Joshua 21:1 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 21:1

Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

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ASV

Then came near the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;

KJV

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A list of the Levitical cities, varying in some particulars from that given in this chapter, is also, given in 1 Chr. 6:54-81.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

For no cities of refuge were appointed before they had been assigned to the Levites. To this may be added what was formerly said, that Joshua and Eleazar had made an end of dividing the land. Now, the land was not truly divided till the habitation of the Levites was fixed.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And it is probable that they had an eye to the situation of them, taking care they should be so dispersed as that no part of the country should be too far distant from a Levites' city. They gave them at the commandment of the Lord, that is, with an eye to the command and in obedience to it, which was it that sanctified the grant.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ	vai.yi.ge.Shu	and they approached	H5066 →
רָאשֵׁי֙	ra.Shei	[the] leaders of	H7218 →
אֲב֣וֹת	'a.Vot	[the] fathers of	H1 →
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal.vi.Yim	the Levites	H3881 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֶלְעָזָר֙	'el.'a.Zar	Eleazar	H499 →
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ	ye.ho.Shu.a'	Joshua	H3091 →
בִּן־	bin-	[the] son of	H1121 →
נ֑וּן	Nun	Nun	H5126 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
רָאשֵׁ֛י	ra.Shei	[the] leaders of	H7218 →
אֲב֥וֹת	'a.Vot	[the] fathers of	H1 →
הַמַּטּ֖וֹת	ha.ma.Tot	the tribes	H4294 →
לִבְנֵ֥י	liv.Nei	of [the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 19:51
These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance…
leads to
- Joshua 14:1
  Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joshua 18:10
  And Joshua cast lots for them in the presence of the LORD at Shiloh, where he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their divisions.
- Joshua 18:1
  Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
Through
Joshua 14:1
Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of…
leads to
- Numbers 34:17–29
  “These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Exodus 6:25
Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
leads to
- Joshua 24:33
  Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
Through
Exodus 6:14
These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
leads to
- Genesis 46:9
  The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- 1 Chronicles 5:3
  The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
- Numbers 26:5–7
  Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: The Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu,

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Joshua