Joshua 21:2

Joshua 21:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
• New International Version (NIV)at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, "The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock.”

Context of Joshua 21:2

1The leaders of the Levite families came to speak to Joshua, son of Nun. Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the other tribes were also there. They met at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. The Levites said, ‘The Lord told Moses that you must give us towns to live in, as well as land for our animals.’ 3So the Israelites did as the Lord had told them. They gave to the Levites towns to live in and land for their animals. They gave these from their own land. 4They gave towns first to the clans of Kohath. They gave 13 towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. They gave these to Levites who were descendants of Aaron, the priest.

Joshua 21:2 word by word

וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם בְּשִׁלֹ֗ה בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה בְיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָֽתֶת־לָ֥נוּ עָרִ֖ים לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto them at Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• by the handיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• us citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• to dwell inיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with the suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• thereof for our cattleבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929

Cross-references for Joshua 21:2

• Joshua 18:1All the Israelite people met together at Shiloh. There they put up the Tent of Meeting. They now ruled the whole land.
• Numbers 35:2The Lord said, ‘Tell the people this. They must give some of their land to the Levites. Then the Levites can build towns to live in. They will also have the land round the towns for their animals.
• Ezekiel 48:9The part that belongs to the Lord for his temple will be 12½ kilometres long and 10 kilometres wide.
• Matthew 10:10Do not take a bag with you, or extra clothes. Do not take extra shoes or a stick. You are working to help people. So people should give you what you need to live.
• Galatians 6:6Everyone who is learning about God's message from a teacher should help his teacher. The student should share all the good things that he has with his teacher.
• 1 Timothy 5:17Everyone should respect leaders of the believers who lead the church well. The church should also pay them properly for their work. That is certainly true for leaders who teach God's people and speak God's message to them.

Commentaries on Joshua 21:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The Lord commanded Moses, as recorded in Numbers 35:1–7. One priestly duty was to teach God's law to Israel (see study note on 1:8). The Levites could do this better by living in all the areas of the tribes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-3. Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites--The most venerable and distinguished members of the three Levitical families, on behalf of their tribe, applied for the special provision that had been promised them to be now awarded (see on Nu 35:2). Their inheritance lay within the territory of every tribe. It was assigned in the same place and manner, and by the same commissioners as the other allotments. While the people, knowing the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 21:2

• Petition
• Priest
• Shiloh

In the dictionaries

• Canaan
• Moses
• Shiloh
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Levite
• Ezekiel
• Joshua (2)
• Levitical Cities
• Merari

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