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1Then the family leaders of the descendants of Levi approached Eleazar the priest and Nun's son Joshua, along with the family leaders of the people of Israel.

1Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel.

2It was at Shiloh in the land of Canaan that they told them, "The LORD ordered through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, along with their pasture lands for our livestock."

2And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock.”

3So, just as the Lord had said, the Israelis set aside cities for the descendants of Levi from a portion of their own inheritances, along with their grazing lands.

3So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.

4The lottery went to the families of the descendants of Kohath. So the descendants of Aaron the priest, who were descendants of Levi, received thirteen cities by random lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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

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

5And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

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

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

7The descendants of Merari, allocated according to their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

7The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

8The Israelis apportioned these cities, along with their pasture lands, to the descendants of Levi by random lot, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

8These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

9From the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon, they gave these cities, delineated by name:

9Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,

10for the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the descendants of Kohath, of the descendants of Levi, since the lot fell in their favor first.

10which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first.

11They gave them Kiriath-arba, also known as Hebron, (Arba was named after the ancestor of Anak), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands.

11They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it.

12But the fields adjoining the city and its surrounding villages were given to Jephunneh's son Caleb.

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

13So they gave Hebron to the descendants of Aaron the priest to serve as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands,

13And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,

14Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

14Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,

15Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

15Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

16Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands, for a total of nine cities from these two tribes.

16Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands—nine cities out of these two tribes;

17From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

17then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,

18Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

18Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities.

19All of the cities allocated to the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, numbered thirteen, along with their pasture lands.

19The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.

20Cities from the tribe of Ephraim were also allotted to the families of the descendants of Kohath, that is, to the rest of the descendants of Kohath, who were descendants of Levi.

20As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21Shechem was allocated to them as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, in the mountainous region of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,

21To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,

22Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

22Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities;

23From the tribe of Dan were allocated Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

23and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,

24Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

24Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities;

25From the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities.

25and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.

26All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the descendants of Kohath numbered ten.

26The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands.

27To the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levitical families) from the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Golan in Bashan as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, and Beeshterah with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities.

27And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands—two cities;

28From the tribe of Issachar were allocated Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

28and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

29Jarmuth with its pasture lands, and En-gannim with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

29Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands—four cities;

30From the tribe of Asher were allocated Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

30and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,

31Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

31Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities;

32From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands were allocated as a city of refuge for the unintentional killer, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands, for a total of three cities.

32and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities.

33All the cities of the descendants of Gershon according to their families totaled thirteen, including their pasture lands.

33The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.

34From the tribe of Zebulun were allocated to the descendants of Merari (that is, the rest of the descendants of Levi) Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,

34And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,

35Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

35Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities;

36 From the tribe of Reuben were allocated Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,

36and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands,

37Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

37Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities;

38From the tribe of Gad were allocated Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, to serve as a city of refuge for the unintentional killer, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

38and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,

39Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities in all.

39Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

40So the entire allocation to the descendants of Merari (that is, the rest of the families of the descendants of Levi) according to their families totaled twelve cities.

40As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities.

41All of the cities of the descendants of Levi that had been set apart among the territorial possession of the Israelis totaled 48, along with their pasture lands.

41The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasturelands.

42These cities were each surrounded by pasture lands, as was the case with all of these cities.

42These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities.

43So the LORD gave all of the land to Israel that he had promised to give their ancestors, and they took possession and settled there in it.

43Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there.

44The LORD gave them peace all around them, just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of their enemies was able to oppose them—the LORD placed all of their enemies under their control.

44And the LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies into their hands.

45Not one of the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed—all of them came about.

45Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.

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