Joshua 21:30

Joshua 21:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
• New International Version (NIV)from the tribe of Asher, Mishal, Abdon,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land,

Context of Joshua 21:30

28The tribe of Issachar gave them Kishion, Daberath, 29Jarmuth and En Gannim, with their fields. That was another four towns. The tribe of Asher gave them Mishal, Abdon, 31Helkath and Rehob, with their fields. That was four more towns. 32The tribe of Naphtali gave them Kedesh in Galilee, a safe city, Hammoth Dor and Kartan, with their fields. That was three towns.

Joshua 21:30 word by word

וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה אָשֵׁ֔ר אֶת־מִשְׁאָ֖ל וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶת־עַבְדּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And out of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of Asherאָשֵׁר'âshêr · AsherH836
• Mishalמִשְׁאָלmish'âl · MishalH4861
• with her suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• Abdonעַבְדּוֹן‛abdôn · AbdonH5658

Cross-references for Joshua 21:30

• Joshua 19:25Their land included Helkath, Hali, Beten, Acshaph,
• 1 Chronicles 6:74They received these towns in land that belonged to Asher's tribe: Mashal with its fields, Abdon with its fields,

Commentaries on Joshua 21:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-33Verses 27-33 Compare Joshua 19:18, etc. Of the cities of the Gershonites, for Beesh-terah read (Beeshterah.) The name is a contraction of Beth-Ashterah (“house of Ashterah”) and the city is undoubtedly the Ashtaroth or Astaroth of Og Joshua 12:4; Deuteronomy 1:4; 1 Chronicles 6:71.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 21:30

• Abdon
• Levites
• Mashal
• Misheal

In the dictionaries

• Asher
• Abdon
• Gershon
• Levite
• Mashal
• Mishal
• Abdon (2)
• Ebron
• Ezekiel
• Gershon; Gershonites

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