Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
and they were for the descendants of Aaron, from the families of the Kohathites, from the descendants of Levi, because the first lot was theirs.
New American Standard Bible
and they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for the lot was theirs first.
King James Version
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
Holman Bible
to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because they received the first lot.
International Standard Version
for the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the descendants of Kohath, of the descendants of Levi, since the lot fell in their favor first.
A Conservative Version
and they were for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the sons of Levi, for theirs was the first lot.
American Standard Version
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
Amplified
and they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, because the lot fell to them first.
Bible in Basic English
These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.
Darby Translation
and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be to the sons of Aaron from the families of the Kohathites, from the sons of Levi: for to them was the first lot.
King James 2000
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
Modern King James verseion
which the sons of Aaron had, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the sons of Levi, for theirs was the first lot.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which the children of Aaron, being of the kindreds of the Kohathites, and of the children of Levi, obtained - for theirs was the first lot.
NET Bible
They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.
New Heart English Bible
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
The Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Aaron, from among the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, had them, - because, theirs, was the first lot;
Webster
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
World English Bible
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot;
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 21:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Aaron's Descendants
9 They gave these cities, which are [here] mentioned by name, from the tribe of the families of Judah and from the tribe of the families of Simeon; 10 and they were for the descendants of Aaron, from the families of the Kohathites, from the descendants of Levi, because the first lot was theirs. 11 And they gave to them Kiriath Arba, [Arba being] the father of Anak (that [is], Hebron), in the hill country of Judah and the pasturelands surrounding it.
Cross References
Joshua 21:4
The allotment {fell} for the families of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, {received} by lot thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
Exodus 6:18
And the sons of Kohath [are] Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel, and the years of the life of Kohath [were] {one hundred and thirty-three years}.
Exodus 6:20-26
And Amram took Jochebed his aunt for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Aaron and Moses, and the years of the life of Amram [were] {one hundred and thirty-seven years}.
Numbers 3:2-4
These [are] the names of the descendants of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Numbers 3:19
And the sons of Kohath according to their clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Numbers 3:27
{To Kohath belonged} the clan of Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan [of] the Uzzielites; these [were] the clans of the Kohathites.
Numbers 4:2
"{Take a census} of the descendants of Kohath from the midst of the descendants of Levi, according to their clans and {their families},