Joshua 21

1 Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;

Then came near the heads of the divisions of the Levites unto Elazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the divisions of the tribes of the children of Israel;

2 and they spoke unto 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 the open land thereabout for our cattle.'

And they spoke unto them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give unto us cities to dwell in, with the open spaces thereof for our cattle.

3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with the open land about them.

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites from their inheritance, at the order of the Lord, these cities and their open spaces.

4 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 the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

And the lot came out for the families of the Kehathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, obtained from the tribe of Judah, and from the tribe of Simeon, and from 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 half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

And the rest of the children of Kehath obtained from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan, and from the half tribe of Menasseh, by lot, ten cities.

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 the children of Gershon obtained from the families of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half tribe of Menasseh 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, twelve cities.

The children of Merari after their families obtained from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites these cities with their open spaces, as the Lord had 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 are here mentioned by name.

And they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah, and from the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are called by name.

10 And they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

And the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kehathites, of the children of Levi, obtained them; —for they had the first lot.

11 And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak — the same is Hebron — in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land round about it.

And they gave unto them Kiryath-arba', [the father of 'Anak, ] which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with the open spaces thereof round about it;

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

But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Yephunneh for his possession.

13 And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;

And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hebron with its open spaces, and Libnah with its open spaces,

14 and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;

And Yattir with its open spaces, and Eshtemoa' with its open spaces.

15 and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;

And Cholon with its open spaces, and Debir with its open spaces,

16 and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; nine cities out of those two tribes.

And 'Ayin with its open spaces, and Yuttah with its open spaces, and Beth-shemesh with its open spaces: nine cities from those two tribes.

17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;

And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gib'on with its open spaces, Geba' with its open spaces,

18 Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.

'Anathoth with its open spaces, and 'Almon with its open spaces: four cities.

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their open spaces.

20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

And the families of the children of Kehath, the Levites, who remained of the children of Kehath, obtained the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.

21 And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;

And they gave to them the city of refuge for the manslayer, Shechem with its open spaces in the mountain of Ephraim, and Gezer with its open spaces,

22 and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.

And Kibzayim with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces: four cities.

23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;

And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its open spaces, Gibbethon with its open spaces,

24 Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.

Ayalon with its open spaces, Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: four cities.

25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; two cities.

And from the half tribe of Menasseh, Ta'nach with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: two cities.

26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.

All the cities were ten with their open spaces for the families of the children of Kehath that remained.

27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, [they gave] from the other half tribe of Menasseh the city of refuge for the manslayer, Golan in Bashan with its open spaces, and Be'eshterah with its open spaces: two cities.

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;

And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishyon with its open spaces, Daberath with its open spaces,

29 Jarmuth with the open land about it, En-gannim with the open land about it; four cities.

Yarmuth with its open spaces, 'En-gannim with its open spaces: four cities.

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the open land about it, Abdon with the open land about it;

And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its open spaces, Abdon with its open spaces.

31 Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; four cities.

Chelkath with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces: four cities.

32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and Kartan with the open land about it; three cities.

And from the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Kedesh in Galilee with its open spaces, and Chammothdor with its open spaces, and Karthan with its open spaces: three cities.

33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

All the cities of the Gershunites according to their families were thirteen cities with their open spaces.

34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it;

And unto the families of the children of Merari, the remainder of the Levites, [they gave] from the tribe of Zebulun, Yokne'am with its open spaces, and Karthah with its open spaces,

35 Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four cities.

Dimnah with its open spaces, Nahalal with its open spaces: four cities.

36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;

37 Kedemoth with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; four cities.

38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it;

And from the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Ramoth in Gil'ad with its open spaces, and Machanayim with its open spaces,

39 Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.

Cheshbon with its open spaces, Ya'zer with its open spaces: four cities in all.

40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

All the cities for the children of Merari after their families, they who were remaining of the families of the Levites, even their lot was twelve cities.

41 All the cities of the Levites — forty and eight cities with the open land about them — shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their open spaces.

42 even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with all these cities.

These cities were every one with their open spaces round about them: thus it was with all these cities.

43 So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he had sworn to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

And the Lord gave them rest round about, all just as he had sworn unto their fathers: and there stood not up before them a man of all their enemies; all their enemies the Lord delivered into their hand.

45 There failed not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

There failed not aught of all the good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel: it all came to pass.