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Joshua 21

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1 Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel
2 and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.
2 at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.”
3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
3 So, as the LORD had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
4 And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
4 The first lot came out for the Kohathites, according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.
5 And the children of Kohath that remained had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
6 The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
7 The descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name
10 and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
10 (these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them):
11 and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
11 They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)
12 But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
12 But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah,
14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
15 Holon, Debir,
16 and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
16 Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.
17 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
18 Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
19 The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
20 And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:
21 and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
21 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,
22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
23 Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
24 Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
25 and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
25 From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.
26 All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
26 All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;
27 The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;
28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
28 from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
29 Jarmuth and En Gannim, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
30 from the tribe of Asher, Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
31 Helkath and Rehob, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.
32 from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
33 The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
34 And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
34 The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given: from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
35 Dimnah and Nahalal, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
36 from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
37 Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands—four towns;
38 and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
38 from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
39 Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.
40 [These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
40 The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
41 The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.
42 Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
42 Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.
43 And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
43 So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.
44 The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the LORD gave all their enemies into their hands.
45 There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
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