Bible verse
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
Joshua 21:41 · BSB
The verses around it, from Joshua 21.
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
40 In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
41 For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
42 Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.
43 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
44 And 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.
45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
KJV
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
ASV
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
ERV
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
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