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 leaders of the families of Levi approached Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the rulers of the extended families of each of the tribes of the sons 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 at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, and they said, “The Lord instructed, by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given to us as habitations, with their suburbs to nourish 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.
And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.
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 went out for the family of Kohath, of the sons of Aaron, the priest, from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and Benjamin: thirteen cities.
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 remainder of the sons of Kohath, that is, to the Levites who were left over, there went, from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
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 next the lot went out to the sons of Gershon, so that they would receive, from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh at Bashan: the number of thirteen cities.
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 to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.
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 so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each 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.
From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:
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 families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them, )
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;
the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.
12 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Yephunneh for his possession.
Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as 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,
Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge, as well as its suburbs, and Libnah, with its suburbs,
14 And Yattir with its open spaces, and Eshtemoa' with its open spaces.
and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
15 And Cholon with its open spaces, and Debir with its open spaces,
and Holon, and Debir,
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 Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gib'on with its open spaces, Geba' with its open spaces,
Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,
18 'Anathoth with its open spaces, and 'Almon with its open spaces: four cities.
and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their open spaces.
All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.
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.
Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:
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,
from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem, one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim, and Gezer,
22 And Kibzayim with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces: four cities.
and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
23 And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its open spaces, Gibbethon with its open spaces,
and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
24 Ayalon with its open spaces, Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: four cities.
and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their 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.
then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.
26 All the cities were ten with their open spaces for the families of the children of Kehath that remained.
All the cities were ten, with their suburbs; these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.
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.
Likewise, to the sons of Gershon, of the stock of Levi, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, went Golan in Bashan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities;
28 And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishyon with its open spaces, Daberath with its open spaces,
also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,
29 Yarmuth with its open spaces, 'En-gannim with its open spaces: four cities.
and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;
30 And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its open spaces, Abdon with its open spaces.
then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,
31 Chelkath with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces: four cities.
and Helkath and Rehob, with their 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.
likewise, from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge, and Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan, with their 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 the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.
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,
Then, to the sons of Merari, Levites of the lesser degree, by their families, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah,
35 Dimnah with its open spaces, Nahalal with its open spaces: four cities.
and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;
from the tribe of Reuben, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho, Bezer in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jazer, and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs;
from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth of Gilead, one of the cities of refuge, and Mahanaim and Heshbon and Jazer, four cities with their suburbs.
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 the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.
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.
And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,
42 These cities were every one with their open spaces round about them: thus it was with all these cities.
with their suburbs, each distributed by families.
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.
And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they 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 he gave them peace with all the surrounding nations. And none of their enemies dared to stand against them; instead, they were brought under their sovereignty.
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.
Indeed, not so much as one word that he had promised to provide for them was left empty; instead, everything was fulfilled.
