Joshua 21
1 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;
And the heads of the families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the [son] of Naue, and to the heads of families of the tribes 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 unto us cities to dwell in, with the open spaces thereof for our cattle.
And they spoke to them in Selo in the land of Chanaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about for our cattle.
3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites from their inheritance, at the order of the Lord, these cities and their open spaces.
So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in their inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country round.
4 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.
And the lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
5 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.
And to the sons of Caath that were left were [given by] lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasse.
6 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.
And the sons of Gedson had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the half tribe of Manasse in Basan.
7 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.
And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.
8 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.
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.
9 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.
And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the tribe of the children of Symeon, and [part] of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned
10 And the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kehathites, of the children of Levi, obtained them; —for they had the first lot.
to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.
11 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;
And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain [country] of Juda, and the suburbs round it.
12 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Yephunneh for his possession.
But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.
13 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,
And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;
14 And Yattir with its open spaces, and Eshtemoa' with its open spaces.
and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;
15 And Cholon with its open spaces, and Debir with its open spaces,
and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;
16 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.
and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gib'on with its open spaces, Geba' with its open spaces,
And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;
18 'Anathoth with its open spaces, and 'Almon with its open spaces: four cities.
and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their open spaces.
All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.
20 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.
And to the families, [even] the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was [given] their priests' city,
21 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,
out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;
22 And Kibzayim with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces: four cities.
and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:
23 And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its open spaces, Gibbethon with its open spaces,
and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:
24 Ayalon with its open spaces, Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: four cities.
and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.
25 And from the half tribe of Menasseh, Ta'nach with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: two cities.
And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.
26 All the cities were ten with their open spaces for the families of the children of Kehath that remained.
In all [were given] ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.
27 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.
And [Joshua gave] to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.
28 And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishyon with its open spaces, Daberath with its open spaces,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;
29 Yarmuth with its open spaces, 'En-gannim with its open spaces: four cities.
and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.
30 And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its open spaces, Abdon with its open spaces.
And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;
31 Chelkath with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces: four cities.
and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its suburbs; four cities.
32 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.
And of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set apart for the slayer, Cades in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.
33 All the cities of the Gershunites according to their families were thirteen cities with their open spaces.
All the cities of Gedson according to their families [were] thirteen cities.
34 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,
And to the family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, [he gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon, Maan and its suburbs; and Cades and its suburbs,
35 Dimnah with its open spaces, Nahalal with its open spaces: four cities.
and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.
And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs; and Decmon and its suburbs; and Mapha and its suburbs; four cities.
And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Galaad, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs; and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities [were] four in all.
38 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 Cheshbon with its open spaces, Ya'zer with its open spaces: four cities in all.
40 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.
All [these] cities [were given] to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the twelve cities.
41 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.
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities,
42 These cities were every one with their open spaces round about them: thus it was with all these cities.
and their suburbs round about these cities: a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these cities.
43 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.
So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and lived in it.
44 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.
And the Lord gave them rest round about, as he sware to their fathers: not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.
45 There failed not aught of all the good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel: it all came to pass.
There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.
