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| 1Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children 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. |
| 2And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands 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 the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common-lands: | 3So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance. |
| 4Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of 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 rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from 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. |
| 6And the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from 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. |
| 7The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. | 7The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. |
| 8And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses. | 8These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
| 9So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated 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, |
| 10which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first. | 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. |
| 11And they gave them Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it. | 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 the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the 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. |
| 13Thus to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Libnah with its common-land, | 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 with its common-land, Eshtemoa with its common-land, | 14Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, |
| 15Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land, | 15Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, |
| 16Ain with its common-land, Juttah with its common-land, and Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes; | 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, Gibeon with its common-land, Geba with its common-land, | 17then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands, |
| 18Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities. | 18Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities. |
| 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands. | 19The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. |
| 20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot 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. |
| 21For they gave them Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), Gezer with its common-land, | 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 with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities; | 22Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 23and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land, | 23and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands, |
| 24Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities; | 24Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 25and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities. | 25and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities. |
| 26All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath. | 26The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands. |
| 27Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities; | 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; |
| 28and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land, | 28and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, |
| 29Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities; | 29Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 30and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land, | 30and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, |
| 31Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities; | 31Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 32and from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three 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. |
| 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands. | 33The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. |
| 34And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land, | 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 with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities; | 35Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 36and from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land, | 36and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands, |
| 37Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities; | 37Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities; |
| 38and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land, | 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 with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all. | 39Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all. |
| 40So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. | 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. |
| 41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands. | 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. |
| 42Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities. | 42These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities. |
| 43So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt 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. |
| 44The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; 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 a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. | 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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