Deuteronomy 12:19

12:19 Be careful not to overlook the Levites as long as you live in the land.

Joshua 21:1-45

Levitical Cities

21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders 21:2 in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The Lord told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle.” 21:3 So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.

21:4 The first lot belonged to ¹  the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. 21:5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 21:6 Gershon’s descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 21:7 Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 21:8 So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the Lord had instructed Moses.

21:9 They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below. 21:10 They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, ²  for the first lot belonged to them. 21:11 They assigned them Kiriath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas. 21:12 (Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.) 21:13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah, 21:14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 21:15 Holon, Debir, 21:16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes. 21:17 From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned ³  Gibeon, Geba, 21:18 Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:19 The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

21:20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim. 21:21 They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer, 21:22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon, 21:24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, ⁴  along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities. 21:26 The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.

21:27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: ⁵  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; 21:28 from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath, 21:29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 21:30 from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon, 21:31 Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 21:32 from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of three cities. 21:33 The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

21:34 They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, 21:35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 21:36 ⁶  from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz, 21:37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 21:38 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim, 21:39 Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:40 The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.

21:41 The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites ⁷  forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas. 21:42 Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard. ⁸ 

21:43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, ⁹  and they conquered ¹⁰  it and lived in it. 21:44 The Lord made them secure, ¹¹  in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. ¹²  None of their enemies could resist them. ¹³  21:45 Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel ¹⁴  was left unfulfilled; every one was realized. ¹⁵ 

Ezra 7:24

7:24 Furthermore, be aware of the fact ¹⁶  that you have no authority to impose tax, tribute, or toll on any of the priests, the Levites, the musicians, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or the attendants at the temple of this God.

Nehemiah 13:10

13:10 I also discovered that the grain offerings for the Levites had not been provided, and that as a result the Levites and the singers who performed this work had all gone off to their fields.

Matthew 10:10

10:10 no bag ¹⁷  for the journey, or an extra tunic, ¹⁸  or sandals or staff, ¹⁹  for the worker deserves his provisions.

Matthew 10:1

Sending Out the Twelve Apostles

10:1 Jesus ²⁰  called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits ²¹  so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness. ²² 

Colossians 1:13

1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves, ²³ 

Galatians 6:6

6:6 Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches ²⁴  it.

Galatians 6:2

6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 3:10

3:10 For all who ²⁵  rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.” ²⁶ 

Galatians 3:1

Justification by Law or by Faith?

3:1 You ²⁷  foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell ²⁸  on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed ²⁹  as crucified!

Galatians 5:17

5:17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires ³⁰  that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to ³¹  each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

[21:4]  ¹ tn Heb “came out for.”

[21:10]  ² tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Aaron, from the Kohathite clans, from the sons of Levi.”

[21:17]  ³ tn The words “they assigned” are supplied for clarification (also in vv. 23, 25).

[21:25]  ⁴ tn The name “Gath Rimmon” is problematic here, for it appears in the preceding list of Danite cities. The LXX reads “Iebatha”; 1 Chr 6:55 HT (6:70 ET) reads “Bileam.” Most modern translations retain the name “Gath Rimmon,” however.

[21:27]  ⁵ tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34).

[21:36]  ⁶ tc 21:36-37 are accidentally omitted from a number of significant Hebrew mss. They are, however, found in some Hebrew mss, the LXX and Vulgate.

[21:41]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel.”

[21:42]  ⁸ tn Heb “these cities were city [by] city, and its grazing areas [were] around it; so [it was] for all these cities.”

[21:43]  ⁹ tn Heb “which he had sworn to give to their fathers.”

[21:43]  ¹⁰ tn Or “possessed.”

[21:44]  ¹¹ tn Heb “gave them rest all around.”

[21:44]  ¹² tn Heb “according to all he swore to their fathers.”

[21:44]  ¹³ tn Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.”

[21:45]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the house of Israel.” Cf. NCV “the Israelites”; TEV “the people of Israel”; CEV, NLT “Israel.”

[21:45]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “not a word from all the good word which the Lord spoke to the house of Israel fell; the whole came to pass.”

[7:24]  ¹⁶ tn Aram “we are making known to you.”

[10:10]  ¹⁷ tn Or “no traveler’s bag”; or possibly “no beggar’s bag” (L&N 6.145; BDAG 811 s.v. πήρα).

[10:10]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “two tunics.” See the note on the word “tunic” in Matt 5:40.

[10:10]  ¹⁹ sn Mark 6:8 allows one staff. It might be that Matthew’s summary (cf. Luke 9:3) means not taking an extra staff or that the expression is merely rhetorical for “traveling light” which has been rendered in two slightly different ways.

[10:1]  ²⁰ tn Grk “And he.”

[10:1]  ²¹ sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.

[10:1]  ²² tn Grk “and every [kind of] sickness.” Here “every” was not repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[1:13]  ²³ tn Here αὐτοῦ (autou) has been translated as a subjective genitive (“he loves”).

[6:6]  ²⁴ tn Or “instructs,” “imparts.”

[3:10]  ²⁵ tn Grk “For as many as.”

[3:10]  ²⁶ tn Grk “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them.”

[3:1]  ²⁷ tn Grk “O” (an interjection used both in address and emotion). In context the following section is highly charged emotionally.

[3:1]  ²⁸ tn Or “deceived”; the verb βασκαίνω (baskainw) can be understood literally here in the sense of bewitching by black magic, but could also be understood figuratively to refer to an act of deception (see L&N 53.98 and 88.159).

[3:1]  ²⁹ tn Or “publicly placarded,” “set forth in a public proclamation” (BDAG 867 s.v. προγράφω 2).

[5:17]  ³⁰ tn The words “has desires” do not occur in the Greek text a second time, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.

[5:17]  ³¹ tn Or “are hostile toward” (L&N 39.1).