To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
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To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
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And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
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And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it;
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Joshua 21:34 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77 To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands;
- Joshua 12:22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
- Joshua 19:11 Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.
- Joshua 19:15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
- Joshua 21:7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain They are here called the rest, because they are…
They are here called the rest, because they are last numbered, and Merari was the younger brother, Gen. 46:11.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And unto the families of the children of Merari,…
And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites,.... The descendants of the youngest son of Levi, who were all that remained of the Levites unprovided of cities:
out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs; which lay near Carmel, and was a royal city; See Gill on Jos 12:22,
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and Kartah with her suburbs; perhaps the same with Kattath, Jos 19:15.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Merarite cities. Some of these places are not found…
Merarite cities. Some of these places are not found in the list of Zebulonite cities in Jos 19:10-16. The text is considered corrupt.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 34–42. The Cities of the Merarites
34–42. The Cities of the Merarites
34. And unto the families of the children of Merari] were assigned twelve cities, viz.,
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(a) Four in Zebulun,
(b) Four in Reuben,
(c) Four in Gad.
Jokneam] See Jos_19:11; Kartah and Dimnah unknown.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 To the rest of the Levites—the clans of Merari—were…
To the rest of the Levites—the clans of Merari—were given out of the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam
This can be stated in active form. AT: The rest of the Levites—the clans of Merari—received from the tribe of Zebulun Jokneam" (See: Active or Passive)
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Merari
name of a person (See: How to Translate Names)
Jokneam ... Kartah ... Dimnah ... Nahalal
names of cities (See: How to Translate Names)
four cities in all
The cities are referred to in total as a number. (See: Numbers)
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Zebulun
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