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Joshua 21:1 KJV
Joshua · chapter 21 · verse 1
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;Joshua 21:1 · King James Version
Joshua 21:1 in context
1Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
2And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- LevitesLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of LeviH3881 →
- EleazarʼElʻâzârElazar, the name of seven IsraelitesH499 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- JoshuaYᵉhôwshûwaʻJehoshua , the Jewish leaderH3091 →
- tribesmaṭṭeha branchH4294 →
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Here is, I. The Levites' petition presented to this general convention of the states, now sitting at Shiloh, Jos 21:1, Jos 21:2. Observe, 1. They had not their lot assigned them till they made their claim. There is an inheritance provided for all the saints, that royal priesthood, but then they must petition for it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8