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