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KJV Lexicon And unto the childrenben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Gershon Gershown (gay-resh-one') a refugee; Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite -- Gershon, Gershom. of the families mishpachah (mish-paw-khaw') a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red). of the Levites Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee') a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite. out of the other half chetsiy (khay-tsee') the half or middle -- half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts. tribe matteh (mat-teh') rod, staff, tribe. of Manasseh Mnashsheh (men-ash-sheh') causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Manasseh. they gave Golan Gowlan (go-lawn') captive; Golan, a place east of the Jordan -- Golan. in Bashan Bashan (baw-shawn') Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan -- Bashan. with her suburbs migrash (mig-rawsh') a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea -- cast out, suburb. to be a city `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. of refuge miqlat (mik-lawt') an asylum (as a receptacle) -- refuge. for the slayer ratsach (raw-tsakh') to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er). and Beeshterah B`eshtrah (beh-esh-ter-aw') with Ashtoreth; Beeshterah, a place East of the Jordan -- Beeshterah. with her suburbs migrash (mig-rawsh') a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea -- cast out, suburb. two shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. cities `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible To the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities. King James Bible And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities. Holman Christian Standard Bible From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave to the descendants of Gershon, who were one of the Levite clans: Golan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in Bashan, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands--two cities. International Standard Version To the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levitical families) from the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Golan in Bashan as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, and Beeshterah with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities. NET Bible They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: 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; GOD'S WORD® Translation They gave the families of Gershon's descendants, who were in the tribe of Levi, two cities with pasturelands from half of the tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for murderers) and Ashtaroth. King James 2000 Bible And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with its pasture lands; two cities. Links Joshua 21:27Joshua 21:27 NIV Joshua 21:27 NLT Joshua 21:27 ESV Joshua 21:27 NASB Joshua 21:27 KJV |
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