Joshua 21

1 Then the heads of ancestral houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of ancestral houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

Then the princes of the families of Levi came to Eleazar the priest, and to Josue the son of Nun, and to the princes of the kindreds of all the tribes of the children of Israel:

2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "Jehovah commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock."

And they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle.

3 The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.

And the children of Israel gave out of their possessions according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs.

4 The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

And the lot came out for the family of Caath of the children of Aaron the priest out of the tribes of Juda, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5 The rest of the descendants of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

And to the rest of the children of Caath, that is, to the Levites, who remained, out of the tribes of Ephraim, and of Dan, and the half tribe of Manasses, ten cities.

6 The descendants of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

And the lot came out to the children of Gerson, that they should take of the tribes of Issachar and of Aser and of Nephtali, and of the half tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.

7 The descendants of Merari according to their families had twelve cities by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and or Cad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.

8 The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot.

9 They gave out of the tribe of the descendants of Judah, and out of the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities: whose names are these,

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

To the sons of Aaron, of the families of Caath of the race of Levi (for the first lot came out for them)

11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.

The city of Arbe the father of Enac, which is called Hebron, in the mountain of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about.

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

But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession.

13 To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof: and Lobna with the suburbs thereof,

14 Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

And Jether and Estemo,

15 Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

And Holon, and Dabir,

16 Ashan with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

And Ain, and Jeta, and Bethsames, with their suburbs: nine cities out of the two tribes, as hath been said.

17 Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Gabaon, and Gabae,

18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

And Anathoth and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.

19 All the cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

All the cities together of the children of Aaron the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

20 The families of the descendants of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the descendants of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

And to the rest of the families of the children of Caath of the race of Levi was given this possession.

21 They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Sichem one of the cities of refuge, with the suburbs thereof in mount Ephraim, and Cater,

22 Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.

And Cibsaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities.

23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

And of the tribe of Dan, Eltheco and Gabathon,

24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

And Aialon and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, four cities.

25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Beth Shean with its suburbs; two cities.

And of the half tribe of Manasses, Thanac and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, two cities.

26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the descendants of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

All the cities were ten, with their suburbs, which were given to the children of Caath, of the inferior degree.

27 They gave to the descendants of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

To the children of Gerson also of the race of Levi out of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities.

28 Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

And of the tribe of Issachar, Cesion, and Dabereth,

29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.

And Jaramoth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities.

30 Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

And of the tribe of Aser, Masal and Abdon,

31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

And Helcath, and Rohob, with their suburbs, four cities.

32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

Of the tribe also of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge: and Hammoth Dor, and Carthan, with their suburbs, three cities.

33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

All the cities of the families of Gerson, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

34 To the families of the descendants of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,

And to the children of Merari, Levites of the inferior degree, by their families were given of the tribe of Zabulon, Jecnam and Cartha,

35 Rimmon with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.

And Damna and Naalol, four cities with their suburbs;

36 And across the Jordan opposite Jericho, from the tribe of Reuben: a city of refuge for the manslayer, Bezer in the wilderness, on the plateau, with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,

Of the tribe of Ruben beyond the Jordan over against Jericho, Bosor in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Miser and Jaser and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs.

37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.

Of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad, one of the cities of refuge, and Manaim and Hesebon and Jaser, four cities with their suburbs.

38 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

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

All the cities of the children of Merari by their families and kindreds, were twelve.

41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

So all the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight,

42 Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.

With their suburbs, each distributed by the families.

43 So Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: and they possessed it and dwelt in it.

44 Jehovah gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

And he gave them peace from all nations round about: and none of their enemies durst stand against them, but were brought under their dominion.

45 Nothing failed of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

Not so much as one word, which he had promised to perform unto them, was made void, but all came to pass.