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two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the half-tribe of Manasseh, <i>they allotted</i> Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, <i>they allotted</i> Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />From the half-tribe of Manasseh, <i>they gave</i> Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />From the half-tribe of Manasseh, <i>they allotted</i> Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From half the tribe of Manasseh they gave: Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From half the tribe of Manasseh they gave: Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Half of the tribe of Manasseh gave them two cities with pasturelands: Taanach and Gath Rimmon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />From the territory of West Manasseh they were given two cities: Taanach and Gathrimmon, with their pasture lands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon?two cities, together with their pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Beth Shean with its suburbs; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs -- two cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from half the tribe of Manasseh, Tanach and her area, and the Press of the Pomegranate and her area: two cities.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And of the half tribe of Manasses, Thanac and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, two cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—two towns.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities with their suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And from half of the tribe of Menasheh: Tanak and its fields and Gethremun and its fields two cities and their fields<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/21-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=5443" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/21.htm">Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4276.htm" title="4276: ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Half, middle. From chatsah; a halving or the middle.">And from the half-tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭêh (N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4519.htm" title="4519: mə·naš·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- From nashah; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Manasseh they were given</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8590.htm" title="8590: ta‘·naḵ (N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city assigned to Manasseh. Or Tanak; of uncertain derivation; Taanak or Tanak, a place in Palestine.">Taanach</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4054.htm" title="4054: miḡ·rā·še·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Also feminine migrashah; from garash; a suburb; hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1667.htm" title="1667: gaṯ-From gath and rimmown; wine-press of pomegranate; Gath-Rimmon, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1667.htm" title="1667: rim·mō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- From gath and rimmown; wine-press of pomegranate; Gath-Rimmon, a place in Palestine.">Gath-rimmon—</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tā·yim (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">two</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rîm (N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">together with</a> <a href="/hebrew/4054.htm" title="4054: miḡ·rā·še·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Also feminine migrashah; from garash; a suburb; hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea.">their pasturelands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-41.htm">Joshua 21:41</a></span><br />For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/20-7.htm">Joshua 20:7-9</a></span><br />So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. / And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh. / These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Numbers 35:6-8</a></span><br />Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities. / The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands. / The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-77.htm">1 Chronicles 6:77</a></span><br />The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-64.htm">1 Chronicles 6:64-65</a></span><br />So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands. / They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Deuteronomy 4:41-43</a></span><br />Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east / to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: / Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Leviticus 25:32-34</a></span><br />As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the cities they possess. / So whatever belongs to the Levites may be redeemed—a house sold in a city they possess—and must be released in the Jubilee, because the houses in the cities of the Levites are their possession among the Israelites. / But the open pastureland around their cities may not be sold, for this is their permanent possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-20.htm">Numbers 18:20-24</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. / Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. / No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a></span><br />And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-29.htm">Luke 18:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></span><br />And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.</p><p class="hdg">Tanach</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a></b></br> And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, <i>even</i> three countries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-19.htm">Judges 5:19</a></b></br> The kings came <i>and</i> fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/21-20.htm">Allotted</a> <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/21-6.htm">Half</a> <a href="/joshua/21-6.htm">Half-Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/joshua/21-6.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/joshua/21-6.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Pasturelands</a> <a href="/joshua/21-23.htm">Received</a> <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Rimmon</a> <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Taanach</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Ta'anach</a> <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Tanach</a> <a href="/joshua/21-24.htm">Together</a> <a href="/joshua/21-23.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/21-40.htm">Allotted</a> <a href="/joshua/21-26.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Half</a> <a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Half-Tribe</a> <a href="/joshua/21-26.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/joshua/21-26.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/21-26.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/joshua/21-26.htm">Pasturelands</a> <a href="/judges/13-23.htm">Received</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Rimmon</a> <a href="/joshua/21-26.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Taanach</a> <a href="/judges/5-19.htm">Ta'anach</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Tanach</a> <a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Together</a> <a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other tribes unto the Levites.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">God gives the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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One half settled on the east side of the Jordan River, while the other half settled on the west. This allocation reflects the fulfillment of the promise given to Joseph's descendants, highlighting the importance of inheritance and land distribution among the tribes of Israel. The division also underscores the unity and diversity within the nation of Israel.<p><b>they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon</b><br>Taanach and Gath-rimmon were cities allocated to the Levites, specifically the Kohathite clan, as part of their inheritance. Taanach is located in the Jezreel Valley, a fertile and strategic area, often associated with significant biblical battles, such as those involving Deborah and Barak (Judges 5). Gath-rimmon, though less frequently mentioned, was also a Levitical city, emphasizing the provision for the Levites who served in religious duties and did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes. The allocation of these cities to the Levites underscores the importance of supporting those dedicated to spiritual leadership and worship.<p><b>two cities, together with their pasturelands</b><br>The mention of pasturelands indicates the practical needs of the Levites, who required land for their livestock and sustenance. This provision ensured that the Levites could maintain their livelihood while focusing on their religious responsibilities. The inclusion of pasturelands with the cities highlights the comprehensive care God provided for the Levites, ensuring they had both a place to live and resources to sustain themselves. This arrangement reflects the broader biblical principle of God's provision for His people and the importance of supporting those who serve in ministry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/half-tribe_of_manasseh.htm">Half-Tribe of Manasseh</a></b><br>One of the tribes of Israel, descended from Manasseh, the son of Joseph. This tribe was divided, with portions settling on both sides of the Jordan River.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/taanach.htm">Taanach</a></b><br>A city allocated to the Levites, located in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh. It was an important Canaanite city before being conquered by the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gath-rimmon.htm">Gath-rimmon</a></b><br>Another city given to the Levites, also within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh. Its name means "winepress of the pomegranate."<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>The priestly tribe of Israel, who were given cities and pasturelands instead of a contiguous territory, as they were set apart for religious duties.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pasturelands.htm">Pasturelands</a></b><br>Areas surrounding the cities given to the Levites for their livestock, ensuring their sustenance and ability to perform their duties.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_his_servants.htm">God's Provision for His Servants</a></b><br>The allocation of cities to the Levites demonstrates God's provision for those dedicated to His service. It reminds us of the importance of supporting those in ministry today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_support.htm">The Importance of Community Support</a></b><br>The Levites relied on the other tribes for their sustenance, illustrating the need for community and mutual support within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_beyond_material_wealth.htm">Inheritance Beyond Material Wealth</a></b><br>The Levites' inheritance was not land but their service to God, teaching us to value spiritual inheritance over material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_assigned_roles.htm">Faithfulness in Assigned Roles</a></b><br>Each tribe and group had specific roles and responsibilities. This encourages us to be faithful in the roles God has assigned to us, whether in ministry, work, or family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_among_god's_people.htm">Unity Among God's People</a></b><br>The distribution of cities among the tribes highlights the unity and interdependence of God's people, a principle that applies to the church today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_blessings_for_his_sons.htm">What are Jacob's prophetic blessings for his sons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ephraim's_claims.htm">1 Chronicles 7:20-29 - Are there historical or archaeological records supporting Ephraim's vast numbers and territorial claims listed here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_manasseh_defeat_canaanites.htm">Joshua 17:12: Why couldn't Manasseh drive out the Canaanites if God had already promised total victory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_levites'_lands_align_biblically.htm">In Joshua 14:3-4, how does the Levites' lack of a territorial inheritance align with other biblical passages that mention Levitical cities and lands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tanach</span>. The same as the Taanach before mentioned, <a href="/joshua/12-21.htm">Joshua 12:21</a>. In <a href="/1_chronicles/6-70.htm">1 Chronicles 6:70</a> (56 Hebrews text) we have Eth-aner, an obvious blunder, as the Hebrew shows, Resh having been read for Hheth, and Aleph having been inserted to form the Eth of the accusative ease. This reading existed, however, as far back as the LXX. version. <span class="cmt_word">Gath-rimmon.</span> There is a blunder also here, where Gath-rimmon has crept in by the mistake of a copyist from the last verse. The true reading is preserved in <a href="/1_chronicles/6-70.htm">1 Chronicles 6:70</a>, where we find Ibleam (see <a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a>), or as it is there written Bileam; no doubt by mistake; the Hebrew letters (omitting the Jod, which has dropped out), being those that compose the familiar name of Balaam the prophet. The LXX. reads <span class="accented">Jebath</span> here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/21-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And from the half-tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mim·ma·ḥă·ṣîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4276.htm">Strong's 4276: </a> </span><span class="str2">A halving, the middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Manasseh [they were given]</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·naš·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4519.htm">Strong's 4519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Taanach</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעְנַךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ta‘·naḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8590.htm">Strong's 8590: </a> </span><span class="str2">Taanach -- a Canaanite city assigned to Manasseh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gath-rimmon—</span><br /><span class="heb">רִמּ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(rim·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1667.htm">Strong's 1667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gath-rimmon -- 'wine press of a pomegranate', two places in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתָּֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·tā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their pasturelands.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ</span> <span class="translit">(miḡ·rā·še·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4054.htm">Strong's 4054: </a> </span><span class="str2">A suburb, the area around a, building, the margin of the sea</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/21-25.htm">Joshua 21:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/21-25.htm">OT History: Joshua 21:25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Taanach (Josh. 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