Joshua 21:3

Joshua 21:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
• New International Version (NIV)So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
• English Standard Version (ESV)So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their common-lands:

Context of Joshua 21:3

1Then the leaders of the families of Levi came to the priest Eleazar, to Joshua (son of Nun), and to the leaders of the families of the other Israelite tribes 2at Shiloh in Canaan. They said to them, “The Lord commanded through Moses that we should receive cities to live in and pasturelands for our livestock.” So, as the Lord had instructed, Levi’s descendants were given the following cities with pasturelands from the Israelites’ inheritance. 4These are the cities for the families of Kohath that were chosen by drawing lots. These descendants of the priest Aaron the Levite received 13 cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. 5The rest of Kohath’s descendants received 10 cities from the families of the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and half of the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 21:3 word by word

וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לַלְוִיִּ֛ם מִנַּחֲלָתָ֖ם אֶל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• out of their inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• at the commandmentפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• these citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and their suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054

Cross-references for Joshua 21:3

• Genesis 49:7May their anger be cursed because it’s so fierce. May their fury be cursed because it’s so cruel. I will divide them among ⌞the sons of⌟ Jacob and scatter them among ⌞the tribes of⌟ Israel.
• Deuteronomy 33:8About the tribe of Levi he said, “Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful people. You tested your people at Massah. You quarreled with them at the oasis of Meribah.
• 1 Chronicles 6:54These are the places where Levi’s descendants lived, the places where they settled in the territory chosen for them when lots were drawn: The ⌞first⌟ lot was drawn for the descendants of Aaron from the family descended from Kohath.

Commentaries on Joshua 21:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites - They cheerfully obeyed the Divine command, and cities for habitations were appointed to them out of the different tribes by lot, that it might as fully appear that God designed them their habitations, as he designed the others their inheritances.Read the comment
• 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

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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