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href="/bsb/joshua/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,<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 tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben <i>they gave</i> Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And from the tribe of Reuben, <i>they gave</i> Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben, <i>they gave</i> Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben, <i>they gave</i> Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben they gave: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben they gave: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, <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 tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,<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 tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahaz with her suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The tribe of Reuben also gave them four cities with pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,<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 Reuben they received four cities: Bezer, Jahaz, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br /> From the tribe of Reuben were allocated Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And across the Jordan opposite Jericho, from the tribe of Reuben: a city of refuge for the manslayer, Bezer in the wilderness, on the plateau, with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,<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 tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahazah with its suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, <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 tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its outskirts, and Jahazah and its outskirts,<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 tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible does not contain this specified verse </i></font><Rf><div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Of the tribe of Ruben beyond the Jordan over against Jericho, Bosor in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Miser and Jaser <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 21:36> from the tribe of Reuben, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho, Bezer in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jazer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Also, across the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, the city of refuge for homicides at Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,<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 tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,<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 tribe of Zebulun, Nacah with its suburbs, Karthan with its 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 the tribe of Zabulun:Nekakh and its fields and Qarthan and its 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 tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/21-36.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=5530" 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">35</span>Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: ū·mim·maṭ·ṭêh (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">From the tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/7205.htm" title="7205: rə·’ū·ḇên (N-proper-ms) -- From the imperative of ra'ah and ben; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob.">of Reuben 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/1221.htm" title="1221: be·ṣer (N-proper-fs) -- The same as betser, an inaccessible spot; Betser, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite.">Bezer,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3096.htm" title="3096: yah·ṣāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Or Yahtsah; or Yahtsah; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor; Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan.">Jahaz,</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> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.…<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="/numbers/35-1.htm">Numbers 35:1-8</a></span><br />Again the LORD spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho: / “Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. / The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/20-1.htm">Joshua 20:1-9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Joshua, / “Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge, as I instructed you through Moses, / so that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78-79</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, / Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.<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="/joshua/13-8.htm">Joshua 13:8-33</a></span><br />The other half of Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them: / The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon, / and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-81</a></span><br />Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/33-50.htm">Numbers 33:50-56</a></span><br />On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, the LORD said to Moses, / “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan, / you must drive out before you all the inhabitants of the land, destroy all their carved images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-49.htm">Joshua 19:49-51</a></span><br />When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them, / as the LORD had commanded. They gave him the city of Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, as he requested. He rebuilt the city and settled in it. / These are the inheritances that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families distributed by lot to the tribes of Israel at Shiloh before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. So they finished dividing up the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-10</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. / There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.<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="/hebrews/11-30.htm">Hebrews 11:30-31</a></span><br />By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. / By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a></span><br />Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.<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.</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 tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,</p><p class="hdg">Bezer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/20-8.htm">Joshua 20:8</a></b></br> And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-43.htm">Deuteronomy 4:43</a></b></br> <i>Namely</i>, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78,79</a></b></br> And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, <i>were given them</i> out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, … </p><p class="hdg">Jahazah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-18.htm">Joshua 13:18</a></b></br> And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23</a></b></br> And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78</a></b></br> And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, <i>were given them</i> out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,</p><p class="hdg">Jahzah </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/20-8.htm">Bezer</a> <a href="/joshua/13-18.htm">Jahaz</a> <a href="/joshua/13-18.htm">Jahazah</a> <a href="/joshua/13-18.htm">Jahzah</a> <a href="/joshua/21-35.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/joshua/21-35.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/21-35.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/joshua/21-7.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/joshua/21-35.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/joshua/21-34.htm">Tribe</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">Bezer</a> <a href="/judges/11-20.htm">Jahaz</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Jahazah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">Jahzah</a> <a href="/joshua/21-37.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/joshua/21-37.htm">Open</a> <a href="/joshua/21-37.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/joshua/22-9.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/joshua/21-37.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/joshua/21-38.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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Reuben's tribe settled on the east side of the Jordan River, in the region of Gilead. This location was significant as it was part of the land conquered by Moses before the Israelites crossed into Canaan. The tribe's inheritance outside the main body of Israelite territory reflects Reuben's historical narrative, including his loss of the birthright due to his transgression against his father Jacob (<a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Genesis 49:3-4</a>).<p><b>they were given Bezer</b><br>Bezer was designated as one of the cities of refuge, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-43.htm">Deuteronomy 4:43</a> and <a href="/joshua/20-8.htm">Joshua 20:8</a>. These cities provided asylum for individuals who committed unintentional manslaughter, allowing them to escape the avenger of blood until a fair trial could be conducted. Bezer's location in the wilderness plateau of Moab highlights its strategic importance and accessibility. The concept of cities of refuge is a type of Christ, who provides refuge and salvation for sinners seeking forgiveness and protection.<p><b>Jahaz</b><br>Jahaz, also known as Jahaza or Jahzah, was a city located in the territory of Reuben. It is historically significant as the site of a major battle between the Israelites and the Amorite king Sihon, as recorded in <a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23-24</a>. This victory was crucial for the Israelites as it secured their passage into the Promised Land. Jahaz's mention in this context underscores the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel regarding the conquest and settlement of the land. The city's inclusion in the Levitical allotments reflects the integration of spiritual leadership within the community, as the Levites were responsible for religious instruction and maintaining the covenant relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tribe_of_reuben.htm">Tribe of Reuben</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Reuben, the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah. The tribe settled on the east side of the Jordan River.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezer.htm">Bezer</a></b><br>A city of refuge located in the territory of Reuben. It served as a safe haven for those who accidentally committed manslaughter, providing protection from the avenger of blood.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jahaz.htm">Jahaz</a></b><br>A city in the territory of Reuben, known for its historical significance as a site of battle where Israel defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>The priestly tribe of Israel, who were given cities and surrounding pasturelands instead of a contiguous territory. Bezer and Jahaz were among the cities allocated to them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_of_refuge.htm">Cities of Refuge</a></b><br>Designated cities where individuals who committed unintentional manslaughter could seek asylum. These cities were part of God's provision for justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Provision for Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>The cities of refuge, including Bezer, illustrate God's balance of justice and mercy. They provided a way to protect the innocent while ensuring that justice was served.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_levites.htm">The Role of the Levites</a></b><br>The allocation of cities to the Levites, such as Bezer and Jahaz, underscores the importance of spiritual leadership and service in the community. The Levites were to be dispersed among the tribes to teach and guide the people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The establishment of cities of refuge required the cooperation and support of the entire community. This reflects the biblical principle of communal responsibility in upholding justice and caring for one another.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_refuge_in_christ.htm">Spiritual Refuge in Christ</a></b><br>Just as the cities of refuge provided safety, Christ is our ultimate refuge. Believers can find safety and forgiveness in Him, emphasizing the spiritual application of these Old Testament provisions.<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/evidence_of_israel's_defeat_of_sihon.htm">Numbers 21:23-24 - Is there any archaeological or historical corroboration for Israel's defeat of King Sihon and the confiscation of his territory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_joshua's_refuge_cities.htm">Where is the archaeological evidence confirming the six cities of refuge mentioned in Joshua 20:7-8?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_cities_of_refuge.htm">Deuteronomy 19:2-3: Is there any archaeological evidence of Israel establishing and maintaining these cities of refuge as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_gibeonites.htm">What is the identity of the Gibeonites?</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 36.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And out of the tribe of Reuben.</span> This verse and the succeeding have the Masoretic note appended that they are not found in the Masora or true tradition. Kimchi therefore rejects them. But they are found in the LXX. and the rest of the ancient versions, and they are necessary to make up the number of forty-eight cities. Dr. Kennicott, as well as Michaelis, Rosenmuller, and Maurer defended their genuineness. So does Knobel, who complains that Rabbi Jacob Ben Chajim, in his Rabbinical Bible of 1525, has very improperly omitted these towns on the authority of the Masora, and that many editors have foolishly imitated him They have no doubt been omitted by the mistake of a copyist, who passed on from the <span class="hebrew">אַרְבָע</span> (four) of ver. 35 to that of ver. 37, omitting all that lay between. The LXX. adds here "the city of refuge for the slayer," words which may have possibly formed part of the original text, as they do in every other instance. Jahazah. It is worthy of remark that this city, with Heshbon and Jazer and Mephaath, fell into the hands of the Moabites in later times, a sad indication of religious declension (see <a href="/isaiah/15.htm">Isaiah 15, 16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Jeremiah 48:21, 34</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/21-36.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">From the tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mim·maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Reuben [they received]</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאוּבֵ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ū·ḇên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7205.htm">Strong's 7205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bezer,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּ֖צֶר</span> <span class="translit">(be·ṣer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1221.htm">Strong's 1221: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bezer -- 'fortress', a city in Reuben, also a descendant of Asher</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jahaz,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֖הְצָה</span> <span class="translit">(yah·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3096.htm">Strong's 3096: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jahaz -- a place in Moab</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/21-36.htm">OT History: Joshua 21:36 Out of the tribe of Reuben Bezer (Josh. 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