Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

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.

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.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

by lot
גּרל גּורל 
Gowral 
lot
Usage: 77

לוי לויּי 
Leviyiy 
Usage: 283

עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

with their suburbs
מגרשׁה מגרשׁ 
Migrash 
Usage: 114

as the Lord

Usage: 0

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

by the hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

References

Context Readings

The Allotment Of The Levites

7 The descendants of Merari, allocated according to their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 8 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. 9 From the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon, they gave these cities, delineated by name:

Cross References

Joshua 21:3

So, just as the Lord had said, the Israelis set aside cities for the descendants of Levi from a portion of their own inheritances, along with their grazing lands.

Numbers 32:2

the descendants of Gad and descendants of Reuben approached Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community and said,

Numbers 33:54

You are to divide the land among yourselves by lot according to your families. The larger the families are in number, the larger their inheritance is to be. The fewer the families are in number, the lesser their inheritance is to be. To whomever the lot falls, that inheritance goes to him. Divide it according to your ancestral tribes.

Numbers 35:3

The towns are to be reserved for their dwelling places and the grazing lands are to be reserved for their cattle, livestock, and all their animals.

Joshua 18:6

Lay out the land in seven divisions, then bring your report here to me. I will then cast lots in the presence of the LORD our God.

Proverbs 16:33

The dice is cast into someone's lap, but the outcome is from the LORD.

Proverbs 18:18

Casting dice settles a dispute, deciding between strong contenders.

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