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 fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons 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 speak unto them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, 'Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs 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 sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:
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 goeth out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, by lot 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 for the sons of Kohath who are left, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot 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 for the sons of Gershon [are], 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, by lot, 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.
For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], 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 sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.
9 From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:
And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called 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 are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been 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 give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
12 Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.
and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb 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 to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,
14 and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
15 and Holon, and Debir,
and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir 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 Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of these 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 and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
18 and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon 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, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.
20 Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:
And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are 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 give to them the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,
22 and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs — four cities.
23 and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
24 and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;
Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon 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 of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon 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.
all the cities [are] ten and their suburbs, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.
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 for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Beeshterah and its suburbs — two cities.
28 also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its suburbs, Dabarath and its suburbs,
29 and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;
Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-Gannim and its suburbs — four cities.
30 then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
31 and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;
Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob 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 out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs — three cities;
33 All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.
all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.
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 for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are, ] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
35 and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;
Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs — 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 and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its 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 and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs — four cities.
And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
Heshbon and its suburbs, Jazer and its suburbs — [in] all four cities.
40 All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.
All the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites — their lot is 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 sons of Israel [are] forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.
42 with their suburbs, each distributed by families.
These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it; so 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.
And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell 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 Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which He hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given 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 hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel — the whole hath come.
