Joshua 21
1 And the leaders of the families of Levi approached Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the rulers of the extended families of each of the tribes of the sons of Israel.
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;
2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, and they said, “The Lord instructed, by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given to us as habitations, with their suburbs to nourish our cattle.”
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.
3 And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.
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.
4 And the lot went out for the family of Kohath, of the sons of Aaron, the priest, from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and Benjamin: thirteen cities.
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.
5 And to the remainder of the sons of Kohath, that is, to the Levites who were left over, there went, from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
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.
6 And next the lot went out to the sons of Gershon, so that they would receive, from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh at Bashan: the number of thirteen cities.
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.
7 And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.
The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.
8 And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.
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.
9 From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:
From the tribes of the children of Judah and the children of Simeon they gave these towns, listed here by name:
10 to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them, )
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.
11 the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.
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.
12 Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.
But the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.
13 Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge, as well as its suburbs, and Libnah, with its suburbs,
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;
14 and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;
15 and Holon, and Debir,
And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;
16 and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.
And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from those two tribes.
17 Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands;
18 and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns.
19 All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.
Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.
20 Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:
The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem, one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim, and Gezer,
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;
22 and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.
23 and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands;
24 and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;
Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns.
25 then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns.
26 All the cities were ten, with their suburbs; these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.
All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands.
27 Likewise, to the sons of Gershon, of the stock of Levi, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, went Golan in Bashan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities;
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.
28 also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,
And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands;
29 and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;
Jarmuth and En-gannim with their grass-lands, four towns.
30 then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,
And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon, with their grass-lands:
31 and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;
Helkath and Rehob with their grass-lands, four towns.
32 likewise, from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge, and Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan, with their suburbs, three cities.
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.
33 All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.
All the towns of the Gershonites with their families were thirteen with their grass-lands.
34 Then, to the sons of Merari, Levites of the lesser degree, by their families, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah,
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;
35 and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;
Dimnah and Nahalal with their grass-lands, four towns.
36 from the tribe of Reuben, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho, Bezer in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jazer, and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs;
And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahaz with their grass-lands;
37 from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth of Gilead, one of the cities of refuge, and Mahanaim and Heshbon and Jazer, four cities with their suburbs.
Kedemoth and Mephaath with their grass-lands, four towns.
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;
Heshbon and Jazer with their grass-lands, four towns.
40 All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.
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.
41 And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,
All the towns of the Levites, among the heritage of the children of Israel, were forty-eight towns with their grass-lands.
42 with their suburbs, each distributed by families.
Every one of these towns had grass-lands round it.
43 And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they lived in it.
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.
44 And he gave them peace with all the surrounding nations. And none of their enemies dared to stand against them; instead, they were brought under their sovereignty.
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.
45 Indeed, not so much as one word that he had promised to provide for them was left empty; instead, everything was fulfilled.
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.
