Joshua 21

1 Then the heads of fathers of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of it for our cattle.

and they speak to them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, “YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for our livestock.”

3 And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs:

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of YHWH, these cities and their outskirts:

4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

and the lot goes out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities by lot,

5 And the rest of the sons of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

and for the sons of Kohath who are left, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities by lot.

6 And the sons of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

And for the sons of Gershon, out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, [are] thirteen cities by lot.

7 The sons of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

For the sons of Merari, for their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, [are] twelve cities.

8 And the sons of Israel gave these cities by lot to the Levites with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

And the sons of Israel give these cities and their outskirts to the Levites, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

9 And they gave out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called by name;

10 and they were for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the sons of Levi, for theirs was the first lot.

and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for the first lot has been theirs;

11 And they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs of it round about it.

and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its outskirts around it;

12 But the fields of the city, and the villages of it, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

and they have given the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 And to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Hebron and its outskirts, and Libnah and its outskirts,

14 and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

and Jattir and its outskirts, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,

15 and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

and Holon and its outskirts, and Debir and its outskirts,

16 and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

and Ain and its outskirts, and Juttah and its outskirts, Beth-Shemesh and its outskirts; nine cities out of these two tribes.

17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its outskirts, Geba and its outskirts,

18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

Anathoth and its outskirts, and Almon and its outskirts—four cities;

19 All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.

20 And the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the sons of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;

21 And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Shechem and its outskirts, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its outskirts,

22 and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.

and Kibzaim and its outskirts, and Beth-Horon and its outskirts—four cities.

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its outskirts, Gibbethon and its outskirts,

24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

Aijalon and its outskirts, Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—four cities.

25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;

26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

all the cities [are] ten and their outskirts, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.

27 And to the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Golan in Bashan and its outskirts, and Beeshterah and its outskirts—two cities.

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its outskirts, Dabarath and its outskirts,

29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

Jarmuth and its outskirts, En-Gannim and its outskirts—four cities.

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its outskirts, Abdon and its outskirts,

31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

Helkath and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts—four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its outskirts, and Hammoth-Dor and its outskirts, and Kartan and its outskirts—three cities;

33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.

34 And to the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,

And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are, ] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its outskirts, Kartah and its outskirts,

35 Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

Dimnah and its outskirts, Nahalal and its outskirts—four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its outskirts, and Jahazah and its outskirts,

37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts—four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its outskirts, and Mahanaim and its outskirts,

39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

Heshbon and its outskirts, Jazer and its outskirts—four cities [in] all.

40 All these were the cities of the sons of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites—their lot is twelve cities.

41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty-eight cities, and their outskirts.

42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them. Thus it was with all these cities.

These cities are each city and its outskirts around it; so to all these cities.

43 So Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers, and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.

And YHWH gives to Israel the whole of the land which He has sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;

44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore to their fathers. And there stood not a man of all their enemies before them. Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

and YHWH gives rest to them all around, according to all that which He has sworn to their fathers, and there has not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, YHWH has given the whole of their enemies into their hand;

45 There failed not anything of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.

there has not fallen a thing of all the good thing which YHWH spoke to the house of Israel—the whole has come.