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| 1Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel | 1Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. |
| 2at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” | 2And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock.” |
| 3So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance: | 3So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance. |
| 4The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. | 4The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities. |
| 5The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. | 5And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. |
| 6The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. | 6The Gershonites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. |
| 7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. | 7The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. |
| 8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. | 8These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
| 9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name | 9Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name, |
| 10to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them: | 10which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first. |
| 11They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) | 11They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it. |
| 12But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. | 12But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. |
| 13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah, | 13And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands, |
| 14Jattir, Eshtemoa, | 14Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, |
| 15Holon, Debir, | 15Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, |
| 16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands. | 16Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands—nine cities out of these two tribes; |
| 17And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba, | 17then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands, |
| 18Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands. | 18Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities. |
| 19In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. | 19The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. |
| 20The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim | 20As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim. |
| 21they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer, | 21To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, |
| 22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands. | 22Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 23From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon, | 23and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands, |
| 24Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands. | 24Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 25And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands. | 25and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities. |
| 26In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans. | 26The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands. |
| 27This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands. | 27And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands—two cities; |
| 28From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath, | 28and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, |
| 29Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands. | 29Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 30From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon, | 30and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, |
| 31Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands. | 31Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 32And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands. | 32and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities. |
| 33In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans. | 33The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. |
| 34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah, | 34And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands, |
| 35Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands. | 35Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 36From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz, | 36and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands, |
| 37Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands. | 37Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 38And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim, | 38and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, |
| 39Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands. | 39Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all. |
| 40In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans. | 40As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities. |
| 41For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites. | 41The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasturelands. |
| 42Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities. | 42These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities. |
| 43Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. | 43Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. |
| 44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. | 44And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands. |
| 45Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled. | 45Not one word 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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