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 came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

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

And they spoke to 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 their common lands for our cattle.

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

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common lands.

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 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 Simeon, and out of the tribe 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 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.

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 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.

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.

The children of Merari by 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.

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

And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their common lands, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

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:

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,

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.

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

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.

And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its common lands around it.

12 But they gave the fields of the city and its villages 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 Jephunneh 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,

Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its common lands,

14 Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

And Jattir with its common lands, and Eshtemoa with its common lands,

15 Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

And Holon with its common lands, and Debir with its common lands,

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

And Ain with its common lands, and Juttah with its common lands, and Bethshemesh with its common lands; nine cities out of those two tribes.

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

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common lands, Geba with its common lands,

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

Anathoth with its common lands, and Almon with its common lands; four cities.

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

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common lands.

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 the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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,

For they gave them Shechem with its common lands in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its common lands,

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

And Kibzaim with its common lands, and Bethhoron with its common lands; four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common lands, Gibbethon with its common lands,

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

Aijalon with its common lands, Gathrimmon with its common lands; four cities.

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

And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common lands, and Gathrimmon with its common lands; 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 common lands for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

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.

And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with its common lands; two cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its common lands, Dabareh with its common lands,

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

Jarmuth with its common lands, Engannim with its common lands; four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common lands, Abdon with its common lands,

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

Helkath with its common lands, and Rehob with its common lands; 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.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with its common lands, and Kartan with its common lands; three cities.

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

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common lands.

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 families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common lands, and Kartah with its common lands,

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

Dimnah with its common lands, Nahalal with its common lands; four cities.

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,

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common lands, and Jahazah with its common lands,

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

Kedemoth with its common lands, and Mephaath with its common lands; four cities.

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,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common lands, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with its common lands,

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

Heshbon with its common lands, Jazer with its common lands; 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.

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

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.

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their common lands.

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

These cities were every one with their common lands surrounding them: thus were all these cities.

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

And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt in it.

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

And the LORD gave them rest on all sides, according to all that he swore to their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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

There failed nothing of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel; all came to pass.