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Joshua 21:36

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What does Joshua 21:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,
Joshua 21:36 — American Standard Version

Context — Joshua 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,
35Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.
36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,
37Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
39Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, etc.] Which was a city of refuge, and the fifth of them in this account, though not observed as such here, but is in the Greek version; (see <062008>Joshua 20:8); and Jahazah with her suburbs; called Jahaz, (see Gill on “<042123>Numbers 21:23”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Merarite cities. Some of these places are not found in the list of Zebulonite cities in Joshua 19:10-16. The text is considered corrupt. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Bezer: Jos 20:8; Deu 4:43; Ch1 6:78, Ch1 6:79 Jahazah: Jos 13:18; Num 21:23; Ch1 6:78, Jahzah Joshua 21:38”
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