Joshua 21:10
“Which the children of Aaron being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Leui, had: (for theirs was the first lot.)”
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Joshua 21:10 Context
8And the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. 9¶ And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 10Which the children of Aaron being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Leui, had: (for theirs was the first lot.) 11And they gaue them the citie of Arbah the father of Anak (which citie is Hebron) in the hill countrey of Iudah, with þe suburbs thereof round about it. 12But the fields of the citie, and the villages thereof, gaue they to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, for his possession.
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Other Translations for Joshua 21:10
Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
- King James Version
and they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for the lot was theirs first.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
- American Standard Version (1901)
These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.
- Basic English Bible
and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
- Darby Bible
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
- Webster's Bible
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
- World English Bible
and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Joshua 21:10
21:10 Families - That is, of the family, the plural number for the singular, which is not unusual.