Joshua 21:33

33 For the Gershonites and their families: thirteen towns with their pastures.

Joshua 21:33 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:33

All the cities of the Gershonites, according to their
families
Which were divided among them, according to the number of their families: [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs;
two out of the half tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan, four out of Issachar, four out of Asher, and three out of Naphtali.

Joshua 21:33 In-Context

31 Helkath, and Rehob, with their pastures - four towns.
32 From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (an asylum-city for the unconvicted killer), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, with their pastures - three towns.
33 For the Gershonites and their families: thirteen towns with their pastures.
34 The Merari families, the remaining Levites, were given from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, with their pastures - four cities.
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