Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And the sons of Israel gave these cities by lot to the Levites with their suburbs, as LORD commanded by Moses.
New American Standard Bible
Now the
King James Version
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Holman Bible
The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
International Standard Version
The Israelis apportioned these cities, along with their pasture lands, to the descendants of Levi by random lot, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
American Standard Version
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.
Amplified
The sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
Bible in Basic English
All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.
Darby Translation
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
Julia Smith Translation
And the sons of Israel will give to the Levites these cities and their areas, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot
King James 2000
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The {Israelites} gave to the Levites these cities and their pastureland by lot, just as Yahweh commanded through the hand of Moses.
Modern King James verseion
And the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their open lands, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs as the LORD commanded by Moses.
NET Bible
So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the Lord had instructed Moses.
New Heart English Bible
The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as the LORD commanded by Moses.
The Emphasized Bible
So the sons of Israel gave unto the Levites these cities, with their pasture lands, - as Yahweh commanded, by the hand of Moses, by lot.
Webster
And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
World English Bible
The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.
Interlinear
Nathan
Tsavah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 21:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Allotment Of The Levites
7 The sons of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 8 And the sons of Israel gave these cities by lot to the Levites with their suburbs, as LORD commanded by Moses. 9 And they gave out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name,
Cross References
Joshua 21:3
And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of LORD, these cities with their suburbs:
Numbers 32:2
the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the rulers of the congregation, saying,
Numbers 33:54
And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families. To the more ye shall give more inheritance, and to the few thou shall give less inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his. Ye shall inherit ac
Numbers 35:3
And they shall have the cities to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
Joshua 18:6
And ye shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring [it] here to me. And I will cast lots for you here before LORD our God.
Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of LORD.
Proverbs 18:18
The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.