Giosuè 21:27

La Bibbia di Giovanni Diodati

Poi a’ figliuoli di Gherson, ch’erano delle nazioni de’ Leviti, furono date della mezza tribù di Manasse, la città del rifugio dell’ucciditore, cioè: Golan in Basan e i suoi contorni; e Beestera e i suoi contorni; due città.

Parallel Translations

La Nuova Diodati
Ai figli di Ghershon, appartenenti alle famiglie dei Leviti, diedero, prendendole dalla mezza trib di Manasse, Golan in Bashan (come citt di rifugio per lomicida), con i suoi terreni da pascolo e Beeshterah con i suoi terreni da pascolo: due citt;

Riveduta Bibbia
Ai figliuoli di Gherson, che erano delle famiglie de’ Leviti, furon date: della mezza tribù di Manasse, la città di rifugio per l’omicida, Golan in Basan e il suo contado, e Beeshtra col suo contado: due città;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And unto: Joshua 21:6

Golan: Joshua 20:8, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 4:43, 1 Chronicles 6:71

Beeshterah: It is very probable that Beesh-terah is a contraction of baith ashtaroth, "the house of Ashtaroth," and the same as Ashtaroth, which is the reading in 1 Chronicles 6:71.

Reciprocal: Numbers 35:6 - six cities for refuge 1 Chronicles 6:62 - Gershom

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites,.... The descendants of the second son of Levi:

out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh; that which was settled beyond Jordan:

[they gave] Golan in Bashan, with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; see Joshua 20:8; this is the third city of refuge mentioned:

and Beeshterah with her suburbs; called Ashtaroth, 1 Chronicles 6:71; which had been the royal city of Og, king of Bashan, where he had his palace, Deuteronomy 1:4. Here seems to have been formerly a temple dedicated to the goddess Astarte; for Beeshterah is a compound of "Beth" and "Ashterah", or Astarte; that is, the house or temple of Astarte, but now become a city of the Levites:

two cities; two more having been before given out of the other half tribe.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Joshua 19:18, etc. Of the cities of the Gershonites, for Beesh-terah read (Beeshterah.) The name is a contraction of Beth-Ashterah (“house of Ashterah”) and the city is undoubtedly the Ashtaroth or Astaroth of Og Joshua 12:4; Deu 1:4; 1 Chronicles 6:71.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 21:27. Golan in Bashan — On this and the other cities of refuge mentioned here, Joshua 20:7.