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King James Bible - Joshua 21:37

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:37

a Cademot con sus ejidos, y Mefaat con sus ejidos: cuatro villas:

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 37. Kedemoth with her suburbs , etc.] Near to which was a wilderness of that name; (see Deuteronomy 2:26); and Mephaath with her suburbs ; of which (see Gill on “ Joshua 13:18”); where the two preceding cities are mentioned along with it: four cities , ( Joshua 21:35,36), are not in some ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, as is noted by the Masorites; but are in some others, as Kimchi owns, and stand in the Targum, in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, and in a manuscript referred to by Hottinger f510 ; and the same words are to be, found in ( 1 Chronicles 6:78,79), and are absolutely necessary to be retained, since without them there would be but eight cities for the Merarites, whereas they are expressly said to be twelve, ( Joshua 21:40).

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 9-42 - By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see tha the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every trib had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel mor diffused amongst us. (Jos 21:43-45)

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Original Hebrew

את 853 קדמות 6932 ואת 853 מגרשׁה 4054 ואת 853 מיפעת 4158 ואת 853 מגרשׁה 4054 ערים 5892 ארבע׃ 702