So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
KJV
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAll these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.
In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites--their lot is twelve cities.
[These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
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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