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Green's Literal Translation
Joshua 21:19
And all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priest were thirteen cities and their open land.
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Christian Standard Bible®
All thirteen cities with their pasturelands were for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
All thirteen cities with their pasturelands were for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Hebrew Names Version
All the cities of the children of Aharon, the Kohanim, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aharon, the Kohanim, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
King James Version
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Lexham English Bible
All the cities of the descendants of Aaron the priests, thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
All the cities of the descendants of Aaron the priests, thirteen cities and their pasturelands.
English Standard Version
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
New Century Version
So these thirteen towns with their pastures were given to the priests, who were from the family of Aaron.
So these thirteen towns with their pastures were given to the priests, who were from the family of Aaron.
New English Translation
The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
Amplified Bible
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
New American Standard Bible
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
Legacy Standard Bible
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Complete Jewish Bible
All the cities of the descendants of Aharon, the cohanim, numbered thirteen cities with their surrounding open land.
All the cities of the descendants of Aharon, the cohanim, numbered thirteen cities with their surrounding open land.
Darby Translation
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Easy-to-Read Version
In all, they gave 13 towns to the priests. (All priests were descendants of Aaron.) They also gave them some land near each town for their animals.
In all, they gave 13 towns to the priests. (All priests were descendants of Aaron.) They also gave them some land near each town for their animals.
George Lamsa Translation
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Good News Translation
Thirteen cities in all, with their pasture lands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Thirteen cities in all, with their pasture lands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that all the cities of the children of Aaron the prest were thirtene with their suburbes.
so that all the cities of the children of Aaron the prest were thirtene with their suburbes.
American Standard Version
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Bible in Basic English
Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All these cities of the children of Aaron priestes, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
All these cities of the children of Aaron priestes, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
King James Version (1611)
All the cities of the children of Aaron the Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron the Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbs.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.
English Revised Version
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Berean Standard Bible
Altogether thirteen cities with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Altogether thirteen cities with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle the citees togidere of the sones of Aaron, preest, weren threttene, with her subarbis.
Alle the citees togidere of the sones of Aaron, preest, weren threttene, with her subarbis.
Young's Literal Translation
all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.
all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.
Update Bible Version
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
Webster's Bible Translation
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
World English Bible
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
New King James Version
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
New Living Translation
So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
New Life Bible
For the sons of Aaron, the religious leaders, there were thirteen cities in all, with their fields.
For the sons of Aaron, the religious leaders, there were thirteen cities in all, with their fields.
New Revised Standard
The towns of the descendants of Aaron—the priests—were thirteen in all, with their pasture lands.
The towns of the descendants of Aaron—the priests—were thirteen in all, with their pasture lands.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities, with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities, with their pasture lands.
Douay-Rheims Bible
All the cities together of the children of Aaron the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs,
All the cities together of the children of Aaron the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs,
Revised Standard Version
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
THE MESSAGE
The total for the cities and pastures for the priests descended from Aaron came to thirteen.
The total for the cities and pastures for the priests descended from Aaron came to thirteen.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
Contextual Overview
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 called by name, 10 which the sons of Aaron had, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the sons of Levi. For theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them the City of Arba, the father of Anak (which is Hebron) in the hills of Judah, with its open lands around it. 12 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his own. 13 So they gave Hebron and its open lands to the sons of Aaron the priest as a city of refuge for the slayer, and Libnah and its open lands, 14 and Jattir and its open lands, and Eshtemoa and its open lands, 15 and Holon and its open lands, and Debir and its open lands, 16 and Ain and its open lands, and Juttah and its open lands, and Beth-shemesh and its open lands; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its open lands, Geba and its open lands, 18 Anathoth and its open lands, and Almon and its open lands; four cities.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 32:7 - Anathoth
Cross-References
Genesis 21:5
And Abraham was a son of a hundred years when his son Isaac was born to him.
And Abraham was a son of a hundred years when his son Isaac was born to him.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God has made laughter for me; all who hear will laugh with me.
And Sarah said, God has made laughter for me; all who hear will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:16
And she went and sat down opposite him, about a bow shot away. For she said, Let me not see the death of the boy. And she sat opposite and raised her voice and wept.
And she went and sat down opposite him, about a bow shot away. For she said, Let me not see the death of the boy. And she sat opposite and raised her voice and wept.
Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the young boy. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of the heavens. And He said to her, What ails you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy, there where he is .
And God heard the voice of the young boy. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of the heavens. And He said to her, What ails you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy, there where he is .
Genesis 21:20
And God was with the boy. And he grew up. And he lived in the wilderness and became a great archer.
And God was with the boy. And he grew up. And he lived in the wilderness and became a great archer.
Genesis 21:31
On account of this that place is called The Well of Sheba, because the two of them swore there.
On account of this that place is called The Well of Sheba, because the two of them swore there.
Numbers 22:31
And Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the road with His sword drawn in His hand. And he bowed and fell on his face.
And Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the road with His sword drawn in His hand. And he bowed and fell on his face.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests,.... Those of the Kohathites that came from him:
[were] thirteen cities with their suburbs; and just so many are mentioned by name in Joshua 21:11.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Joshua 21:19. Thirteen cities with their suburbs. — At the time mentioned here certainly thirteen cities were too large a proportion for the priests, as they and their families amounted to a very small number: but this ample provision was made in reference to their great increase in after times, when they formed twenty-four courses, as in the days of David.
