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Joshua 21:5
5The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.
Joshua 21:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
Context of Joshua 21:5
3So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance: 4The first lot came out for the Kohathites, according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh. 6The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 7The descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
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וְלִבְנֵ֨י קְהָ֜ת הַנּוֹתָרִ֗ים מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מַטֵּֽה־אֶ֠פְרַיִם וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־דָ֞ן וּמֵחֲצִ֨י מַטֵּ֧ה מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה בַּגּוֹרָ֖ל עָרִ֥ים עָֽשֶׂר׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the restיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
- by lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
- out of the familiesמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of the tribeמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
- of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
- of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
- and out of the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
- tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
Cross-references for Joshua 21:5
- Joshua 21:20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- Numbers 3:27To Kohath belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite clans.
- 1 Chronicles 6:18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
Commentaries on Joshua 21:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And the rest of the children of Kohath - That is, the remaining part of that family that were not priests, for those who were priests had their lot in the preceding tribes. Those, therefore, of the family of Kohath, who were simply Levites, and not of the priests or Aaron's family, (see Joshua 21:10;), had their habitations in Ephraim, Dan, and the half tribe of Manasseh. It has been asked in what sense did the Levites possess those cities, seeing they…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The non-priestly Kohathites had been diminished by the destruction of Korah and his company Numbers 26:57 following with Numbers 3:27 ff, two of the families of the Kohathites seem to have disappeared altogether. Hence, it is not surprising that the rest of the Kohathites were sufficiently accommodated in ten cities.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The rest of the descendants of Kohath received cities in the central hill country, north of Jerusalem.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
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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
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