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Joshua 21:1-2
1599 Geneva Bible
Joshua 21:1-2
1599 Geneva Bible
21 3 The cities given to the Levites, 41 in number eight and forty. 44 The Lord according to his promise gave the children of Israel rest.
1 Then came the [a]principal fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the Priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel,
2 And spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, (A)The Lord commanded [b]by the hand of Moses, to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
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- Joshua 21:1 Or, the chief of the fathers.
- Joshua 21:2 By Moses, by whose ministry God showed his power.
Joshua 21:1-2
New International Version
Joshua 21:1-2
New International Version
Towns for the Levites(A)
21 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel(B) 2 at Shiloh(C) in Canaan and said to them, “The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns(D) to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.”(E)
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