Joshua 21

1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

And the heads of the families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the [son] of Naue, and to the heads of families of the tribes of Israel.

2 at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”

And they spoke to them in Selo in the land of Chanaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about for our cattle.

3 So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in their inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country round.

4 The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

And the lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

5 The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

And to the sons of Caath that were left were [given by] lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasse.

6 The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

And the sons of Gedson had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the half tribe of Manasse in Basan.

7 And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.

8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.

9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the tribe of the children of Symeon, and [part] of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned

10 to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.

11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain [country] of Juda, and the suburbs round it.

12 But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.

13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,

And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,

and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;

15 Holon, Debir,

and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;

16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.

and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

18 Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

19 In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.

20 The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

And to the families, [even] the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was [given] their priests' city,

21 they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,

out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;

22 Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:

23 From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:

24 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.

25 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

26 In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

In all [were given] ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.

27 This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

And [Joshua gave] to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.

28 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;

29 Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.

30 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;

31 Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its suburbs; four cities.

32 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.

And of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set apart for the slayer, Cades in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.

33 In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.

All the cities of Gedson according to their families [were] thirteen cities.

34 This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

And to the family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, [he gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon, Maan and its suburbs; and Cades and its suburbs,

35 Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.

36 From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs; and Decmon and its suburbs; and Mapha and its suburbs; four cities.

37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Galaad, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs; and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities [were] four in all.

38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

39 Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

40 In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

All [these] cities [were given] to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the twelve cities.

41 For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities,

42 Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

and their suburbs round about these cities: a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these cities.

43 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and lived in it.

44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

And the Lord gave them rest round about, as he sware to their fathers: not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.