Joshua 21:38

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,

And out of the tribe {H4294} of Gad {H1410}, Ramoth {H7433} in Gilead {H1568} with her suburbs {H4054}, to be a city {H5892} of refuge {H4733} for the slayer {H7523}; and Mahanaim {H4266} with her suburbs {H4054},

Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramot in Gil'ad with its surrounding open land, the city of refuge for the killer; Machanayim with its surrounding open land;

And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 32:2 (4 votes)

    And when Jacob saw them, he said, This [is] God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

  • 1 Kings 22:3 (2 votes)

    And 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?

  • Deuteronomy 4:43 (2 votes)

    [Namely], 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.

  • Joshua 20:8 (2 votes)

    And 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.

  • 2 Samuel 17:24 (2 votes)

    Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:80 (2 votes)

    And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

  • 2 Samuel 19:32 (2 votes)

    Now 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.