All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
KJV
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAll the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel are forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
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Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period