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OEB No OEB JOS 14:4 verse available
WEBBE For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. They gave no portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for their livestock and for their property.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The descendants of Joseph were considered as two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were allotted no territory, though they were assigned cities in which to live, along with the grazing areas for their cattle and possessions.
LSV for the sons of Joseph have been two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they have not given a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for their livestock, and for their possessions;
FBV The descendants of Joseph had become two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites were not given any land, only towns to live in and pasture for their flocks and herds.[fn]
T4T Yahweh had told Moses many years previously in what way he wanted the division of the land to be decided. Moses had already declared that two and a half tribes would be allotted land on the east side of the Jordan River. Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. Half of the tribe descended from Manasseh was allotted land on the east side of the Jordan, along with the tribes of Reuben and Gad. The people belonging to the nine and a half other tribes on the west side of the Jordan River threw ◄lots/stones that had been marked► to decide which land each tribe would receive. The tribe of Levi was not allotted any land. They received only towns that already existed, towns in which to live, and ◄pastures/fields of grass► for their animals.
LEB For the descendants[fn] of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they did not give a plot of ground to the Levites in the land, only cities to live in, with their pastureland for their flocks and for their goods.
BBE Because the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and they gave the Levites no part in the land, only towns for their living-places, with the grass-lands for their cattle and for their property.
Moff The two clans of the Josephites were Manasseh and Ephraim; the Levites received no share of the land, except some towns to live in, with their pasture-lands for the cattle and substance of the Levites.
JPS For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the open land about them for their cattle and for their substance. —
ASV For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance.
DRA But in their place succeeded the children of Joseph divided into two tribes, of Manasses and Ephraim: neither did the Levites receive other portion of land, but cities to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed their beasts and flocks.
YLT for the sons of Joseph hath been two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they have not given a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for their cattle, and for their possessions;
Drby For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and they gave no part to the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
RV For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for their cattle and for their substance.
Wbstr For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part to the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in , with their suburbs for their cattle, and for their substance.
KJB-1769 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
KJB-1611 For the children of Ioseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gaue no part vnto the Leuites in the land, saue cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattell, and for their substance.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps For the children of Ioseph were two tribes, Manasses and Ephraim: And therfore they gaue no parte vnto the Leuites in the land, saue cities to dwell in, with the suburbes of the same, for their beastes and cattel.
(For the children of Yoseph were two tribes, Manasses and Ephraim: And therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbes of the same, for their beasts/animals and cattle.)
Gnva For the childre of Ioseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gaue no part vnto the Leuites in the lande, saue cities to dwell in, with the suburbes of the same for their beastes and their substance.
(For the children of Yoseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbes of the same for their beasts/animals and their substance. )
Cvdl For of the childre of Ioseph there were two trybes, Manasses and Ephraim. Therfore gaue they the Leuites no porcion in the londe, but cities, to dwell therin, and suburbes for their catell and goodes.
(For of the children of Yoseph there were two tribes, Manasses and Ephraim. Therefore gave they the Levites no porcion in the land, but cities, to dwell therein, and suburbes for their cattle and goodes.)
Wycl but the sones of Joseph weren departid in to twei lynagis, of Manasses and of Effraym, and `weren eiris in to the place of hem. And `the Leuytis token noon other part in the lond, no but citees to dwelle, and the subarbis of tho to werke beestis and her scheep to be fed.
(but the sons of Yoseph were departed in to two lynagis, of Manasses and of Ephraim, and `weren eiris in to the place of them. And `the Leuytis token noon other part in the land, no but cities to dwelle, and the subarbis of those to work beasts/animals and her sheep to be fed.)
Luth Denn der Kinder Josephs wurden zween Stämme, Manasse und Ephraim; darum gaben sie den Leviten kein Teil im Lande, sondern Städte, drinnen zu wohnen, und Vorstädte für ihr Vieh und Habe.
(Because the/of_the children Yosephs became zween Stämme, Manasse and Ephraim; therefore gave they/she/them the Leviten kein Teil in_the land, rather Städte, drinnen to reside, and Vorstädte for you/their/her Vieh and Habe.)
ClVg sed in eorum successerunt locum filii Joseph in duas divisi tribus, Manasse et Ephraim: nec acceperunt Levitæ aliam in terra partem, nisi urbes ad habitandum, et suburbana earum ad alenda jumenta et pecora sua.[fn]
(sed in their successerunt place children Yoseph in duas divisi tribus, Manasse and Ephraim: but_not acceperunt Levitæ aliam in earth/land partem, nisi urbes to habitandum, and suburbana of_them to alenda yumenta and pecora sua. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-exceptions
וְלֹֽא נָתְנוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק לַלְוִיִּ֜ם בָּאָ֗רֶץ כִּ֤י אִם עָרִים֙ לָשֶׁ֔בֶת וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם לְמִקְנֵיהֶ֖ם וּלְקִנְיָנָֽם
and=not given portion to_the,Levites on_the=earth that/for/because/then/when if cities to,live and,pasture_lands,their for,flocks,their and,for,herds,their
If it would appear in your language that the author was making a statement and then contradicting it, you could reword this as a positive statement. Alternate translation: “The only portion that they gave to the Levites in the land was cities for dwelling and their pasturelands for their livestock and property”
Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns
וְלֹֽא נָתְנוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק לַלְוִיִּ֜ם
and=not given portion to_the,Levites
Here, they is an indefinite pronoun that does not have a specific referent in the immediate context. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this with a different expression that does not use an indefinite pronoun. Alternate translation: “And the Levites were given no portion”
