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Polyglot Bible: Joshua: Joshua 21

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This is Joshua chapter 21 from the Hebrew Bible, presented as a parallel-text biblical interlinear document showing the King James Version (KJV) alongside the Septuagint (LXX, the ancient Greek translation), with Strong's concordance numbers embedded inline with the Hebrew/Greek terms. The chapter records the fulfillment of Moses' command to allocate cities to the Levites — the priestly tribe of Israel who received no territorial inheritance — through a lottery system distributing 48 cities with surrounding pasturelands across all twelve tribal territories. Each of the three Levitical clans (Kohathites, Gershonites, and Merarites) receives cities from specific tribes, with certain cities designated as "cities of refuge" for those who have committed accidental manslaughter. The chapter closes with a theological summary affirming that God kept every promise made to Israel: the land was fully given, enemies were defeated, and not one divine word failed. The distinctive feature of this presentation is its scholarly apparatus — the Strong's numbering system allows readers to trace each word back to its original Hebrew or Greek root, making it a reference tool for textual and linguistic study rather than devotional reading.

Polyglot Bible: Joshua: Joshua 21

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