And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
Parallel translations
- WEB Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
- BSB And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
- NKJV and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land,
- NASB And from the tribe of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
- NLT From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,
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Gad gives cities including Ramoth in Gilead, another city of refuge. It continues the spread of justice and Levitical presence in the east.
Overview
Ramoth in Gilead served as the eastern city of refuge for accidental manslayers and later became a notable city in Israel's history. Its inclusion shows again how mercy was built into the inheritance of the Levites. The recurring cities of refuge testify to a God who is both just and gracious.
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- Gen 32:2And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- 2 Sam 17:24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
- 2 Sam 19:32Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
- 1 Chr 6:80And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
- Deut 4:43Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
- 1 Kgs 22:3And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
- Josh 20:8And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
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