2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “(A)The Lord commanded (a)through Moses to give us cities to live in, with their pasture lands for our cattle.” 3 So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the (b)command of the Lord.

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a. Joshua 21:2: ['Lit ', by the hand of]
b. Joshua 21:3: ['Lit ', mouth]

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