Joshua 21:33

Joshua 21:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
• New International Version (NIV)The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands.

Context of Joshua 21:33

31Helkath, and Rehob. 32Also three cities with pasturelands were given to them from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for murderers), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan. In all, 13 cities with pasturelands were given to Gershon’s families. 34To the families of Merari, who were from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of Zebulun gave four cities with pasturelands: Jokneam, Kartah, 35Dimnah, and Nahalal.

Joshua 21:33 word by word

כָּל־עָרֵ֥י הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם שְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה עִ֖יר וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of the Gershonitesגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgêreshûnnîy · GershoniteH1649
• according to their familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• thirteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• thirteenשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• with their suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054

Commentaries on Joshua 21:33

• 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 21:33

• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Gershon
• Levite
• Ezekiel
• Gershon; Gershonites
• Joshua (2)
• Levitical Cities
• Merari
• Palestine
• Palestine Exploration
• Shiloh (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