Josué 21:3

3 Por isso, de acordo com a ordem do SENHOR, os israelitas deram da sua própria herança as seguintes cidades com suas pastagens aos levitas:

Josué 21:3 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:3

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their
inheritance
Knowing full well there was such a command, made no objection to their motion, but freely gave them cities out of the portion of inheritance allotted to them; this they did

at the commandment of the Lord, and in obedience to it, even gave
these cities and suburbs;
after mentioned: this was done by the tribes themselves; as there were a certain number fixed by the commandment of God, they agreed among themselves how many and what cities should be given out of each tribe; and then lots were cast for them by Joshua, what and which cities should be appropriated to their several divisions, as the Kohathites that sprang from Aaron, and the rest of them that did not, and the Gershonites and Merarites, as follows.

Josué 21:3 In-Context

1 Os chefes de família dos levitas se aproximaram do sacerdote Eleazar, de Josué, filho de Num, e dos chefes das outras famílias das tribos dos israelitas

2 em Siló, na terra de Canaã, e lhes disseram: “O SENHOR ordenou por meio de Moisés que vocês nos dessem cidades onde pudéssemos habitar e pastagens para os nossos animais”.

3 Por isso, de acordo com a ordem do SENHOR, os israelitas deram da sua própria herança as seguintes cidades com suas pastagens aos levitas:

4 A sorte saiu primeiro para os coatitas, clã por clã. Os levitas, que eram descendentes do sacerdote Arão, receberam treze cidades das tribos de Judá, de Simeão e de Benjamim.

5 Os outros descendentes de Coate receberam dez cidades dos clãs das tribos de Efraim e de Dã, e da metade da tribo de Manassés.