Joshua 21:40 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 21:40 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
לִבְנֵ֤י
bên
H1121
son
מְרָרִי֙
Mᵉrârîy
H4847
Merari
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים
yâthar
H3498
to remain
מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
וַיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
גּוֹרָלָ֔ם
gôwrâl
H1486
lot
עָרִ֖ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
שְׁתֵּ֥ים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עֶשְׂרֵֽה
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
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World English Bible Public Domain
All [these were] the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.
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King James Version Public Domain
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
All of the cities for the sons of Merari according to their clans, the remaining ones from the clans of the Levites, were 12 cities their lot.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).