Joshua 21:41New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— All the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight cities, with their pasture lands:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— So all the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And all the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were eight and fourtie with their suburbes.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— All the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were fourty and eight cities, with their suburbs.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities, and their suburbs round about these cities:
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— All the cities of the Lewiyyim within the possession of the children of Yisrael [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs. |
All
x3605 (3605) Complementכֹּלkol{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
the cities
5892 {5892} Primeעִיר`iyr{eer}
From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post).
of the
Læwiyyim
לְוִיִּם
3881 {3881} PrimeלֵוִיִיLeviyiy{lay-vee-ee'}
Patronymic from H3878; a Leviite or descendant of Levi.
within
8432 {8432} Primeתָּוֶךְtavek{taw'-vek}
From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, that is, (by implication) the centre.
the possession
272 {0272} Primeאֲחֻזָּה'achuzzah{akh-ooz-zaw'}
Feminine passive participle of H0270; something seized, that is, a possession (especially of land).
of the children
1121 {1121} Primeבֵּןben{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
of
Yiŝrä´ël
יִשׂרָאֵל
3478 {3478} PrimeיִשְׂרָאֵלYisra'el{yis-raw-ale'}
From H8280 and H0410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity.
[ were] forty
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and eight
8083 {8083} Primeשְׁמֹנֶהsh@moneh{shem-o-neh'}
Apparently from H8082 through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth.
cities
5892 {5892} Primeעִיר`iyr{eer}
From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post).
with their suburbs.
4054 {4054} Primeמִגְרָשׁmigrash{mig-rawsh'}
From H1644; a suburb (that is, open country whither flocks are driven for pasture); hence the area around a building, or the margin of the sea. |
Joshua 21:41
_ _ All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs — This may appear too great a proportion compared with those of the other tribes. But it must be borne in mind that the list given here contains the names of every Levitical city (see on 1 Chronicles 6:39-66); whereas only those cities of the other tribes are mentioned which lay on the frontier or along the boundary line. Besides, the Levites were not the exclusive inhabitants of those forty-eight cities; for there must have been also a considerable number of people kept there to cultivate the glebe lands and tend the cattle. Still further, the Levitical cities had nothing but “their suburbs round about them” [Joshua 21:42]; whereas the other cities in Israel possessed a group of independent villages (see Joshua 17:1-19:51). |
Joshua 21:41
Forty eight cities — Why hath this tribe, which was the least of all, more cities than any of them? First, it doth not appear that they had more: for though all the cities of the Levites be expressed, it is not so with the other tribes, but divers of their cities are omitted. Secondly, the Levites were confined to their cities and suburbs; the rest had large territories belonging to their cities, which also so they were in a capacity of improving, which the Levites were not; so that one of their cities might be more considerable than divers of the Levites. Thirdly, God, was pleased to deal liberally with his ministers, to put honour on those whom he foresaw many would be prone to despise; and, that being free from outward distractions, they might more entirely and fervently devote themselves to the service of God. |
Joshua 21:41
All the cities of the Levites (n) within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
(n) Thus according to Jacob's prophecy they were scattered throughout the country, which God used so that his people might be instructed in the true religion by them. |
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Genesis 49:7 Cursed [be] their anger, for [it was] fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Numbers 35:1-8 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying, ... And 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.
Deuteronomy 33:10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
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- At the last census, the tribe of Levi amounted only to 23,000 (
Numbers 26:62 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.
); and it is thought by some that forty-eight cities was too great a proportion for this tribe. But it should be considered, that cities in ancient times were little more than villages.
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