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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, "The LORD told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle." |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Gershon's descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11They assigned them Kiriath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12(Now the city's fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.) |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah, |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Jattir, Eshtemoa, |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Holon, Debir, |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba, |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer, |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon, |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of two cities. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of two cities; |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath, |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities; |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon, |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities; |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of three cities. |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities; |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz, |
| 37[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 37Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities; |
| 38[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 38from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim, |
| 39[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 39Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities. |
| 40[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 40The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities. |
| 41[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 41The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas. |
| 42[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 42Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard. |
| 43[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 43So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it. |
| 44[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 44The LORD made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. |
| 45[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 45Not one of the LORD's faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized. |
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