| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families 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. |
| 2at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, "The LORD commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock." | 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." |
| 3So, as the LORD had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance: | 3So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the LORD. |
| 4The first lot came out for the Kohathites, according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. | 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. |
| 5The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh. | 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. |
| 6The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. | 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 descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. | 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. |
| 8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through 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. |
| 9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns 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; |
| 10(these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them): | 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. |
| 11They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) | 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 and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. | 12But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. |
| 13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah, | 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, |
| 14Jattir, Eshtemoa, | 14and Jattir with its pasture lands and Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, |
| 15Holon, Debir, | 15and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands, |
| 16Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands--nine towns from these 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 from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba, | 17From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, |
| 18Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands--four towns. | 18Anathoth with its pasture lands and Almon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 19The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands. | 19All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands. |
| 20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from 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. |
| 21In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer, | 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, |
| 22Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands--four towns. | 22and Kibzaim with its pasture lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 23Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon, | 23From the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, |
| 24Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands--four towns. | 24Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 25From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands--two towns. | 25From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities. |
| 26All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans. | 26All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were ten. |
| 27The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands--two towns; | 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. |
| 28from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, Daberath, | 28From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, |
| 29Jarmuth and En Gannim, together with their pasturelands--four towns; | 29Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gannim with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 30from the tribe of Asher, Mishal, Abdon, | 30From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, |
| 31Helkath and Rehob, together with their pasturelands--four towns; | 31Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 32from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands--three towns. | 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. |
| 33The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands. | 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands. |
| 34The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given: from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam, Kartah, | 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 and Nahalal, together with their pasturelands--four towns; | 35Dimnah with its pasture lands, Nahalal with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 36from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz, | 36From the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands, |
| 37Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands--four towns; | 37Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 38from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim, | 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 and Jazer, together with their pasturelands--four towns in all. | 39Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all. |
| 40The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve. | 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. |
| 41The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands. | 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. |
| 42Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns. | 42These cities each had its surrounding pasture lands; thus it was with all these cities. |
| 43So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there. | 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. |
| 44The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the LORD gave all their enemies into their hands. | 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. |
| 45Not one of all the LORD's good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled. | 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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