Joshua 21 NKJV NLT Parallel

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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 leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes 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.”

2They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and 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 the command of the LORD the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land.

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 descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, were allotted thirteen towns that were originally assigned to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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.

5The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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 clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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 clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

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.

8So the Israelites obeyed the LORD’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.

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,

9The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon

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.

10to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred 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.

11Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)

12But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

12But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb 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,

13The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,

14Jattir with its common-land, Eshtemoa with its common-land,

14Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land,

15Holon, Debir,

16Ain with its common-land, Juttah with its common-land, and Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes;

16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.

17and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common-land, Geba with its common-land,

17From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,

18Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities.

18Anathoth, and Almon—four towns.

19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.

19So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

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.

20The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from 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,

21Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,

22Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities;

22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns.

23and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land,

23The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

24Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities;

24Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four towns.

25and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.

25The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns.

26All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath.

26So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.

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;

27The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.

28and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land,

28From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath,

29Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities;

29Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four towns.

30and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land,

30From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,

31Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities;

31Helkath, and Rehob—four towns.

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.

32From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.

33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands.

33So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon.

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,

34The rest of the Levites—the Merari clan—were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

35Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities;

35Dimnah, and Nahalal—four towns.

36and from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land,

36From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,

37Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities;

37Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four towns.

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,

38From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,

39Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all.

39Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns.

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.

40So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.

41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands.

41The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight.

42Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities.

42Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.

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.

43So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and 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 solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies.

45Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

45Not a single one of all the good promises the LORD had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.

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