And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Parallel translations
- WEB Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: two cities.
- BSB And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
- NKJV and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.
- NASB From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.
- NLT The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns.
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Quick answer
From the half-tribe of Manasseh the Kohathites receive Taanach and Gath Rimmon, two cities with pasturelands. The western Manasseh contribution is given.
Overview
Taanach, a prominent city near the plain of Megiddo, was set apart for the Levites from western Manasseh. These towns rounded out the Kohathites' inheritance among the central tribes. The provision shows the consistent pattern of every tribe yielding cities so that Levites dwelt throughout the land, ready to minister to all.
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- Judg 5:19The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
- Josh 17:11And 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, even three countries.
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