Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Then the princes of the families of Levi came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes of the kindreds of all the tribes of the children of Israel the heads Joshua 19:51 These are the possessions which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the princes of the families, and of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed by lot in Silo, before the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they divided the land. Exodus 6:14,25 These are the heads of their houses by their families. The sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel: Henoch and Phallu, Hesron and Charmi. . . . Eleazar Joshua 14:1 This is what the children of Israel possessed in the land of Chanaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the princes of the families by the tribes of Israel gave to them. Joshua 17:4 And they came in the presence of Eleazar the priest and of Joshua the son of Nun, and of the princes, saying: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that a possession should be given us in the midst of our brethren. And he gave them according to the commandment of the Lord a possession amongst the brethren of their father. Numbers 34:17-29 These are the names of the men, that shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Josue the son of Nun, . . . Context Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites1Then the princes of the families of Levi came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes of the kindreds of all the tribes of the children of Israel2And they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle.… Cross References Genesis 49:7 Cursed be their fury, because it was stubborn: and their wrath, because it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and will scatter them in Israel. Numbers 35:1 And the Lord spoke these things also to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, over against Jericho: Numbers 35:8 And of these cities which shall be given out of the possessions of the children of Israel, from them that have more, more shall be taken: and from them that have less, fewer. Each shall give towns to the Levites according to the extent of their inheritance. Lexicon Now the familyאֲב֣וֹת (’ă·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1: Father heads רָאשֵׁי֙ (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head of the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi approached וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ (way·yig·gə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5066: To draw near, approach Eleazar אֶלְעָזָר֙ (’el·‘ā·zār) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites the priest, הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites son בִּן־ (bin-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Nun, נ֑וּן (nūn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5126: Nun -- father of Joshua and וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the heads רָאשֵׁ֛י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head of the [other] tribes הַמַּטּ֖וֹת (ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Additional Translations Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of IsraelThen came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; Then came near the heads of fathers houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers houses of the tribes of the children of Israel; And the heads of the families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Naue, and to the heads of families of the tribes of Israel. Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel; Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; Then the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel, Jump to Previous Approached Chief Children Draw Eleazar Elea'zar Heads Households Houses Israel Joshua Levites Nigh Nun Priest Tribal TribesJump to Next Approached Chief Children Draw Eleazar Elea'zar Heads Households Houses Israel Joshua Levites Nigh Nun Priest Tribal TribesExternal Links Joshua 21:1 NIVJoshua 21:1 NLT Joshua 21:1 ESV Joshua 21:1 NASB Joshua 21:1 ASV Joshua 21:1 Bible Apps Joshua 21:1 Biblia Paralela Joshua 21:1 Chinese Bible Joshua 21:1 French Bible Joshua 21:1 German Bible Alphabetical: and approached Eleazar families family heads households Israel Joshua Levites Now Nun of other priest son sons the Then tribal tribes OT History: Joshua 21:1 Then the heads of fathers' houses (Josh. Jos) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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