< Joshua 21 >

1 Then the princes of the families of Levi came to Eleazar the priest, and to Josue the son of Nun, and to the princes of the kindreds of all 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 they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed 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 gave out of their possessions according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs.
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 lot came out for the family of Caath of the children of Aaron the priest out of the tribes of Juda, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
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 And to the rest of the children of Caath, that is, to the Levites, who remained, out of the tribes of Ephraim, and of Dan, and the half tribe of Manasses, ten cities.
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 And the lot came out to the children of Gerson, that they should take of the tribes of Issachar and of Aser and of Nephtali, and of the half tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.
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 to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and or Cad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.
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 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot.
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.
9 Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities: whose names are these,
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 sons of Aaron, of the families of Caath of the race of Levi (for the first lot came out for them)
to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.
11 The city of Arbe the father of Enac, which is called Hebron, in the mountain of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about.
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 fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for 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 He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof: and Lobna with the suburbs thereof,
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 Jether and Estemo,
and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;
15 And Holon, and Dabir,
and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;
16 And Ain, and Jeta, and Bethsames, with their suburbs: nine cities out of the two tribes, as hath been said.
and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.
17 And out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Gabaon, and Gabae,
And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;
18 And Anathoth and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.
19 All the cities together of the children of Aaron the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.
20 And to the rest of the families of the children of Caath of the race of Levi was given this possession.
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 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Sichem one of the cities of refuge, with the suburbs thereof in mount Ephraim, and Cater,
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 Cibsaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities.
and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:
23 And of the tribe of Dan, Eltheco and Gabathon,
and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:
24 And Aialon and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, four cities.
and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.
25 And of the half tribe of Manasses, Thanac and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, two cities.
And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.
26 All the cities were ten, with their suburbs, which were given to the children of Caath, of the inferior degree.
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 To the children of Gerson also of the race of Levi out of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities.
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 of the tribe of Issachar, Cesion, and Dabereth,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;
29 And Jaramoth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities.
and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.
30 And of the tribe of Aser, Masal and Abdon,
And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;
31 And Helcath, and Rohob, with their suburbs, four cities.
and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its suburbs; four cities.
32 Of the tribe also of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge: and Hammoth Dor, and Carthan, with their suburbs, three cities.
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 cities of the families of Gerson, were thirteen, with their suburbs.
All the cities of Gedson according to their families [were] thirteen cities.
34 And to the children of Merari, Levites of the inferior degree, by their families were given of the tribe of Zabulon, Jecnam and Cartha,
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 And Damna and Naalol, four cities with their suburbs;
and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.
36 Of the tribe of Ruben beyond the Jordan over against Jericho, Bosor in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Miser and Jaser and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs.
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 Of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad, one of the cities of refuge, and Manaim and Hesebon and Jaser, four cities with their suburbs.
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.
40 All the cities of the children of Merari by their families and kindreds, were twelve.
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 So all the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight,
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities,
42 With their suburbs, each distributed by the families.
and their suburbs round about these cities: a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these cities.
43 And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: and they possessed it and dwelt 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 he gave them peace from all nations round about: and none of their enemies durst stand against them, but were brought under their dominion.
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 so much as one word, which he had promised to perform unto them, was made void, but all came to pass.
There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.

< Joshua 21 >