63
To the Merar'ites according to their families were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zeb'ulun.
64
So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
65
They also gave them by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities which are mentioned by name.
66
And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of E'phraim.
67
They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of E'phraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,
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