Josué 21:40

40 Todas as cidades dadas aos clãs meraritas, que eram o restante dos levitas, foram doze.

Josué 21:40 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:40

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their
families
Which were distributed by lot to them, according to the number of their families, and were sufficient for them:

which were remaining of the families of the Levites;
the last division of them, besides those of the Kohathites, Levites, and the Gershonites:

were [by] their lot twelve cities;
four out of the tribe of Zebulun, four out of the tribe of Reuben, and four out of the tribe of Gad, whose names are before given,

Josué 21:40 In-Context

38 Da tribo de Gade:em Gileade, Ramote, cidade de refúgio dos acusados de homicídio, Maanaim,
39 Hesbom e Jazar, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram quatro cidades ao todo.
40 Todas as cidades dadas aos clãs meraritas, que eram o restante dos levitas, foram doze.
41 No total, as cidades dos levitas nos territórios dos outros israelitas foram quarenta e oito cidades com os seus arredores.
42 Cada uma de todas essas cidades tinha pastagens ao seu redor.
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