Joshua 21:40 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So all the cities allotted to the Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the Levite families, were twelve cities.

American Standard Version (1901)

All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

Common English Bible

As for the cities of the descendants of Merari for their clans, the remaining clans of the Levites, their total allotment was twelve cities.

Catholic Public Domain Version

with their suburbs, each distributed by families.