Joshua 21:7

7 The family groups of Merari received 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. Each family group received its share.

Joshua 21:7 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:7

The children of Merari by their families
The descendants of Merari, the third son of Levi:

[had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad;
which were both on the other side Jordan:

and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities;
in all forty eight, as the Lord commanded, ( Numbers 35:7 ) .

Joshua 21:7 In-Context

5 The rest of Kohath's family groups were given ten towns from the family groups of the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and half of the tribe of Manasseh.

6 The family groups of Gershon were given 13 towns from the family groups of the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali and half of the tribe of Manasseh. That part of Manasseh was in the land of Bashan.

7 The family groups of Merari received 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. Each family group received its share.

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

9 They gave some towns from the territories of the tribes of Judah and Simeon