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.
And the heads of the families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the [son] of Naue, and to the heads of families of the tribes 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 they spoke to them in Selo in the land of Chanaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about 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.
So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in their inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country round.
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 lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of 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.
And to the sons of Caath that were left were [given by] lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasse.
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.
And the sons of Gedson had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the half tribe of Manasse in Basan.
7 And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.
And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.
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.
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.
9 From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:
And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the tribe of the children of Symeon, and [part] of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned
10 to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them, )
to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.
11 the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.
And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain [country] of Juda, and the suburbs round it.
12 Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.
But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.
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 sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;
14 and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;
15 and Holon, and Debir,
and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;
16 and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.
and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.
17 Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,
And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;
18 and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.
19 All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.
20 Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:
And to the families, [even] the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was [given] their priests' city,
21 from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem, one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim, and Gezer,
out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;
22 and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:
23 and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:
24 and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;
and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.
25 then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.
And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.
26 All the cities were ten, with their suburbs; these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.
In all [were given] ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.
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 [Joshua gave] to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.
28 also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;
29 and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;
and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.
30 then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,
And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;
31 and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;
and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its suburbs; four cities.
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 of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set apart for the slayer, Cades in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.
33 All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.
All the cities of Gedson according to their families [were] thirteen cities.
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 family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, [he gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon, Maan and its suburbs; and Cades and its suburbs,
35 and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;
and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.
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 beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs; and Decmon and its suburbs; and Mapha and its suburbs; four cities.
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.
And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Galaad, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs; and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities [were] four in all.
40 All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.
All [these] cities [were given] to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the twelve cities.
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 cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities,
42 with their suburbs, each distributed by families.
and their suburbs round about these cities: a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these cities.
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 sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and lived in it.
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 rest round about, as he sware to their fathers: not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies 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.
There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.
