Parallel Verses
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.
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.
A Conservative Version
And the sons of Israel gave these cities by lot to the Levites with their suburbs, as LORD commanded by 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.
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
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Tsavah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 21:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Allotment Of The Levites
7 The sons of Merari, by 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 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. 9 Thus then 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 mentioned by name.
Cross References
Joshua 21:3
So the sons of Israel gave unto the Levites, out of their own inheritance, at the bidding of Yahweh, - these cities, with their pasture-lands.
Numbers 32:2
So the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came in, - and spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of assembly, saying,
Numbers 33:54
And ye shall take your inheritance in the land by lot by your families - for the large one, ye shall make large his inheritance, and for the small one, make small his inheritance, whithersoever the lot cometh out to him, his, shall, it be, by the tribes of your fathers, shall ye take your inheritance.
Numbers 35:3
So shall the cities be theirs, to dwell in, - and their pasture lands, shall, ye for their cattle and for their goods and for all their beasts.
Joshua 18:6
but, ye, shall map out the rest of the land, into seven parts, - and bring in your descriptions unto me, here, - then will I cast lots for you here, before Yahweh our God.
Proverbs 16:33
Into the lap, is cast the lot, but, from Yahweh, is its every decision.
Proverbs 18:18
The lot causeth, contentions, to cease, and, the mighty, it parteth.