They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.
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They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.
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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 Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
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And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.
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Passages linked to Joshua 21:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 6:71 To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
- Deuteronomy 1:4 after he had struck Sihon the king of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan who lived in Ashtaroth, at Edrei.
- Deuteronomy 4:43 Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
- Joshua 20:8 Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Golan and Kadesh were the cities of refuge under…
Golan and Kadesh were the cities of refuge under the Gershonites.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And unto the children of Gershon, of the families…
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites,.... The descendants of the second son of Levi:
out of the other half tribe of Manasseh; that which was settled beyond Jordan:
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they gave Golan in Bashan, with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; see Jos 20:8; this is the third city of refuge mentioned:
and Beeshterah with her suburbs; called Ashtaroth, Ch1 6:71; which had been the royal city of Og, king of Bashan, where he had his palace, Deu 1:4. Here seems to have been formerly a temple dedicated to the goddess Astarte; for Beeshterah is a compound of "Beth" and "Ashterah", or Astarte; that is, the house or temple of Astarte, but now become a city of the Levites:
two cities; two more having been before given out of the other half tribe.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 27. Golan in Bashan] On this and the…
Verse 27. Golan in Bashan] On this and the other cities of refuge mentioned here, See Clarke on Jos 20:7.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Compare Jos 19:18, etc. Of the cities of the…
Compare Jos 19:18, etc. Of the cities of the Gershonites, for Beesh-terah read (Beeshterah.) The name is a contraction of Beth-Ashterah (“house of Ashterah”) and the city is undoubtedly the Ashtaroth or Astaroth of Og Jos 12:4; Deu 1:4; 1Ch 6:71.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Refuge. Literally, "the cities of refuge, Gaulon...and Bosra." See…
Refuge. Literally, "the cities of refuge, Gaulon...and Bosra." See ver. 21. (Haydock) --- The latter gives place to Asteroth, in Paralipomenon.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 27. Beeshterah seems to be a contraction of Beth-Ashterah…
27. Beeshterah seems to be a contraction of Beth-Ashterah — house of Astoreth — the residence of Og. See Jos_9:10.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27–33. The Cities of the Gershonites
27–33. The Cities of the Gershonites
27. And unto the children of Gershon] were assigned thirteen cities,
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(a) Two in Eastern Manasseh,
(b) Four in Issachar,
(c) Four in Asher,
(d) Three in Naphtali.
Golan in Bashan] See ch. Jos_20:8; Beesh-terah or Beeshterah, without any division of the syllables. The name is a contraction of Beth-Ashterah = the house of Ashterah, or Ashtaroth, a city of Og; see ch. Jos_12:4, and 1Ch_6:71.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain To be a city of refuge (see above, ver.…
To be a city of refuge (see above, ver. 13). Be-eshterah. Thus printed by the Masorites, and thus translated by the LXX, but no doubt the same as Og"s city Ashtaroth. (see Jos_12:4, and 1Ch_6:71)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 From the half tribe of Manasseh, to clans of…
From the half tribe of Manasseh, to clans of Gershon, these were other Levite clans, and they gave Golan
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The half tribe of Manasseh, other Levite clans, received from the half tribe of Manasseh Golan" (See: Active or Passive)
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Golan ... Be Eshterah
names of cities (See: How to Translate Names)
killed another unintentionally
This refers to a death resulting from an action not intended to harm a person.
two cities
number of cities (See: Numbers)
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Manasseh
clan
Levi
Bashan
refuge
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