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Joshua 21
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1Then came near the heads of fathers’housesof the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;
1Then the leaders of the Levite families went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other Israelite tribes.
2and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by 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 that you give us cities to live in, along with pasturelands for our livestock.'
3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.
3So, as the LORD had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance.
4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
4The first lot was drawn for the Kohathite families. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were assigned thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and 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 Kohath’s descendants were assigned ten cities from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half 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 descendant of Gershon were assigned thirteen cities from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7The children of Merari according to 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 families of the Merari descendants were assigned twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.
8So the Israelites assigned these cities and their pasturelands to the Levites by drawing lots, just 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:
9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they gave the following cities, which are listed here by name.
10and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
10These were for the descendants of Aaron, who were from the Kohathite families of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them.
11And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
11They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba was the father of Anak), which is now called Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it.
12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
12But the fields and villages belonging to the city had already been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his own possession.
13And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,
13To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for anyone who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,
16and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands. There were nine cities from these two tribes.
17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
17From the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon, Geba,
18Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
18Anathoth, and Almon, together with their pasturelands. There were four cities.
19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
19In all, thirteen cities with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
20The rest of the Kohathite families from the Levite clan were assigned cities from the tribe of Ephraim.
21And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,
21They were given Shechem (a city of refuge for anyone who accidentally killed someone) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
22and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, together with their pasturelands. There were four cities.
23And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
23From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
24Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.
24Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands. There were four cities.
25And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.
25From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands. There were two cities.
26All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.
26In all, ten cities with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite families.
27And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.
27The Gershonite families of the Levites were given two cities from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge) and Be-eshterah, together with their pasturelands.
28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
28From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
29Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.
29Jarmuth, and En-gannim, together with their pasturelands. There were four cities.
30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
30From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
31Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.
31Helkath, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands. There were four cities.
32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
32From the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan, together with their pasturelands. There were three cities.
33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
33In all, thirteen cities with their pasturelands were given to the Gershonite families.
34And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,
34The Merari families (the rest of the Levites) were given four cities from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
35Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.
35Dimnah, and Nahalal, together with their pasturelands.
36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,
36From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz, village pasturelands,
37Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
37Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands. There were four cities.
38And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
38From the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge), Mahanaim,
39Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
39Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands. There were four cities in all.
40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.
40In all, twelve cities were assigned by lot to the Merari families, the rest of the Levites.
41All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
41The total number of cities for the Levites within the Israelites' territory was forty-eight, along with their pasturelands.
42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.
42Each of these cities had its own pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all of them.
43So Jehovah 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 he had sworn to give to their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
44And Jehovah 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; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.
44The LORD gave them peace on every side, just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD handed all their enemies over to them.