All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
WEB
In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
YLT
all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, are thirteen cities and their suburbs.
DBT
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period