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JPS Old Testament
Joshua 21:7
The children 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.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Merari’s descendants received twelve cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Merari’s descendants received twelve cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Hebrew Names Version
The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Re'uven, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zevulun, twelve cities.
The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Re'uven, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zevulun, twelve cities.
King James Version
The children 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.
The children 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.
Lexham English Bible
The descendants of the Merarites according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The descendants of the Merarites according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
English Standard Version
The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
New Century Version
The family groups of Merari were given twelve towns in the areas of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The family groups of Merari were given twelve towns in the areas of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
New English Translation
Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
New American Standard Bible
To the sons of Merari according to their families twelve cities were given from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
To the sons of Merari according to their families twelve cities were given from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The children 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, twelue cities.
The children 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, twelue cities.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
Contemporary English Version
The clans that were descendants of Merari received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The clans that were descendants of Merari received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Complete Jewish Bible
The descendants of M'rari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun.
The descendants of M'rari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribes of Re'uven, Gad and Z'vulun.
Darby Translation
The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people from the Merari family were given 12 towns. These towns came from the areas that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The people from the Merari family were given 12 towns. These towns came from the areas that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
George Lamsa Translation
And the descendants of Merari by their families had from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
And the descendants of Merari by their families had from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Good News Translation
The families of the clan of Merari were assigned twelve cities from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The families of the clan of Merari were assigned twelve cities from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Literal Translation
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.
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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Merari of their kynred had twolue cities, of the trybe of Ruben, of the trybe of Gad, and of the trybe of Zabulon.
The children of Merari of their kynred had twolue cities, of the trybe of Ruben, of the trybe of Gad, and of the trybe of Zabulon.
American Standard Version
The children 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.
The children 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.
Bible in Basic English
The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the childre of Merari by their kinredes, had out of the tribe of Ruben, & out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, twelue cities.
And the childre of Merari by their kinredes, had out of the tribe of Ruben, & out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, twelue cities.
King James Version (1611)
The children 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, twelue cities.
The children 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, twelue cities.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.
And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.
English Revised Version
The children 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.
The children 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.
Berean Standard Bible
The descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and to the sones of Merari, bi her meynees, of the lynagis of Ruben, and of Gad, and of Zabulon, twelue citees.
and to the sones of Merari, bi her meynees, of the lynagis of Ruben, and of Gad, and of Zabulon, twelue citees.
Young's Literal Translation
For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
Update Bible Version
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.
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
The children 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.
The children 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.
World English Bible
The children 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.
The children 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.
New King James Version
The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
New Living Translation
The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
New Life Bible
The sons of Merari received twelve cities from the families of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
The sons of Merari received twelve cities from the families of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
New Revised Standard
The Merarites according to their families received twelve towns from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun.
The Merarites according to their families received twelve towns from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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.
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and of Gad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.
And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and of Gad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.
Revised Standard Version
The Merar'ites according to their families received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zeb'ulun, twelve cities.
The Merar'ites according to their families received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zeb'ulun, twelve cities.
THE MESSAGE
The families of the Merarites received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The families of the Merarites received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
Contextual Overview
1 Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel; 2 and they spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying: 'The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the open land thereabout for our cattle.' 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with the open land about them. 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. 6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 7 The children 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 children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Joshua 21:34-40, Exodus 6:19, Numbers 3:20, 1 Chronicles 6:63, 1 Chronicles 6:77-81
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:47 - Merari
Cross-References
Genesis 21:11
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.
Genesis 21:12
And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.
And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.
Genesis 21:32
So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba; and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba; and Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
Genesis 21:34
And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
Numbers 23:23
For there is no enchantment with Jacob, neither is there any divination with Israel; now is it said of Jacob and of Israel: 'What hath God wrought!'
For there is no enchantment with Jacob, neither is there any divination with Israel; now is it said of Jacob and of Israel: 'What hath God wrought!'
Psalms 86:8
There is none like unto Thee among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like Thine.
There is none like unto Thee among the gods, O Lord, and there are no works like Thine.
Psalms 86:10
For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things; Thou art God alone.
For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things; Thou art God alone.
Isaiah 49:21
Then shalt thou say in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? And who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?'
Then shalt thou say in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? And who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?'
Isaiah 66:8
Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Is a land born in one day? Is a nation brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Who hath heard such a thing? Who hath seen such things? Is a land born in one day? Is a nation brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The children of Merari by their families,.... The descendants of Merari, the third son of Levi:
[had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad; which were both on the other side Jordan:
and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities; in all forty eight, as the Lord commanded, Numbers 35:7.
