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 near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' houses 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 they spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying: 'The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the open land thereabout 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 gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with the open land about them.
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 the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen 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 half-tribe of Manasseh, ten 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.
And 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 the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen 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, twelve 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.
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD 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 gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned 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, )
And they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; 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.
And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak — the same is Hebron — in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land 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 fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for 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,
And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;
14 and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;
15 and Holon, and Debir,
and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;
16 and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.
and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; 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 Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;
18 and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four 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, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
20 Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:
And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot 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,
And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;
22 and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.
23 and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;
24 and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;
Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; 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 Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; 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 of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.
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 unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.
28 also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;
29 and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;
Jarmuth with the open land about it, En-gannim with the open land about it; four cities.
30 then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the open land about it, Abdon with the open land about it;
31 and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;
Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; 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 out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and Kartan with the open land about it; three cities.
33 All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
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 unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it;
35 and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;
Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four 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 the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;
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 the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; four cities.
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it;
Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.
40 All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.
All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was 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 — forty and eight cities with the open land about them — shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,
42 with their suburbs, each distributed by families.
even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with 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 unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto 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.
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered 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 not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
