21:20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.
21:41 The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites 1 forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.
21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders
21:34 They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
21:4 The first lot belonged to 11 the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
21:27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: 12 from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities;
1 tn Heb “in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel.”
1 tn Or “assigned an inheritance.”
2 tn Or “no inheritance.”
3 tn The Hebrew text adds, “in their midst.”
1 sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.
2 tn Heb “set out from your place.”
3 tn Or “march.”
1 tn Heb “and they did not assign a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities [in which] to live and their pastures for their cattle and property.”
1 tn Or “the priesthood of the
2 tn Or “inheritance.”
1 tn Heb “came out for.”
1 tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34).
1 tn Heb “All Israel.”
2 tn Or “elders.”
3 tn Heb “like the resident alien, like the citizen.” The language is idiomatic, meaning that both groups were treated the same, at least in this instance.
4 tn Heb “as Moses, the