47
Mahli, Mushi, Merari, Levi.
48
The other Levites were assigned all the other duties at the place of worship.
49
Aaron and his descendants presented the offerings of incense and offered the sacrifices that were burnt on the altar. They were responsible for all the worship in the Most Holy Place and for the sacrifices by which God forgives Israel's sins. They did all this in accordance with the instructions given by Moses, God's servant.
50
This is the line of Aaron's descendants: Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua,
51
Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah,
52
Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub,
54
This is the territory assigned to the descendants of Aaron of the clan of Kohath. They received the first share of the land assigned to the Levites.
55
This included Hebron in the territory of Judah and the pasture lands around it.
56
The fields and villages, however, that belonged to the city were assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57
The following towns were assigned to Aaron's descendants: Hebron, a city of refuge, Jattir, and the towns of Libnah, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands.
60
In the territory of Benjamin they were assigned the following towns with their pasture lands: Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth. This made a total of thirteen towns for all their families to live in.
61
Ten towns in the territory of West Manasseh were assigned by lot to the rest of the clan of Kohath, family by family.
62
To the clan of Gershon, family by family, were assigned thirteen towns in the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and East Manasseh in Bashan.
63
In the same way, twelve towns in the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun were assigned to the clan of Merari, family by family.
64
In this way the people of Israel assigned towns for the Levites to live in, together with the pasture lands around the towns
65
(The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were also assigned by drawing lots.)
66
Some of the families of the clan of Kohath were assigned towns and pasture lands in the territory of Ephraim:
67
Shechem, the city of refuge in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer,
69
Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon.
70
In the territory of West Manasseh they were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam with the surrounding pasture lands.
71
The families of the clan of Gershon were assigned the following towns, with the surrounding pasture lands: In the territory of East Manasseh: Golan in Bashan, and Ashtaroth.
72
In the territory of Issachar: Kedesh, Daberath,
74
In the territory of Asher: Mashal, Abdon,
76
In the territory of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim.