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Joshua 21:3
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KJ21
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs:
ASV
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.
AMP
So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these [forty-eight] cities and their pasture lands, in accordance with the command of the Lord.
AMPC
So the Israelites gave to the Levites out of their own inheritance, at the command of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
BRG
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
CSB
So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.
CSBA
So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.
CEB
So the Israelites gave the Levites the following cities and their pasturelands out of their own legacy. This was in agreement with the Lord’s command.
CJB
So out of their inheritance the people of Isra’el gave the L’vi’im the following cities with the surrounding open land:
CEV
Since the Lord had said this, the leaders of the other Israelite tribes agreed to give some of the towns and pastures from their tribal lands to Levi.
DARBY
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
DRA
And the children of Israel gave out of their possessions according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs.
ERV
So the Israelites obeyed this command from the Lord and gave the Levites these towns and the land around them for their animals:
EASY
So the Israelites did as the Lord had told them. They gave to the Levites towns to live in and land for their animals. They gave these from their own land.
EHV
So from their own inheritance the people of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands according to the command of the Lord.
ESV
So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.
ESVUK
So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance.
EXB
So the Israelites obeyed this command of the Lord and gave the Levite people these towns and pastures ·for their own land [L from their own inheritance/possessions]:
GNV
So the children of Israel gave unto the Levites, out of their inheritance at the commandment of the Lord these cities with their suburbs.
GW
So, as the Lord had instructed, Levi’s descendants were given the following cities with pasturelands from the Israelites’ inheritance.
GNT
So in accordance with the Lord's command the people of Israel gave the Levites certain cities and pasture lands out of their own territories.
HCSB
So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.
ICB
So the Israelites obeyed this commandment of the Lord. They gave the Levite people these towns and pastures:
ISV
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.
JUB
Then the sons of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their possessions, according to the word of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
KJV
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
AKJV
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
LSB
So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of Yahweh.
LEB
So, by command of Yahweh, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands from their inheritance.
TLB
So they were given some of the recently conquered cities with their pasturelands.
MSG
So the People of Israel, out of their own inheritance, gave the Levites, just as God commanded, the following cities and pastures:
MEV
So according to the word of the Lord, out of their inheritance the children of Israel gave the Levites these cities and their grazing lands.
NOG
So, as Yahweh had instructed, Levi’s descendants were given the following cities with pasturelands from the Israelites’ inheritance.
NABRE
Out of their own heritage, according to the command of the Lord, the Israelites gave the Levites the following cities with their pasture lands.
NASB
So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, in accordance with the command of the Lord.
NASB1995
So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the Lord.
NCB
So the Israelites gave the Levites cities and pastures out of their own inheritance as the Lord had commanded.
NCV
So the Israelites obeyed this command of the Lord and gave the Levite people these towns and pastures for their own land:
NET
So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.
NIRV
So the Israelites gave the Levites towns and grasslands out of their own shares of land. They did what the Lord had commanded. Here are the towns the Levites were given.
NIV
So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
NIVUK
So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasture-lands out of their own inheritance:
NKJV
So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their common-lands:
NLV
So the sons of Israel gave these cities and fields of their land to the Levites, as the Lord had said.
NLT
So by the command of the Lord the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land.
NRSVA
So by command of the Lord the Israelites gave to the Levites the following towns and pasture lands out of their inheritance.
NRSVACE
So by command of the Lord the Israelites gave to the Levites the following towns and pasture lands out of their inheritance.
NRSVCE
So by command of the Lord the Israelites gave to the Levites the following towns and pasture lands out of their inheritance.
NRSVUE
So by command of the Lord the Israelites gave to the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their inheritance.
OJB
And the Bnei Yisroel gave unto the Levi’im out of their nachalah, at the commandment of Hashem, these towns and their migrashim.
RGT
So the children of Israel gave these cities, with their suburbs, to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the Commandment of the LORD.
RSV
So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance.
RSVCE
So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance.
TLV
So Bnei-Yisrael gave to the Levites from their inheritance, according to the command of Adonai, these towns and their pastures:
VOICE
So in obedience to the Eternal’s command, the Israelites allotted to the Levites towns with their surrounding pasturelands, from out of their inheritances,
WEB
The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.
WYC
And the sons of Israel gave of their possessions, by commandment of the Lord, cities and the suburbs of those. (And so the Israelites gave to the Levites out of their possessions, by the command of the Lord, the following cities and their suburbs.)
YLT
And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:
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