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

And they approached [the] leaders of [the] fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua [the] son of Nun and to [the] leaders of [the] fathers of the tribes of [the] people 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 spoke to them at Shiloh in [the] land of Canaan saying Yahweh he commanded by [the] hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in and pasture lands their for livestock our.

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

And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites some of inheritance their to [the] mouth of Yahweh the cities these and pasture lands their.

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 it came out the lot of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] and it belonged to [the] descendants of Aaron the priest of the Levites from [the] tribe of Judah and from [the] tribe of the Simeonite[s] and from [the] tribe of Benjamin by the lot cities thir-teen.

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

And [belonged] to [the] descendants of Kohath which remained from [the] clans of [the] tribe of Ephraim and from [the] tribe of Dan and from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh by the lot cities ten.

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 [belonged] to [the] descendants of Gershon from [the] clans of [the] tribe of Issachar and from [the] tribe of Asher and from [the] tribe of Naphtali and from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh in Bashan by the lot cities thir-teen.

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

[and belonged] to [the] descendants of Merari to clans their from [the] tribe of Reuben and from [the] tribe of Gad and from [the] tribe of Zebulun cities two [plus] ten.

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

And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites the cities these and pasture lands their just as he had commanded Yahweh by [the] hand of Moses by the lot.

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

And they gave from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Judah and from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Simeon the cities these which he called them by name.

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

And it belonged to [the] descendants of Aaron one of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] from [the] descendants of Levi for to them it belonged the lot first.

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 to them Kiriath Arba [the] father of Anak that [is] Hebron in [the] hill country of Judah and pasture lands its around it.

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

And [the] field[s] of the city and villages its they gave to Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh possession his.

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 to [the] descendants of - Aaron the priest they gave [the] city of refuge of the killer Hebron and pasture lands its and Libnah and pasture lands its.

14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,

And Jattir and pasture lands its and Eshtemoa and pasture lands its.

15 Holon, Debir,

And Holon and pasture lands its and Debir and pasture lands its.

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

And Ain and pasture lands its and Juttah and pasture lands its Beth Shemesh and pasture lands its cities nine from with [the] two the tribes these.

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

And from [the] tribe of Benjamin Gibeon and pasture lands its Geba and pasture lands its.

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

Anathoth and pasture lands its and Almon and pasture lands its cities four.

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

All [the] cities of [the] descendants of Aaron the priests [were] thir-teen cities and pasture lands their.

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

And to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath the Levites who remained of [the] descendants of Kohath and it was [the] cities of lot their from [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 to them [the] city of refuge of the killer Shechem and pasture lands its in [the] hill country of Ephraim and Gezer and pasture lands its.

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

And Kibzaim and pasture lands its and Beth Horon and pasture lands its cities four.

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

And from [the] tribe of Dan Eltekeh and pasture lands its Gibbethon and pasture lands its.

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

Aijalon and pasture lands its Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its cities four.

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

And from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh Taanach and pasture lands its and Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its cities two.

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

All [the] cities ten and pasture lands their [belonged] to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath which remained.

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 to [the] descendants of Gershon from [the] clans of the Levites from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh [the] city of refuge of the killer (Golan *Q(K)*) in Bashan and pasture lands its and Beeshtarah and pasture lands its cities two.

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

And from [the] tribe of Issachar Kishion and pasture lands its Daberath and pasture lands its.

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

Jarmuth and pasture lands its En Gannim and pasture lands its cities four.

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

And from [the] tribe of Asher Mishal and pasture lands its Abdon and pasture lands its.

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

Helkath and pasture lands its and Rehob and pasture lands its cities four.

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 from [the] tribe of Naphtali [the] city of - refuge of the killer Kedesh in Galilee and pasture lands its and Hammoth Dor and pasture lands its and Kartan and pasture lands its cities three.

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

All [the] cities of the Gershonite[s] to clans their [were] thir-teen citi[es] and pasture lands their.

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 to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Merari the Levites which remained from with [the] tribe of Zebulun Jokneam and pasture lands its Kartah and pasture lands its.

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

Dimnah and pasture lands its Nahalal and pasture lands its cities four.

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

(And from [the] tribe of Reuben Bezer and pasture lands its and Jahaz and pasture lands its. *R*)

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

(Kedemoth and pasture lands its and Mephaath and pasture lands its cities four. *R*)

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

And from [the] tribe of Gad [the] city of refuge of the killer Ramoth in Gilead and pasture lands its and Mahanaim and pasture lands its.

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

Heshbon and pasture lands its Jazer and pasture lands its all [the] cities [were] four.

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

All the cities of [the] descendants of Merari to clans their which remained of [the] clans of the Levites and it was lot their cities two [plus] ten.

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] people of Israel [were] cities forty and eight and pasture lands their.

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

They were the cities these a city a city and pasture lands its around it thus for all the cities these.

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.

And he gave Yahweh to Israel all the land which he had sworn to give to ancestors their and they took possession of it and they dwelt in it.

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 he gave rest Yahweh to them from round about according to all that he had sworn to ancestors their and not he stood anyone in faces their from all enemies their all enemies their he gave Yahweh in hand their.

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

Not it fell a word from every word good which he had spoken Yahweh to [the] house of Israel everything it came.