Joshua 21:8 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

English Amplified

The Israelites gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands (suburbs), as the Lord commanded through Moses.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The Israelites gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands (suburbs), as the Lord commanded through Moses.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.

English EASY 2024

In that way, the Israelites gave these towns to the Levites, as well as land for their animals. They used lots to do it. They did as the Lord had told Moses to do.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and the fields around them, just as the Lord had told Moses.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

By drawing lots, the people of Israel assigned these cities and their pasture lands to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The Israelites gave these cities with pasturelands to Levi's descendants by drawing lots, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

English KJV 1611

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

So the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The Israelites allotted the Levites these cities and their grazing lands, as the Lord commanded through Moses.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

These cities with their pasture lands the Israelites allotted to the Levites in obedience to the LORD'S command through Moses.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So the people of Israel gave those towns and their grasslands to the Levites. They did what the Lord had commanded through Moses.

So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

English NKJ 1982

And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.

So the Israelites obeyed the LORD's command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

These towns and their pasture lands the Israelites gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Yahweh had commanded through Moses to draw lots to see what cities the Levites would receive. So they drew lots, and the people of Israel gave them these cities together with the pasturelands around them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

These cities and their pasture lands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So the Lord's command to Moses was obeyed, and the cities and pasturelands were assigned by the toss of the sacred dice.

English Tyndale 1537

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their Suburbs as the LORD commanded by Moses.