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

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

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

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these 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 forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, 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.

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 children of Kohath that remained 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 according to their families had by lot 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 YHWH commanded by Moses.

And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through 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 were 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.

and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, 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 Kirjath-Arba, [which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about 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 the hamlets thereof gave they 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,

And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,

14 Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

15 Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

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 its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: 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 and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,

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

Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; 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 and 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 families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were 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,

and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

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

and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: 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 and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,

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

Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: 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 half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its 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 and their suburbs, 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 half the tribe of Manasseh, [they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;

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

and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,

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

Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: 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 and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,

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

Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its 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.

and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its 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 Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and 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 families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,

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

Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: 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 and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

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

Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: 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, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

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

Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and 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.

[These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was 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-eight cities and their suburbs.

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

Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.

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

And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.

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

And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.

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

There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.