Joshua 21
1 and to approach: approach head: leader father [the] Levi to(wards) Eleazar [the] priest and to(wards) Joshua son: child Nun and to(wards) head: leader father [the] tribe to/for son: descendant/people Israel
While Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of all the Israeli tribes were at Shiloh, the leaders of the clans of the tribe of Levi went to them and said, “Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us towns where we can have pasture/fields/grassland for our animals, [but you have not done these things yet].”
2 and to speak: speak to(wards) them in/on/with Shiloh in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan to/for to say LORD to command in/on/with hand: by Moses to/for to give: give to/for us city to/for to dwell and pasture their to/for animal our
3 and to give: give son: descendant/people Israel to/for Levi from inheritance their to(wards) lip: word LORD [obj] [the] city [the] these and [obj] pasture their
So the Israeli leaders obeyed this command from Yahweh. They agreed to give towns and pasturelands to the tribe of Levi.
4 and to come out: casting(lot) [the] allotted to/for family [the] Kohathite and to be to/for son: descendant/people Aaron [the] priest from [the] Levi from tribe Judah and from tribe [the] Simeon and from tribe Benjamin in/on/with allotted city three ten
[First] they allotted some cities to the Kohath clans, who belonged to the tribe of Levi. To those who were descendants of the first Supreme Priest Aaron, they allotted 13 towns in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5 and to/for son: descendant/people Kohath [the] to remain from family tribe Ephraim and from tribe Dan and from half tribe Manasseh in/on/with allotted city ten
To the other members of the Kohath clan they allotted ten cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lives on the west side of the Jordan River].
6 and to/for son: descendant/people Gershon from family tribe Issachar and from tribe Asher and from tribe Naphtali and from half tribe Manasseh in/on/with Bashan in/on/with allotted city three ten
The people from the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives on the east side of the Jordan [River].
7 to/for son: descendant/people Merari to/for family their from tribe Reuben and from tribe Gad and from tribe Zebulun city two ten
The people from the Merari clans were allotted twelve cities in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 and to give: give son: descendant/people Israel to/for Levi [obj] [the] city [the] these and [obj] pasture their like/as as which to command LORD in/on/with hand: by Moses in/on/with allotted
So the Israeli leaders gave cities and pastureland to the tribe of Levi, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses that they should do.
9 and to give: give from tribe son: descendant/people Judah and from tribe son: descendant/people Simeon [obj] [the] city [the] these which to call: call by [obj] them in/on/with name
These are the names of the cities and surrounding pasturelands that were allotted to them, that were in the areas where the tribes of Judah and Simeon lived.
10 and to be to/for son: descendant/people Aaron from family [the] Kohathite from son: descendant/people Levi for to/for them to be [the] allotted first
First, they allotted cities to the members of the Kohath clans.
11 and to give: give to/for them [obj] Kiriath-arba Kiriath-arba father [the] Anak he/she/it Hebron in/on/with mountain: hill country Judah and with pasture her around her
They allotted to them Kiriath-Arba (which is [now named] Hebron), in the hilly area of Judah. Arba received its name because Arba was the ancestor of [the giants of] the Anak people-group.
12 and [obj] land: country [the] city and [obj] village her to give: give to/for Caleb son: child Jephunneh in/on/with possession his
But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.
13 and to/for son: descendant/people Aaron [the] priest to give: give [obj] city refuge [the] to murder [obj] Hebron and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Libnah and [obj] pasture her
They allotted to them Hebron, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected. They also allotted to the Kohath clan the cities of Libnah,
14 and [obj] Jattir and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Eshtemoa and [obj] pasture her
Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 and [obj] Holon and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Debir and [obj] pasture her
Holon, Debir,
16 and [obj] Ain and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Juttah and [obj] pasture her [obj] Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and [obj] pasture her city nine from with two [the] tribe [the] these
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether they were allotted those nine cities which were located in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
17 and from tribe Benjamin [obj] Gibeon and [obj] pasture her [obj] Geba and [obj] pasture her
The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18 [obj] Anathoth and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Almon and [obj] pasture her city four
Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.
19 all city son: descendant/people Aaron [the] priest three ten city and pasture their
Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.
20 and to/for family son: descendant/people Kohath [the] Levi [the] to remain from son: descendant/people Kohath and to be city allotted their from tribe Ephraim
The other members the Kohath clan were allotted four cities and the surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.
21 and to give: give to/for them [obj] city refuge [the] to murder [obj] Shechem and [obj] pasture her in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim and [obj] Gezer and [obj] pasture her
Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,
22 and [obj] Kibzaim and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Beth-horon Beth-horon and [obj] pasture her city four
Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.
23 and from tribe Dan [obj] Eltekeh and [obj] pasture her [obj] Gibbethon and [obj] pasture her
They were also allotted four cities and surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Dan. Those cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24 [obj] Aijalon and [obj] pasture her [obj] Gath-rimmon Gath-rimmon and [obj] pasture her city four
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
25 and from half tribe Manasseh [obj] Taanach and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Gath-rimmon Gath-rimmon and [obj] pasture her city two
They were also allotted two towns and surrounding pastureland that had been allotted to [the] part of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived on the west side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Taanach and Gath-Rimmon.
26 all city ten and pasture their to/for family son: descendant/people Kohath [the] to remain
Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.
27 and to/for son: descendant/people Gershon from family [the] Levi from half tribe Manasseh [obj] city refuge [the] to murder [obj] (Golan *Q(K)*) in/on/with Bashan and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Beeshterah and [obj] pasture her city two
They also allotted towns and the surrounding pastureland to the Gershon clans. Those clans were also descended from Levi. They were allotted two cities from the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Manasseh [that is on the east side of the Jordan River]. Those cities were Golan in the Bashan region, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, and Be-Eshtarah.
28 and from tribe Issachar [obj] Kishion and [obj] pasture her [obj] Daberath and [obj] pasture her
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,
29 [obj] Jarmuth and [obj] pasture her [obj] En-gannim En-gannim and [obj] pasture her city four
Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.
30 and from tribe Asher [obj] Mishal and [obj] pasture her [obj] Abdon and [obj] pasture her
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,
31 [obj] Helkath and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Rehob and [obj] pasture her city four
Helkath, and Rehob.
32 and from tribe Naphtali [obj] city refuge [the] to murder [obj] Kedesh in/on/with Galilee and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Hammoth-dor Hammoth-dor and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Kartan and [obj] pasture her city three
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted three cities. Those cities were Kedesh in the Galilee region (it was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan.
33 all city [the] Gershonite to/for family their three ten city and pasture their
So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.
34 and to/for family son: descendant/people Merari [the] Levi [the] to remain from with tribe Zebulun [obj] Jokneam and [obj] pasture her [obj] Kartah and [obj] pasture her
The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,
35 [obj] Dimnah and [obj] pasture her [obj] Nahalol and [obj] pasture her city four
Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36 (and from tribe Reuben [obj] Bezer and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Jahaz [to] and [obj] pasture her *R*)
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,
37 ([obj] Kedemoth and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Mephaath and [obj] pasture her city four *R*)
Kedemoth, and Mephaath.
38 and from tribe Gad [obj] city refuge [the] to murder [obj] Ramoth (Gilead) in/on/with Gilead and [obj] pasture her and [obj] Mahanaim and [obj] pasture her
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,
39 [obj] Heshbon and [obj] pasture her [obj] Jazer and [obj] pasture her all city four
Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 all [the] city to/for son: descendant/people Merari to/for family their [the] to remain from family [the] Levi and to be allotted their city two ten
Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.
41 all city [the] Levi in/on/with midst possession son: descendant/people Israel city forty and eight and pasture their
So altogether 48 cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,
42 to be [the] city [the] these city city and pasture her around her so to/for all [the] city [the] these
and each city had surrounding pastureland.
43 and to give: give LORD to/for Israel [obj] all [the] land: country/planet which to swear to/for to give: give to/for father their and to possess: take her and to dwell in/on/with her
In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of [most of] those areas and started to live there.
44 and to rest LORD to/for them from around: side like/as all which to swear to/for father their and not to stand: stand man: anyone in/on/with face their from all enemy their [obj] all enemy their to give: give LORD in/on/with hand: power their
Just like he had promised our ancestors, Yahweh allowed them/us to have peace with the enemies that surrounded them/us. Yahweh enabled the Israelis/us to defeat their/our enemies.
45 not to fall: fail word from all [the] word: promised [the] pleasant which to speak: promise LORD to(wards) house: household Israel [the] all to come (in): come
Yahweh did all the things that he had promised to the Israeli people/us. Everything that he said would happen did happen.
