Joshua 21:40–43
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remayning of the families of the Leuites, were by their lot, twelue cities.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were fourty and eight cities, with their suburbs.
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
These cities were euery one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
¶ And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
¶ And the LORD gaue vnto Israel all the land which hee sware to giue vnto their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
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From verse 41
- Deuteronomy 33:10Rank 1 from verse 41
- Genesis 49:7Rank 2 from verse 41
- Numbers 35:1–8Rank 3 from verse 41
1AND the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
2Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
3And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
4And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
5And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
6And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
7So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
8And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
1¶ And the LORD spake vnto Moses in the plaines of Moab by Iordane, neere Iericho, saying,
2*Command the children of Israel, that they giue vnto the Leuites of the inheritance of their possession, cities to dwell in: and yee shall giue also vnto the Leuites suburbs for the cities round about them.
3And the cities shall they haue to dwell in, and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattell, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
4And the suburbs of the cities, which yee shall giue vnto the Leuites, shall reach from the wall of the citie, and outward, a thousand cubites round about.
5And ye shall measure from without the city on the Eastside two thousand cubites, and on the Southside two thousand cubites, and on the Westside two thousand cubites, & on the Northside two thousand cubites: and the citie shall be in the midst; this shalbe to them the suburbs of the cities.
6And among the cities which yee shal giue vnto the Leuites, there shalbe *sixe cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that hee may flee thither: And to them ye shall †adde fourty and two cities.
7So all the cities which ye shall giue to the Leuites, shall be fourty and eight cities: them shall yee giue with their suburbs.
8And the cities which ye shal giue, shalbe of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that haue many ye shall giue many; but from them that haue few, ye shall giue few. Euery one shal giue of his cities vnto the Leuites, according to his inheritance which †he inheriteth.
From verse 43
- Genesis 13:15Rank 1 from verse 43
- Exodus 23:27–31Rank 2 from verse 43
27I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
28And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
29I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
30By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
31And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
27I will send my feare before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turne their †backes vnto thee.
28And *I will send hornets before thee, which shall driue out the Hiuite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before thee.
29I will not driue them out from before thee in one yeere, lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
30By little and little I will driue them out from before thee, vntill thou be increased and inherit the land.
31And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea, euen vnto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert vnto the riuer: for I will deliuer the inhabitants of the land into your hand: and thou shalt driue them out before thee.
- Genesis 28:4Rank 3 from verse 43
4And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
4And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherit the lande †wherein thou art a stranger, which God gaue vnto Abraham.
- Psalms 106:42–45Rank 4 from verse 43
42Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.
43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
42Their enemies also oppressed them: and they were brought into subiection vnder their hand.
43*‖Many times did he deliuer them: but they prouoked him with their counsell, and were brought low for their iniquitie.
44Neuertheles he regarded their affliction: when he heard their crie.
45*And hee remembred for them his couenant: and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
- Psalms 44:3Rank 5 from verse 43
3For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
3For they got not the land in possession by their owne sword, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a fauour vnto them.
- Genesis 15:13–21Rank 6 from verse 43
13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
18In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
19The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
13And he said vnto Abram, Know of a surety, *that thy seed shalbe a stranger, in a land that is not theirs, and shal serue them, and they shall afflict them foure hundred yeeres.
14And also that nation whom they shall serue, wil I iudge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15And thou shalt goe to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither againe: for the iniquitie of the Amorites is not yet full.
17And it came to passe that when the Sunne went downe, and it was darke, behold, a smoking furnace, and a †burning lampe that passed betweene those pieces.
18In that same day the LORD made a couenant with Abram, saying; *Unto thy seed haue I giuen this land from the riuer of Egypt vnto the great riuer, the riuer Euphrates:
19The Kenites, and the Kenizites, and the Kadmonites:
20And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Iebusites.
- Deuteronomy 11:31Rank 7 from verse 43
- Exodus 3:8Rank 8 from verse 43
8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
8And I am come downe to deliuer them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them vp out of that land, vnto a good land and a large, vnto a lande flowing with milke and hony, vnto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hiuites, and the Iebusites.
- Genesis 26:3–4Rank 9 from verse 43
3Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
3Soiourne in this land, and I wil be with thee, and will blesse thee: for vnto thee, and vnto thy seed *I will giue all these countreys, and I wil performe the othe, which I sware vnto Abraham thy father.
4And I wil make thy seed to multiply as the starres of heauen, and will giue vnto thy seed all these countreys: and in thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth be *blessed:
- Genesis 28:13–14Rank 10 from verse 43
13And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
13*And behold, the LORD stood aboue it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I giue it, and to thy seede.
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt †spread abroad *to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the South: and in thee, and *in thy seed, shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
- Deuteronomy 17:14Rank 11 from verse 43
14¶ When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
14¶ When thou art come vnto the land which the LORD thy God giueth thee, and shalt possesse it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a King ouer mee, like as all the nations that are about me:
- Genesis 12:7Rank 12 from verse 43
7And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
7And the LORD appeared vnto Abram, and said, *Unto thy seed wil I giue this land: and there builded hee an *altar vnto the LORD, who appeared vnto him.
- Deuteronomy 34:4Rank 13 from verse 43
4And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
4And the LORD said vnto him, *This is the land which I sware vnto Abraham, vnto Isaac, and vnto Iacob, saying, I will giue it vnto thy seed: I haue caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go ouer thither.
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Joshua 21:40
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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Households, kindreds, lineages, tribes, or groups descended from common ancestors.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of remain. Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.
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Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
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1. An object cast or drawn to decide or assign a matter. 2. A portion, inheritance, office, place, or condition assigned or allotted.
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Joshua 21:41
Members of the tribe of Levi, especially those appointed to service connected with the tabernacle or temple.
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possession
The state of having or holding; something owned, occupied, or controlled.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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The outlying land or district surrounding a city, including ground allotted for cattle and other use.
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Joshua 21:42
Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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The outlying land or district surrounding a city, including ground allotted for cattle and other use.
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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.
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Joshua 21:43
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Swore; made a solemn oath or declared with an oath.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of possess, meaning to have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.
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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.
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21:34¶ And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
21:34¶ And vnto the families of the children of Merari the rest of the Leuites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Iokneam, with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
21:35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
21:35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs, foure cities.
21:36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
21:36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Iahazah with her suburbs,
21:37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
21:37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs, foure cities.
21:38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
21:38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
21:39Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
21:39Heshbon with her suburbs, Iazer with her suburbs, foure cities in all.
21:40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
21:40So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remayning of the families of the Leuites, were by their lot, twelue cities.
Selected passage21:41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
21:41All the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were fourty and eight cities, with their suburbs.
Selected passage21:42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
21:42These cities were euery one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
Selected passage21:43¶ And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
21:43¶ And the LORD gaue vnto Israel all the land which hee sware to giue vnto their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
Selected passage21:44And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
21:44And the LORD gaue them rest round about, according to all that he sware vnto their fathers, and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: the LORD deliuered all their enemies into their hand.
21:45There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
21:45*There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken vnto the house of Israel: all came to passe.