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 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;

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 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.

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 unto the Levites from their inheritance, at the order of the Lord, these cities and their open spaces.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 after their families obtained from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from 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 unto the Levites these cities with their open spaces, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, 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:

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.

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 the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kehathites, of the children of Levi, obtained them; —for they had 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 unto them Kiryath-arba', [the father of 'Anak, ] which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with the open spaces thereof 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 its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Yephunneh 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 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,

14 Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

And Yattir with its open spaces, and Eshtemoa' with its open spaces.

15 Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

And Cholon with its open spaces, and Debir with its open spaces,

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

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.

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

And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gib'on with its open spaces, Geba' with its open spaces,

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

'Anathoth with its open spaces, and 'Almon with its open spaces: 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 open spaces.

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 Kehath, the Levites, who remained of the children of Kehath, obtained the cities of their lot from 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 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,

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

And Kibzayim with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces: four cities.

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

And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its open spaces, Gibbethon with its open spaces,

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

Ayalon with its open spaces, Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: four cities.

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

And from the half tribe of Menasseh, Ta'nach with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: 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 open spaces for the families of the children of Kehath 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 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.

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

And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishyon with its open spaces, Daberath with its open spaces,

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

Yarmuth with its open spaces, 'En-gannim with its open spaces: four cities.

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

And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its open spaces, Abdon with its open spaces.

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

Chelkath with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces: 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 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.

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

All the cities of the Gershunites according to their families were thirteen cities with their open spaces.

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 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,

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

Dimnah with its open spaces, Nahalal with its open spaces: 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,

37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with 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 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 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.

Cheshbon with its open spaces, Ya'zer with its open spaces: 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 for the children of Merari after their families, they who were remaining of the families of the Levites, even 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 in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their open spaces.

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 open spaces round about them: thus it was with 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 the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he had sworn to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

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 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.

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

There failed not aught of all the good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel: it all came to pass.