Joshua 21

1 Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children 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 And said to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, The Lord gave orders by Moses that we were to have towns for living in, with their grass-lands for our cattle.

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 And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.

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 And the heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns 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 rest of the children of Kohath by their families were given ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim and 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 children of Gershon by their families were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh which was 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 The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and 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 All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by 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 the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here 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 These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.

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, the town of Arba, the father of Anak, (which is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah, with its grass-lands.

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 the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.

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

13 And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;

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 And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;

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

15 And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;

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

16 And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from those two tribes.

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 Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands;

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

18 Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns.

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

19 Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.

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

20 The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns 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 And they gave them Shechem with its grass-lands in the hill-country of Ephraim, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Gezer with its grass-lands;

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 And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.

and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:

23 And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands;

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

24 Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns.

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

25 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns.

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

26 All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands.

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 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Ashtaroth with its grass-lands, two towns.

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 And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands;

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

29 Jarmuth and En-gannim with their grass-lands, four towns.

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

30 And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon, with their grass-lands:

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

31 Helkath and Rehob with their grass-lands, four towns.

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

32 And from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Hammoth-dor and Kartan with their grass-lands, three towns.

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 All the towns of the Gershonites with their families were thirteen with their grass-lands.

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

34 And to the rest of the Levites, that is, the families of the children of Merari, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah with their grass-lands;

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 with their grass-lands, four towns.

and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.

36 And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;

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 with their grass-lands, four towns.

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, Ramoth in Gilead, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Mahanaim with their grass-lands;

39 Heshbon and Jazer with their grass-lands, four towns.

40 All these towns were given to the children of Merari by their families, that is, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their heritage was twelve towns.

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 All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.

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

42 Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.

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

43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.

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 peace on every side, as he had said to their fathers: all those who were against them gave way before them, for the Lord gave them all up into their hands.

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 The Lord kept faith with the house of Israel about all the good which he said he would do for them, and all his words came true.

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