| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then 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; | 1Then the heads of households of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of households of the tribes of the sons of Israel. |
| 2And 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. | 2They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with their pasture lands for our cattle." |
| 3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. | 3So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the LORD. |
| 4And 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. | 4Then the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, received thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonites and from the tribe of Benjamin. |
| 5And 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. | 5The rest of the sons of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. |
| 6And 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. | 6The sons of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher and from the tribe of Naphtali and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. |
| 7The 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. | 7The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun. |
| 8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. | 8Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
| 9And 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, | 9They gave these cities which are here mentioned by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon; |
| 10Which 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. | 10and they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for the lot was theirs first. |
| 11And 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. | 11Thus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands. |
| 12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. | 12But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. |
| 13Thus 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, | 13So to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands, |
| 14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, | 14and Jattir with its pasture lands and Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, |
| 15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, | 15and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands, |
| 16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. | 16and Ain with its pasture lands and Juttah with its pasture lands and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; nine cities from these two tribes. |
| 17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, | 17From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, |
| 18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. | 18Anathoth with its pasture lands and Almon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. | 19All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands. |
| 20And 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. | 20Then the cities from the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even to the rest of the sons of Kohath. |
| 21For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, | 21They gave them Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasture lands, |
| 22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities. | 22and Kibzaim with its pasture lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, | 23From the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, |
| 24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities. | 24Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities. | 25From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities. |
| 26All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. | 26All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were ten. |
| 27And 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. | 27To the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities. |
| 28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, | 28From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, |
| 29Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities. | 29Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gannim with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, | 30From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, |
| 31Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. | 31Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 32And 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. | 32From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands and Kartan with its pasture lands; three cities. |
| 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. | 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands. |
| 34And 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, | 34To the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands and Kartah with its pasture lands. |
| 35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. | 35Dimnah with its pasture lands, Nahalal with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, | 36From the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands, |
| 37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. | 37Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 38And 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, | 38From the tribe of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Mahanaim with its pasture lands, |
| 39Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all. | 39Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all. |
| 40So 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. | 40All these were the cities of the sons of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities. |
| 41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. | 41All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands. |
| 42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. | 42These cities each had its surrounding pasture lands; thus it was with all these cities. |
| 43And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. | 43So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. |
| 44And 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. | 44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the LORD gave all their enemies into their hand. |
| 45There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. | 45Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass. |
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