Joshua 21:21

21 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,

Joshua 21:21 in Other Translations

21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

ESV

21 To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,

NLT

21 Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,

MSG

21 Shechem (the asylum-city for the unconvicted killer) in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer,

CSB

21 The Israelites gave them: Shechem, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21:21 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:21

For they gave them Shechem, with her suburbs, in Mount
Ephraim
Of which see ( Joshua 20:7 ) ; [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;
which being on a mountain, was the more conspicuous, and the fitter for this purpose, as was Hebron in the hill country of Judea, ( Joshua 21:11 Joshua 21:13 ) ; this is the second; city of refuge mentioned: and Gezer with her suburbs:
a place from whence the Canaanites were not expelled; (See Gill on Joshua 16:10).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Joshua 21:21 In-Context

19 The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.

20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:

21 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,

22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

23 Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

Cross References 2

1. S Joshua 17:7; Joshua 20:7
2. S Joshua 10:33

Joshua 21:21

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Joshua 21:21 in Other Translations

Joshua 21:21 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:21 In-Context

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