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 came the principall fathers of the Leuites vnto Eleazar the Priest, and vnto Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and vnto the chiefe fathers 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 spake vnto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hande of Moses, to giue vs cities to dwell in, with the suburbes thereof for our cattell.
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 gaue vnto the Leuites, out of their inheritance at the commandement of the Lord these cities with their suburbes.
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 families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron ye Priest, which were of the Leuites, had by lot, out of the tribe of Iudah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Beniamin thirteene cities.
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 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 halfe tribe of Manasseh, tenne cities.
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.
Also 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 ye tribe of Naphtali, and out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteene cities.
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 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, twelue cities.
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.
So the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.
9 From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:
And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeo, these cities which are here named.
10 to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them, )
And they were the childrens of Aaron being of the families of the Kohathites, and of the sonnes of Leui, (for theirs was the first lot)
11 the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.
So they gaue them Kiriath-arba of the father of Anok (which is Hebron) in the mountaine of Iudah, with the suburbes of the same round about it.
12 Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.
(But the lande of the citie, and the villages thereof, gaue they to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh to be his 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,
Thus they gaue to the children of Aaron the Priest, a citie of refuge for the slaier, euen Hebron with her suburbes, and Libnah with her suburbes,
14 and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
And Iattir with her suburbes, and Eshtemoa, and her suburbes,
15 and Holon, and Debir,
And Holon with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes,
16 and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.
And Ain with her suburbes, and Iuttah with her suburbes, Beth-shemesh with her suburbes: nine cities out of those two tribes.
17 Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,
And out of the tribe of Beniamin they gaue Gibeon with her suburbes, Geba with her suburbes,
18 and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
Anathoth with her suburbes, and Almon with her suburbes: foure cities.
19 All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.
All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
20 Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:
But to the families of the children of Kohath of the Leuites, which were the rest of the children of Kohath (for the cities of their lot were out of 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,
They gaue them the citie of refuge for the slaier, Shechem with her suburbes in mount Ephraim, and Gezer with her suburbes,
22 and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbes: foure cities.
23 and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbes, Gibethon with her suburbes,
24 and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;
Aiialon with her suburbes, Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: foure cities.
25 then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.
And out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbes, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: two cities.
26 All the cities were ten, with their suburbs; these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.
All the cities for the other families of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbes.
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;
Also vnto the children of Gershon of the families of the Leuites, they gaue out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Golan in Bashan with her suburbes, and Beeshterah with her suburbes: two cities.
28 also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbes, Dabereh with her suburbes,
29 and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;
Iarmuth with her suburbes, En-gannim with her suburbes: foure cities.
30 then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbes, Abdon with her suburbes,
31 and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;
Helkah with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbes: foure 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 out of the tribe of Naphtali, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Kedesh in Galil with her suburbes, and Hammoth-dor with her suburbes, and Kartan with her suburbes: three cities.
33 All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.
Al the cities of the Gershonites according to their families, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.
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,
Also vnto the families of the children of Merari the rest of the Leuites, they gaue out of the tribe of Zebulun, Iokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbes,
35 and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;
Dimnah with her suburbes, Nahalal, with her suburbes: foure 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 out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Iahazah with her suburbs,
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 with her suburbes, and Mephaath with her suburbes: foure cities.
And out of the tribe of Gad they gaue for a citie of refuge for the slaier, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbes, and Mahanaim with her suburbes,
Heshbon with her suburbs, and Iazer with her suburbes: foure cities in all.
40 All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.
So all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families (which were the rest of the families of the Leuites) were by their lot, twelue cities.
41 And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,
And all the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were eight and fourtie with their suburbes.
42 with their suburbs, each distributed by families.
These cities lay euery one seuerallie with their suburbes round about them: so were 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 gaue vnto Israel all ye land, which hee had sworne to giue vnto their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
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.
Also the Lord gaue them rest rounde about according to all that hee had sworne vnto their fathers: and there stoode not a man of all their enemies before them: for the Lord deliuered all their enemies into their hand.
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 nothing of all the good things, which the Lord hath sayde vnto the house of Israel, but all came to passe.
