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Joshua 21 — Sermon Preparation
The Levites receive forty-eight towns with surrounding pasturelands distributed among all the tribal territories, fulfilling the command of Moses. Below is a research summary for Joshua 21, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 45
- verses
- 583 / 151
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Joshua 21 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִגְרָשׁ | migrâsh | H4054 | 57 | suburb, area around a building |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 40 | city, waking |
| מַטֶּה | maṭṭeh | H4294 | 27 | branch, extending |
| מִשְׁפָּחָה | mishpâchâh | H4940 | 12 | family, circle of relatives |
| גּוֹרָל | gôwrâl | H1486 | 8 | pebble, lot |
| לֵוִיִּי | Lêvîyîy | H3881 | 9 | Levite |
| אַרְבַּע | ʼarbaʻ | H702 | 8 | four |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 21, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that 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 tribe 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 more diffused amongst us. (Jos 21:43-45)”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Joshua 21:9–42 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Hebron— Josh 21:11
- Libnah 1— Josh 21:13
- Eshtemoa— Josh 21:14
- Jattir— Josh 21:14
- Debir 1— Josh 21:15
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