< Joshua 21 >
1 Then the heads of the families of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of the children 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 said to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, The Lord gave orders by Moses that we were to have towns for living in, with their grass-lands 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 children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.
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 heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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 The rest of the children of Kohath by their families were given ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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 The children of Gershon by their families were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh which was in Bashan.
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 children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
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 All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders 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 From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here 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 These were for the children of Aaron among the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi: for they came first in the distribution.
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 They gave them Kiriath-arba, the town of Arba, the father of Anak, (which is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah, with its grass-lands.
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 open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.
and they have given the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;
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 grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;
and Jattir and its outskirts, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,
15 And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;
and Holon and its outskirts, and Debir and its outskirts,
16 And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from 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 from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands;
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its outskirts, Geba and its outskirts,
18 Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns.
Anathoth and its outskirts, and Almon and its outskirts—four cities;
19 Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.
20 The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from 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 grass-lands in the hill-country of Ephraim, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Gezer with its grass-lands;
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 and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.
and Kibzaim and its outskirts, and Beth-Horon and its outskirts—four cities.
23 And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands;
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its outskirts, Gibbethon and its outskirts,
24 Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns.
Aijalon and its outskirts, Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—four cities.
25 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns.
And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;
26 All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands.
all the cities [are] ten and their outskirts, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.
27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Ashtaroth with its grass-lands, two towns.
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 from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands;
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its outskirts, Dabarath and its outskirts,
29 Jarmuth and En-gannim with their grass-lands, four towns.
Jarmuth and its outskirts, En-Gannim and its outskirts—four cities.
30 And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon, with their grass-lands:
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its outskirts, Abdon and its outskirts,
31 Helkath and Rehob with their grass-lands, four towns.
Helkath and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts—four cities.
32 And from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Hammoth-dor and Kartan with their grass-lands, three towns.
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 towns of the Gershonites with their families were thirteen with their grass-lands.
all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.
34 And to the rest of the Levites, that is, the families of the children of Merari, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah with their grass-lands;
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 and Nahalal with their grass-lands, four towns.
Dimnah and its outskirts, Nahalal and its outskirts—four cities.
36 And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its outskirts, and Jahazah and its outskirts,
37 Kedemoth and Mephaath with their grass-lands, four towns.
Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts—four cities.
38 And from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Mahanaim with their grass-lands;
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 and Jazer with their grass-lands, four towns.
Heshbon and its outskirts, Jazer and its outskirts—four cities [in] all.
40 All these towns were given to the children of Merari by their families, that is, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their heritage was twelve towns.
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 towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.
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 Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.
These cities are each city and its outskirts around it; so to all these cities.
43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he gave by oath to their fathers; so it became their heritage and their living-place.
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 the Lord gave them peace on every side, as he had said to their fathers: all those who were against them gave way before them, for the Lord gave them all up into their hands.
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 The Lord kept faith with the house of Israel about all the good which he said he would do for them, and all his words came true.
there has not fallen a thing of all the good thing which YHWH spoke to the house of Israel—the whole has come.