Dimnah with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs: four cities.
Parallel translations
- KJV Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
- BSB Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
- NKJV Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities;
- NASB Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands; four cities.
- NLT Dimnah, and Nahalal—four towns.
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Quick answer
Two more cities, Dimnah and Nahalal, are given to the Merarites from Zebulun, making four. It completes Zebulun's contribution to the Levites.
Overview
This finishes the count of cities from Zebulun allotted to the Merarite Levites. The repeated pattern of city and pastureland shows the consistent care taken to provide for those without a tribal inheritance. Such faithful detail testifies that God keeps even the smallest promises to His people.
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