Joshua 21

1 The leaders of the tribe of Levi approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite tribes.

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 They spoke to them at Shiloh in Canaan, saying, “The Lord gave instructions through Moses to give us towns to live in, and pastures for our flocks.”

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, following the Lord's instructions, the Israelites gave towns and pastures to the Levites from their own allocations.

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 lot was cast for the families of the Kothaites. These Levites, descendants of Aaron, were allotted 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 remaining families of the descendants of Kothah were allotted ten towns 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 families of the descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh living 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 families of the descendants of Merari were allotted twelve towns 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 gave the Levites by lot these towns and pastures, as the Lord had instructed through Moses.

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

9 They gave from the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon the following towns, specifically named,

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 families of the Kothaites, descendants of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, since 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 Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, together with the pastures around it. (Arba was the forefather 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 the more distant fields from the town and the villages had been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh to own.

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

13 They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest the following towns and their pastures: Hebron (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), 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 towns from these two tribes.

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

17 From the tribe of Benjamin the following four towns and their pastures: Gibeon, Geba,

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

18 Anathoth, and Almon.

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

19 So in total thirteen towns and their pastures were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

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

20 As for the remaining families of the children of Kothah from the tribe of Levi, they were given by lot four towns and their pastures 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 Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), 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.

and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:

23 From the tribe of Dan, the following four towns and their pastures: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

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

24 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.

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

25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh the following two towns and their pastures: Taanach and Gath-rimmon.

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

26 So in total ten towns and their pastures were given to remaining families of the descendants of Kothah.

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 The families of the descendants of Gershon from the tribe of Levi received the following two towns and their pastures from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), and Be-eshterah.

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 the following four towns and their pastures: Kishion, Daberath,

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

29 Jarmuth, and En-gannim.

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

30 From the tribe of Asher the following four towns and their pastures: Mishal, Abdon,

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

31 Helkath, and Rehob.

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

32 From the tribe of Naphtali the following three towns and their pastures: Kedesh in Galilee (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan.

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 So in total thirteen towns and their pastures were allotted to the families of Gershon.

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

34 The families of the descendants of Merari, those remaining from the tribe of Levi, received the following four towns and their pastures from the tribe of Zebulun: 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.

and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.

36 From the tribe of Reuben the following four towns and their pastures: 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.

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 From the tribe of Gad the following four towns and their pastures: Ramoth in Gilead (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Mahanaim,

39 Heshbon, and Jazer.

40 So in total twelve towns were allotted to the families of Merari, those remaining from the tribe of Levi.

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 The Levites received a total of forty-eight towns and pastures within the land 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 towns had pastures around them.

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

43 And so the Lord gave to the Israelites all the land he had promised their ancestors. They took possession of it and settled there.

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 The Lord gave them peace on every side as he had promised their ancestors. Not a single one of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord had handed their enemies over to them to defeat.

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 a single one of the good things the Lord promised Israel had failed; everything had come true.

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