Joshua 21

1 Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua son of Nun, and to 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, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.

and they speak to them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, “YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for our livestock.”

3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of YHWH, these cities and their outskirts:

4 And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, 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.

and the lot goes 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, thirteen cities by lot,

5 And the children of Kohath that remained 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.

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-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities by lot.

6 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.

And for the sons of Gershon, 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, [are] thirteen cities by lot.

7 The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

For the sons of Merari, for their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, [are] twelve cities.

8 And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.

And the sons of Israel give these cities and their outskirts to the Levites, as YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

9 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 were mentioned by name,

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 and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);

and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for the first lot has been theirs;

11 and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.

and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its outskirts around it;

12 But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

and they have given the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Hebron and its outskirts, and Libnah and its outskirts,

14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

and Jattir and its outskirts, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,

15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

and Holon and its outskirts, and Debir and its outskirts,

16 and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;

and Ain and its outskirts, and Juttah and its outskirts, Beth-Shemesh and its outskirts; nine cities out of these two tribes.

17 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its outskirts, Geba and its outskirts,

18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.

Anathoth and its outskirts, and Almon and its outskirts—four cities;

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.

all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.

20 And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,

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 and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Shechem and its outskirts, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its outskirts,

22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;

and Kibzaim and its outskirts, and Beth-Horon and its outskirts—four cities.

23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its outskirts, Gibbethon and its outskirts,

24 Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;

Aijalon and its outskirts, Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—four cities.

25 and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts—two cities;

26 All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

all the cities [are] ten and their outskirts, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.

27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;

And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Golan in Bashan and its outskirts, and Beeshterah and its outskirts—two cities.

28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its outskirts, Dabarath and its outskirts,

29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;

Jarmuth and its outskirts, En-Gannim and its outskirts—four cities.

30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its outskirts, Abdon and its outskirts,

31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;

Helkath and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts—four cities.

32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Kedesh in Galilee and its outskirts, and Hammoth-Dor and its outskirts, and Kartan and its outskirts—three cities;

33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.

all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their outskirts.

34 And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,

And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are, ] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its outskirts, Kartah and its outskirts,

35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;

Dimnah and its outskirts, Nahalal and its outskirts—four cities.

36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its outskirts, and Jahazah and its outskirts,

37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;

Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts—four cities.

38 and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the manslayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its outskirts, and Mahanaim and its outskirts,

39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.

Heshbon and its outskirts, Jazer and its outskirts—four cities [in] all.

40 [These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.

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 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty-eight cities, and their outskirts.

42 Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.

These cities are each city and its outskirts around it; so to all these cities.

43 And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.

And YHWH gives to Israel the whole of the land which He has sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell in it;

44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.

and YHWH gives rest to them all around, according to all that which He has sworn to their fathers, and there has not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, YHWH has given the whole of their enemies into their hand;

45 There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.

there has not fallen a thing of all the good thing which YHWH spoke to the house of Israel—the whole has come.