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 the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the 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 they spoke to 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 their common 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 gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common lands.
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 Simeon, 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 by 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 to the Levites these cities with their common lands, 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, )
Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: 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 the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its common lands around 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 its villages, they gave 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,
Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its common lands,
14 and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
And Jattir with its common lands, and Eshtemoa with its common lands,
15 and Holon, and Debir,
And Holon with its common lands, and Debir with its common lands,
16 and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.
And Ain with its common lands, and Juttah with its common lands, and Bethshemesh with its common lands; 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 its common lands, Geba with its common lands,
18 and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
Anathoth with its common lands, and Almon with its common lands; 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 their common lands.
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 who remained of the children of Kohath, even 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,
For they gave them Shechem with its common lands in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its common lands,
22 and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
And Kibzaim with its common lands, and Bethhoron with its common lands; four cities.
23 and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common lands, Gibbethon with its common lands,
24 and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;
Aijalon with its common lands, Gathrimmon with its common lands; 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, Tanach with its common lands, and Gathrimmon with its common lands; 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 were ten with their common lands for the families of the children of Kohath 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 to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with its common lands; two cities.
28 also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its common lands, Dabareh with its common lands,
29 and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;
Jarmuth with its common lands, Engannim with its common lands; four cities.
30 then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common lands, Abdon with its common lands,
31 and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;
Helkath with its common lands, and Rehob with its common lands; 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 its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with its common lands, and Kartan with its common lands; 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 their common 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 families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common lands, and Kartah with its common lands,
35 and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;
Dimnah with its common lands, Nahalal with its common lands; 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 its common lands, and Jahazah with its common 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 with its common lands, and Mephaath with its common lands; four cities.
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with its common lands,
Heshbon with its common lands, Jazer with its common lands; four cities in all.
40 All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot 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 within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their common lands.
42 with their suburbs, each distributed by families.
These cities were every one with their common lands surrounding them: thus 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.
And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt 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 on all sides, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before 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 nothing of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.
