Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon">5414 [e] וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ way-yit-tə-nū So gave Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121 [e] בְנֵי־ ḇə-nê- the sons N-mpc 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile">3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל yiś-rā-’êl of Israel N-proper-ms 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service">3881 [e] לַלְוִיִּ֛ם lal-wî-yim to the Levites Prep-l | N-proper-mp 1a) property 1b) portion, share 1c) inheritance, portion">5159 [e] מִנַּחֲלָתָ֖ם min-na-ḥă-lā-ṯām from their inheritance Prep-m | N-fsc | 3mp 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- at Prep 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21">6310 [e] פִּ֣י pî the commandment N-msc 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e] יְהוָ֑ה Yah-weh; of Yahweh N-proper-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town">5892 [e] הֶעָרִ֥ים he-‘ā-rîm cities Art | N-fp 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent">428 [e] הָאֵ֖לֶּה hā-’êl-leh these Art | Pro-cp 853 [e] וְאֶת־ wə-’eṯ- and Conj-w | DirObjM 4054 [e] מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ miḡ-rə-šê-hen. their common-lands N-mpc | 3fp

New American Standard Bible
So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the LORD.

King James Bible
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the Israelites, by the LORD's command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.

unto the Levites

Genesis 49:7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it …

Deuteronomy 33:8-10 And of Levi he said, Let your Thummim and your Urim be with your …

1 Chronicles 6:54-81 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their …

Joshua 21:3 • Joshua 21:3 NIV • Joshua 21:3 NLT • Joshua 21:3 ESV • Joshua 21:3 NASB • Joshua 21:3 KJV • Joshua 21:3 Bible Apps • Joshua 21:3 Biblia Paralela • Joshua 21:3 Chinese Bible • Joshua 21:3 French Bible • Joshua 21:3 German Bible • Bible Hub