Joshua 21:8

Joshua 21:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
• New International Version (NIV)So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.

Context of Joshua 21:8

6Gershon’s descendants received thirteen cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and half the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 7Merari’s descendants received twelve cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. 9The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon 10to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because they received the first lot.

Joshua 21:8 word by word

וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶת־הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• by lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• unto the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• these citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• with their suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• by the handיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872

Cross-references for Joshua 21:8

• Joshua 21:3So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.
• Joshua 18:6When you have written a description of the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the Lord our God.
• Numbers 33:54You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes.
• Numbers 35:3The cities will be for them to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their herds, flocks, and all their other animals.
• Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
• Proverbs 18:18Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates powerful opponents.
• Numbers 32:2So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, the priest Eleazar, and the leaders of the community and said,

Commentaries on Joshua 21:8

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The pasturelands were areas for feeding flocks or cattle around the cities. The repeated use of this word in the list made the land allowance seem like a legal record (21:8–42). It guaranteed the Levites had access to lands right next to each city given to the Levites (Numbers 35:4–5).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 21:8

• Levites

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• Israel
• Lot
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Levite
• Ezekiel
• Joshua (2)
• Levitical Cities

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