Joshua 21

1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

Then came near the heads of fathers’ [houses] of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel;

2 at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”

and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

3 So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with their suburbs.

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

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which 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.

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

And the rest of the children 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.

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

And the children 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.

7 And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

The children 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.

8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:

10 to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

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

11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

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

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

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

13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,

And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with her suburbs;

14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,

and Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs;

15 Holon, Debir,

and Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs;

16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.

and Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs;

18 Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

19 In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

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

20 The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

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

21 they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,

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

22 Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

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

23 From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs;

24 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

25 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

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

26 In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

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

27 This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Be-eshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

28 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs;

29 Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannin with her suburbs; four cities.

30 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

And out of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs;

31 Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

32 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.

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

33 In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.

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

34 This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

35 Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

36 From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

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

37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

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

39 Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

40 In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

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

41 For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

42 Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

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

43 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.