Joshua 21

1 Then came the principall fathers of the Leuites vnto Eleazar the Priest, and vnto Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and vnto the chiefe fathers of the tribes of the children 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 spake vnto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hande of Moses, to giue vs cities to dwell in, with the suburbes thereof for our cattell.

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 So the children of Israel gaue vnto the Leuites, out of their inheritance at the commandement of the Lord these cities with their suburbes.

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 came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron ye Priest, which were of the Leuites, had by lot, out of the tribe of Iudah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Beniamin thirteene 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 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 halfe tribe of Manasseh, tenne 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 Also 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 ye tribe of Naphtali, and out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteene 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 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, twelue 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 So the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.

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 And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeo, these cities which are here named.

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 they were the childrens of Aaron being of the families of the Kohathites, and of the sonnes of Leui, (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 theirs hath been the first lot;

11 So they gaue them Kiriath-arba of the father of Anok (which is Hebron) in the mountaine of Iudah, with the suburbes of the same 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 suburbs round about it;

12 (But the lande of the citie, and the villages thereof, gaue they to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh to be his possession)

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

13 Thus they gaue to the children of Aaron the Priest, a citie of refuge for the slaier, euen Hebron with her suburbes, and Libnah with her suburbes,

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 Iattir with her suburbes, and Eshtemoa, and her suburbes,

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

15 And Holon with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes,

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

16 And Ain with her suburbes, and Iuttah with her suburbes, Beth-shemesh with her suburbes: nine cities out of those two tribes.

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

17 And out of the tribe of Beniamin they gaue Gibeon with her suburbes, Geba with her suburbes,

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

18 Anathoth with her suburbes, and Almon with her suburbes: foure cities.

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

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.

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

20 But to the families of the children of Kohath of the Leuites, which were the rest of the children of Kohath (for 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 They gaue them the citie of refuge for the slaier, Shechem with her suburbes in mount Ephraim, and Gezer with her suburbes,

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 with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbes: foure cities.

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

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbes, Gibethon with her suburbes,

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

24 Aiialon with her suburbes, Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: foure cities.

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

25 And out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbes, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: 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 for the other families of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbes.

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

27 Also vnto the children of Gershon of the families of the Leuites, they gaue out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Golan in Bashan with her suburbes, and Beeshterah with her suburbes: 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 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbes, Dabereh with her suburbes,

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

29 Iarmuth with her suburbes, En-gannim with her suburbes: foure cities.

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

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbes, Abdon with her suburbes,

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

31 Helkah with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbes: foure cities.

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

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Kedesh in Galil with her suburbes, and Hammoth-dor with her suburbes, and Kartan with her suburbes: 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 Al the cities of the Gershonites according to their families, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.

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

34 Also vnto the families of the children of Merari the rest of the Leuites, they gaue out of the tribe of Zebulun, Iokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbes,

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 Dimnah with her suburbes, Nahalal, with her suburbes: foure cities.

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

36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Iahazah with her suburbs,

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

37 Kedemoth with her suburbes, and Mephaath with her suburbes: foure cities.

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

38 And out of the tribe of Gad they gaue for a citie of refuge for the slaier, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbes, and Mahanaim with her suburbes,

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,

39 Heshbon with her suburbs, and Iazer with her suburbes: foure cities in all.

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

40 So all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families (which were the rest of the families of the Leuites) were by their lot, twelue 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 And all the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were eight and fourtie with their suburbes.

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 These cities lay euery one seuerallie with their suburbes round about them: so were all these cities.

These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it; so to all these cities.

43 So the Lord gaue vnto Israel all ye land, which hee had sworne to giue vnto their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

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 Also the Lord gaue them rest rounde about according to all that hee had sworne vnto their fathers: and there stoode not a man of all their enemies before them: for the Lord deliuered all their enemies into their hand.

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 There failed nothing of all the good things, which the Lord hath sayde vnto the house of Israel, but all came to passe.

there hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel — the whole hath come.