| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. | 1Then the heads of households of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of households of the tribes of the sons of Israel. |
| 2And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock.” | 2They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with their pasture lands for our cattle." |
| 3So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common-lands: | 3So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the LORD. |
| 4Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin. | 4Then the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, received thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonites and from the tribe of Benjamin. |
| 5The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. | 5The rest of the sons of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. |
| 6And the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. | 6The sons of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher and from the tribe of Naphtali and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. |
| 7The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. | 7The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun. |
| 8And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses. | 8Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses. |
| 9So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name, | 9They gave these cities which are here mentioned by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon; |
| 10which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first. | 10and they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for the lot was theirs first. |
| 11And they gave them Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it. | 11Thus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands. |
| 12But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. | 12But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. |
| 13Thus to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Libnah with its common-land, | 13So to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands, |
| 14Jattir with its common-land, Eshtemoa with its common-land, | 14and Jattir with its pasture lands and Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, |
| 15Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land, | 15and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands, |
| 16Ain with its common-land, Juttah with its common-land, and Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes; | 16and Ain with its pasture lands and Juttah with its pasture lands and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; nine cities from these two tribes. |
| 17and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common-land, Geba with its common-land, | 17From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, |
| 18Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities. | 18Anathoth with its pasture lands and Almon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands. | 19All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands. |
| 20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim. | 20Then the cities from the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even to the rest of the sons of Kohath. |
| 21For they gave them Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), Gezer with its common-land, | 21They gave them Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasture lands, |
| 22Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities; | 22and Kibzaim with its pasture lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 23and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land, | 23From the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, |
| 24Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities; | 24Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 25and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities. | 25From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities. |
| 26All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath. | 26All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were ten. |
| 27Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities; | 27To the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities. |
| 28and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land, | 28From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, |
| 29Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities; | 29Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gannim with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 30and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land, | 30From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, |
| 31Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities; | 31Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 32and from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three cities. | 32From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands and Kartan with its pasture lands; three cities. |
| 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands. | 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands. |
| 34And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land, | 34To the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands and Kartah with its pasture lands. |
| 35Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities; | 35Dimnah with its pasture lands, Nahalal with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 36and from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land, | 36From the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands, |
| 37Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities; | 37Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities. |
| 38and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land, | 38From the tribe of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Mahanaim with its pasture lands, |
| 39Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all. | 39Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all. |
| 40So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. | 40All these were the cities of the sons of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities. |
| 41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands. | 41All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands. |
| 42Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities. | 42These cities each had its surrounding pasture lands; thus it was with all these cities. |
| 43So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. | 43So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. |
| 44The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. | 44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the LORD gave all their enemies into their hand. |
| 45Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. | 45Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass. |
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