And to the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
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- WEB To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,
- KJV And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
- BSB This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,
- NKJV And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land,
- NLT The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
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The Merarite Levites begin to receive their cities, starting with two from Zebulun. It continues God's orderly provision for the last Levitical clan.
Overview
The Merarites were the third clan of Levi, and here their allotment is listed tribe by tribe. As with the others, they received cities scattered among Israel so that Levitical influence and worship reached every region. This dispersion ensured the whole nation would be near those who taught and led in the worship of Yahweh.
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- 1 Chr 6:77To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs;
- Josh 19:11Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.
- Josh 21:7The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
- Josh 19:15Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
- Josh 12:22the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
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