Joshua 21

1 The leaders of the tribe of Levi approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders of the Israelite tribes.

And they approached [the] leaders of [the] fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua [the] son of Nun and to [the] leaders of [the] fathers of the tribes of [the] people of Israel.

2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in Canaan, saying, “The Lord gave instructions through Moses to give us towns to live in, and pastures for our flocks.”

And they spoke to them at Shiloh in [the] land of Canaan saying Yahweh he commanded by [the] hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in and pasture lands their for livestock our.

3 So, following the Lord's instructions, the Israelites gave towns and pastures to the Levites from their own allocations.

And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites some of inheritance their to [the] mouth of Yahweh the cities these and pasture lands their.

4 The lot was cast for the families of the Kothaites. These Levites, descendants of Aaron, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

And it came out the lot of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] and it belonged to [the] descendants of Aaron the priest of the Levites from [the] tribe of Judah and from [the] tribe of the Simeonite[s] and from [the] tribe of Benjamin by the lot cities thir-teen.

5 The remaining families of the descendants of Kothah were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

And [belonged] to [the] descendants of Kohath which remained from [the] clans of [the] tribe of Ephraim and from [the] tribe of Dan and from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh by the lot cities ten.

6 The families of the descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh living in Bashan.

And [belonged] to [the] descendants of Gershon from [the] clans of [the] tribe of Issachar and from [the] tribe of Asher and from [the] tribe of Naphtali and from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh in Bashan by the lot cities thir-teen.

7 The families of the descendants of Merari were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

[and belonged] to [the] descendants of Merari to clans their from [the] tribe of Reuben and from [the] tribe of Gad and from [the] tribe of Zebulun cities two [plus] ten.

8 So the Israelites gave the Levites by lot these towns and pastures, as the Lord had instructed through Moses.

And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites the cities these and pasture lands their just as he had commanded Yahweh by [the] hand of Moses by the lot.

9 They gave from the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon the following towns, specifically named,

And they gave from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Judah and from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Simeon the cities these which he called them by name.

10 to the families of the Kothaites, descendants of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, since the first lot fell to them:

And it belonged to [the] descendants of Aaron one of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] from [the] descendants of Levi for to them it belonged the lot first.

11 Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, together with the pastures around it. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

And they gave to them Kiriath Arba [the] father of Anak that [is] Hebron in [the] hill country of Judah and pasture lands its around it.

12 But the more distant fields from the town and the villages had been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh to own.

And [the] field[s] of the city and villages its they gave to Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh possession his.

13 They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest the following towns and their pastures: Hebron (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Libnah,

And to [the] descendants of - Aaron the priest they gave [the] city of refuge of the killer Hebron and pasture lands its and Libnah and pasture lands its.

14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,

And Jattir and pasture lands its and Eshtemoa and pasture lands its.

15 Holon, Debir,

And Holon and pasture lands its and Debir and pasture lands its.

16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.

And Ain and pasture lands its and Juttah and pasture lands its Beth Shemesh and pasture lands its cities nine from with [the] two the tribes these.

17 From the tribe of Benjamin the following four towns and their pastures: Gibeon, Geba,

And from [the] tribe of Benjamin Gibeon and pasture lands its Geba and pasture lands its.

18 Anathoth, and Almon.

Anathoth and pasture lands its and Almon and pasture lands its cities four.

19 So in total thirteen towns and their pastures were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

All [the] cities of [the] descendants of Aaron the priests [were] thir-teen cities and pasture lands their.

20 As for the remaining families of the children of Kothah from the tribe of Levi, they were given by lot four towns and their pastures from the tribe of Ephraim:

And to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath the Levites who remained of [the] descendants of Kohath and it was [the] cities of lot their from [the] tribe of Ephraim.

21 Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Gezer,

And they gave to them [the] city of refuge of the killer Shechem and pasture lands its in [the] hill country of Ephraim and Gezer and pasture lands its.

22 Kibzaim, and Beth-horon.

And Kibzaim and pasture lands its and Beth Horon and pasture lands its cities four.

23 From the tribe of Dan, the following four towns and their pastures: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

And from [the] tribe of Dan Eltekeh and pasture lands its Gibbethon and pasture lands its.

24 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.

Aijalon and pasture lands its Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its cities four.

25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh the following two towns and their pastures: Taanach and Gath-rimmon.

And from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh Taanach and pasture lands its and Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its cities two.

26 So in total ten towns and their pastures were given to remaining families of the descendants of Kothah.

All [the] cities ten and pasture lands their [belonged] to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath which remained.

27 The families of the descendants of Gershon from the tribe of Levi received the following two towns and their pastures from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), and Be-eshterah.

And to [the] descendants of Gershon from [the] clans of the Levites from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh [the] city of refuge of the killer (Golan *Q(K)*) in Bashan and pasture lands its and Beeshtarah and pasture lands its cities two.

28 From the tribe of Issachar the following four towns and their pastures: Kishion, Daberath,

And from [the] tribe of Issachar Kishion and pasture lands its Daberath and pasture lands its.

29 Jarmuth, and En-gannim.

Jarmuth and pasture lands its En Gannim and pasture lands its cities four.

30 From the tribe of Asher the following four towns and their pastures: Mishal, Abdon,

And from [the] tribe of Asher Mishal and pasture lands its Abdon and pasture lands its.

31 Helkath, and Rehob.

Helkath and pasture lands its and Rehob and pasture lands its cities four.

32 From the tribe of Naphtali the following three towns and their pastures: Kedesh in Galilee (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan.

And from [the] tribe of Naphtali [the] city of - refuge of the killer Kedesh in Galilee and pasture lands its and Hammoth Dor and pasture lands its and Kartan and pasture lands its cities three.

33 So in total thirteen towns and their pastures were allotted to the families of Gershon.

All [the] cities of the Gershonite[s] to clans their [were] thir-teen citi[es] and pasture lands their.

34 The families of the descendants of Merari, those remaining from the tribe of Levi, received the following four towns and their pastures from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

And to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Merari the Levites which remained from with [the] tribe of Zebulun Jokneam and pasture lands its Kartah and pasture lands its.

35 Dimnah, and Nahalal.

Dimnah and pasture lands its Nahalal and pasture lands its cities four.

36 From the tribe of Reuben the following four towns and their pastures: Bezer, Jahaz,

(And from [the] tribe of Reuben Bezer and pasture lands its and Jahaz and pasture lands its. *R*)

37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath.

(Kedemoth and pasture lands its and Mephaath and pasture lands its cities four. *R*)

38 From the tribe of Gad the following four towns and their pastures: Ramoth in Gilead (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Mahanaim,

And from [the] tribe of Gad [the] city of refuge of the killer Ramoth in Gilead and pasture lands its and Mahanaim and pasture lands its.

39 Heshbon, and Jazer.

Heshbon and pasture lands its Jazer and pasture lands its all [the] cities [were] four.

40 So in total twelve towns were allotted to the families of Merari, those remaining from the tribe of Levi.

All the cities of [the] descendants of Merari to clans their which remained of [the] clans of the Levites and it was lot their cities two [plus] ten.

41 The Levites received a total of forty-eight towns and pastures within the land of the Israelites.

All [the] cities of the Levites in [the] midst of [the] possession of [the] people of Israel [were] cities forty and eight and pasture lands their.

42 Each of these towns had pastures around them.

They were the cities these a city a city and pasture lands its around it thus for all the cities these.

43 And so the Lord gave to the Israelites all the land he had promised their ancestors. They took possession of it and settled there.

And he gave Yahweh to Israel all the land which he had sworn to give to ancestors their and they took possession of it and they dwelt in it.

44 The Lord gave them peace on every side as he had promised their ancestors. Not a single one of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord had handed their enemies over to them to defeat.

And he gave rest Yahweh to them from round about according to all that he had sworn to ancestors their and not he stood anyone in faces their from all enemies their all enemies their he gave Yahweh in hand their.

45 Not a single one of the good things the Lord promised Israel had failed; everything had come true.

Not it fell a word from every word good which he had spoken Yahweh to [the] house of Israel everything it came.