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Joshua 21

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1 Then the heads of the fathers of the Levites came near unto Eleazar the priest and unto Joshua, the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons 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 unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in with the suburbs thereof for our beasts.

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 Then the sons of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their possessions, according to the word of the LORD, 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 out for the families of the Kohathites; and the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah and out of the tribe of Simeon 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 rest of the sons of Kohath 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 sons 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 sons of Merari by their families had 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 Thus the sons of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of 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 sons of Judah and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon these cities which are here mentioned by name;

9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name

10 and the first lot was of the sons of Aaron, of the family of Kohath, of the sons of Levi;

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 the city of Arba of the father of Anak, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about.

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 villages thereof, they gave 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 Thus they gave to the sons of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for manslayers and Libnah with 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 with its suburbs and Eshtemoa with its suburbs

14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15 and Holon with its suburbs and Debir with its suburbs

15 Holon, Debir,

16 and Ain with its suburbs and Juttah with its suburbs and Bethshemesh with 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 with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs: four cities.

18 Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

19 All these cities of the priests, the sons of Aaron, are thirteen cities with their suburbs.

19 The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.

20 But the families of the sons of Kohath, Levites, those who remained of the sons of Kohath, received cities by lot 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 For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the mountain of Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for manslayers, and Gezer with 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 Kibzaim with its suburbs, Bethhoron with its suburbs: four cities.

22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

23 Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gathrimmon with its suburbs: four cities.

24 Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its suburbs and Gathrimmon with 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 with their suburbs for the remaining families of the sons of Kohath.

26 All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

27 And unto the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for manslayers, and Beeshterah with 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, Kishon with its suburbs, Dabareh with its suburbs,

28 from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, Daberath,

29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, Engannim with its suburbs: four cities.

29 Jarmuth and En Gannim, together with their pasturelands—four towns;

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

30 from the tribe of Asher, Mishal, Abdon,

31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs: four cities.

31 Helkath and Rehob, together with their pasturelands—four towns;

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for manslayers, and Hammothdor with its suburbs and Kartan with 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 those of Gershon according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

33 The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.

34 And unto the families of the sons of Merari, Levites that remained, out of the tribe of Zebulun they gave them, Jokneam with its suburbs and Kartah with its suburbs,

34 The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given: from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam, Kartah,

35 Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs: four cities.

35 Dimnah and Nahalal, together with their pasturelands—four towns;

36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahazah,

36 from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz,

37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath: four cities.

37 Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands—four towns;

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for manslayers; and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

38 from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,

39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

39 Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.

40 So all the cities for the sons of Merari by their families, who remained of the families of the Levites, were by their lot 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 sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with 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 were separated with their suburbs round about them; thus were all these cities.

42 Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.

43 Thus the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it and dwelt therein.

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 the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and none of their enemies could stand before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hands.

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 not a word of all the good things which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all of it came to pass.

45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

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