Joshua 21:7
New King James Version
7 (A)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.
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Joshua 21:7
New International Version
7 The descendants of Merari,(A) according to their clans, received twelve(B) towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.(C)
Joshua 21:34-40
New King James Version
34 (A)And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land, 35 Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities; 36 [a]and from the tribe of Reuben, (B)Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land, 37 Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities; 38 and from the tribe of Gad, (C)Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land, 39 Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
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- Joshua 21:36 So with LXX, Vg. (cf. 1 Chr. 6:78, 79); MT, Bg., Tg. omit vv. 36, 37
Joshua 21:34-40
New International Version
34 The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given:
from the tribe of Zebulun,(A)
Jokneam,(B) Kartah, 35 Dimnah and Nahalal,(C) together with their pasturelands—four towns;
36 from the tribe of Reuben,
38 from the tribe of Gad,
Ramoth(G) in Gilead(H) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,(I) 39 Heshbon and Jazer,(J) together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.
40 The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.(K)
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