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1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
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Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to the priest Eleazar and to Joshua son of Nun and to the heads of the families of the tribes of the Israelites;
2 And they spake 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 cattle.
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they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, "The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given towns to live in, along with their pasture lands for our livestock."
3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
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So by command of the Lord the Israelites gave to the Levites the following towns and pasture lands out of their inheritance.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which 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.
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The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 And the rest of the children 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.
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The rest of the Kohathites received by lot ten towns from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and the half-tribe 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.
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The Gershonites received by lot thirteen towns from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 The children 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.
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The Merarites according to their families received twelve towns from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
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These towns and their pasture lands the Israelites gave by lot to the Levites, 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 are here mentioned by name,
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Out of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon they gave the following towns mentioned by name,
10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
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which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites who belonged to the Levites, since the lot fell to them first.
11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
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They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasture lands around it.
12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
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But the fields of the town and its villages had been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his holding.
13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
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To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands,
14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
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Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
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Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
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Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands—nine towns out of these two tribes.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
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Out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
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Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands—four towns.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
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The towns of the descendants of Aaron—the priests—were thirteen in all, with their pasture lands.
20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite families of the Levites, the towns allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
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To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,
22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
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Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands—four towns.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
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Out of the tribe of Dan: Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,
24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
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Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—four towns.
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
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Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands—two towns.
26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
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The towns of the families of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all, with their pasture lands.
27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
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To the Gershonites, one of the families of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, and Beeshterah with its pasture lands—two towns.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
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Out of the tribe of Issachar: Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
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Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gannim with its pasture lands—four towns.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
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Out of the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
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Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands—four towns.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
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Out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands—three towns.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
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The towns of the several families of the Gershonites were in all thirteen, with their pasture lands.
34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
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To the rest of the Levites—the Merarite families—were given out of the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
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Dimnah with its pasture lands, Nahalal with its pasture lands—four towns.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
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Out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
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Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands—four towns.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
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Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
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Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands—four towns in all.
40 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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As for the towns of the several Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the families of the Levites, those allotted to them were twelve in all.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
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The towns of the Levites within the holdings of the Israelites were in all forty-eight towns with their pasture lands.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
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Each of these towns had its pasture lands around it; so it was with all these towns.
43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
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Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to their ancestors that he would give them; and having taken possession of it, they settled there.
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their ancestors; not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands.
45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
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Not one of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.
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