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Joshua 21:41-45

Levitical Cities and the LORD’s Faithfulness to Every Promise

The Levites request the cities promised through Moses, Israel gives them cities and pasturelands from each tribal inheritance, and the chapter concludes by celebrating that not one of the LORD’s good promises failed.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

41For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

42Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

43Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

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Verse 41

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 6:64Classic cross-references

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For the Levites, thenהַלְוִיִּ֔םH3881Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralthere were forty-eightאַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705Number - common plural. . .וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הH8083Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרֵ֣יH5892Noun - feminine plural constructin allכֹּ֚לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructtogether with their pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃H4054Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine pluralwithinבְּת֖וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe territoryאֲחֻזַּ֣תH272Noun - feminine singular constructvvvבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .עָרִ֛יםH5892Noun - feminine plural

Verse 42

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Eachהֶעָרִ֣יםH5892Article | Noun - feminine plural. . .עִ֣ירH5892Noun - feminine singularof theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralcitiesעִ֔ירH5892Noun - feminine singularhadתִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙H1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralits own surroundingסְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָH5439Adverb | third person feminine singularpasturelandsוּמִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָH4054Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularthis was trueכֵּ֖ןH3651Adverbfor allלְכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructtheהָאֵֽלֶּה׃סH428Article | Pronoun - common pluralcitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםH5892Article | Noun - feminine plural

Verse 43

Cross-references

Genesis 13:15Classic cross-references Joshua 23:14Classic cross-references Exodus 23:27Classic cross-references Genesis 28:4Classic cross-references Psalms 106:42Classic cross-references

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Thus the LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singulargaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe landהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeHe had swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto giveלָתֵ֣תH5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructtheir fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֑םH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland they took possession of itוַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָH3423Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singularand settledוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralin itבָֽהּ׃Preposition | third person feminine singular

Verse 44

Cross-references

Exodus 33:14Classic cross-references 1 Kings 8:56Classic cross-references Exodus 23:31Classic cross-references Joshua 11:23Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 31:3Classic cross-references

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And the LORDיְהוָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulargave them restוַיָּ֨נַחH5117Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .לָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluralon every sideמִסָּבִ֔יבH5439Preposition-m | Adverbjust asכְּכֹ֥לH3605Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeHe had swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עH7650Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֑םH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralNoneוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .אִ֤ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularof their enemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural-אֵ֚תH853Direct object marker-כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructcould standעָ֨מַדH5975Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularagainst themבִּפְנֵיהֶם֙H6440Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralfor the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardeliveredנָתַ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularallמִכָּל־H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructtheir enemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םH341Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralinto their handבְּיָדָֽם׃H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 45

Cross-references

1 Kings 8:56Classic cross-references Joshua 23:14Classic cross-references Numbers 23:19Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:24Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:9Classic cross-references

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Not oneלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleof allמִכֹּל֙H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַדָּבָ֣רH1697Article | Noun - masculine singularthe LORD’sיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulargoodהַטּ֔וֹבH2896Article | Adjective - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativepromisesדָּבָ֔רH1697Noun - masculine singular-דִּבֶּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe houseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularhad failedנָפַ֣לH5307Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulareverythingהַכֹּ֖לH3605Article | Noun - masculine singularwas fulfilledבָּֽא׃פH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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