Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• a cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of refugeמִקְלָטmiqlâţ · refugeH4733
• for the slayerרָצַחrâtsach · to murderH7523
• and Mahanaimמַחֲנַיִםmachănayim · MahanaimH4266

Cross-references for Joshua 21:38

• Joshua 20:8Across the Jordan east of Jericho, they selected Bezer on the wilderness plateau from Reuben’s tribe, Ramoth in Gilead from Gad’s tribe, and Golan in Bashan from Manasseh’s tribe.
• 1 Kings 22:3The king of Israel had said to his servants, “Don’t you know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we’re doing nothing to take it from the king of Aram?”
• 1 Chronicles 6:80From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,
• Genesis 32:2When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s camp.” So he called that place Mahanaim.
• 2 Samuel 17:24David had arrived at Mahanaim by the time Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
• 2 Samuel 19:32Barzillai was a very old man — eighty years old — and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the needs of the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.

Commentaries on Joshua 21:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34-40Verses 34-40 Merarite cities. Some of these places are not found in the list of Zebulonite cities in Joshua 19:10-16. The text is considered corrupt.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-42Verses 9-42 By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every tribe had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel more diffused amongst us. (Jos…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-42The descendants of Aaron received thirteen cities, the rest of the Kohathite clan received ten, the descendants of Gershon received thirteen, and the Merari clan received twelve. There were a total of forty-eight Levitical cities. Each tribe had four Levitical cities, except Judah had eight, Simeon had one, and Naphtali had three. Six of the Levitical cities were also cities of refuge (20:7–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-429-40. they gave ... these cities which are here mentioned by name--It was overruled by the unerring providence of the Divine Lawgiver that the cities of the priests lay within the territories of Judah and Benjamin. This was a provision, the admirable wisdom and propriety of which were fully manifested on the schism that took place in the reign of Rehoboam.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 21:38

• Heshbon
• Levites
• Mahanaim

In the dictionaries

• Gad
• Gilead
• Ramoth
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Levite
• Merarites
• Ramothgilead
• Assassination
• Ezekiel
• Joshua (2)

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