Josué 21:26-36

26 Total, dix villes et leurs banlieues, pour les familles des autres enfants de Kéhath.
27 On donna aussi de la demi-tribu de Manassé, aux enfants de Guershon, d'entre les familles des Lévites, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Golan en Bassan et sa banlieue, et Beeshthra et sa banlieue, deux villes;
28 De la tribu d'Issacar, Kishjon et sa banlieue, Dabrath et sa banlieue,
29 Jarmuth et sa banlieue, En-Gannim et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
30 De la tribu d'Asser, Misheal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,
31 Helkath et sa banlieue, et Réhob et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
32 Et de la tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Kédès en Galilée et sa banlieue, Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue, trois villes.
33 Total des villes des Guershonites, selon leurs familles: treize villes et leurs banlieues.
34 On donna de la tribu de Zabulon, aux familles des enfants de Mérari, formant le reste des Lévites, Joknéam et sa banlieue, Kartha et sa banlieue,
35 Dimna et sa banlieue, et Nahalal et sa banlieue, quatre villes;
36 De la tribu de Ruben, Betser et sa banlieue, Jahtsa et sa banlieue,

Josué 21:26-36 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 21

This chapter contains the address of the Levites to the court, to have the cities and suburbs given them according to the command of God by Moses, Jos 21:1,2; the grant of them by lot out of the several tribes, Jos 21:3-8; the particular cities out of the tribes of Judah and Simeon are mentioned by name, Jos 21:9-16; then those out of the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 21:17-19; next those out of the tribe of Ephraim, Jos 21:20-22; afterwards those out of the tribe of Dan, Jos 21:23-26; then those out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 21:27; and out of the tribe of Issachar, Jos 21:28,29; and out of the tribe of Asher, Jos 21:30,31; and of Naphtali, Jos 21:32,33; and of Zebulun, Jos 21:34,35; and of Reuben, Jos 21:36,37; and of Gad, Jos 21:38-40; which in all made forty eight, Jos 21:41,42; and the chapter is concluded with observing, that God gave Israel all the land of Canaan, and rest in it, according to his promise, very faithfully and punctually, Jos 21:43-45.

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