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Joshua 21:6
Joshua 21:6 is verse 6 of Joshua chapter 21, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
King James Version
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
World English Bible
The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
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Joshua 21:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible
4 The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Joshua 21:27This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
Joshua 21:28From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
Joshua 21:29Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
Joshua 21:30From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
Joshua 21:31Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
Joshua 21:32And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
Joshua 21:33In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.
Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
Numbers 3:21From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
Numbers 3:22The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
1 Chronicles 6:62The Gershomites , according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
1 Chronicles 6:71The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
1 Chronicles 6:72From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
1 Chronicles 6:73Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.
1 Chronicles 6:74From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
1 Chronicles 6:75Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.
1 Chronicles 6:76And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.