Joshua 21

1 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;

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

2 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.

They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”

3 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.

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

4 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.

The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children 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.

5 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.

The rest of the children 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.

6 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.

The children 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.

7 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.

The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

8 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.

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

9 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,

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 mentioned by name:

10 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.

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

11 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.

They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

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

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

13 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,

To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

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

Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

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

Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

16 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.

Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

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

Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

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

Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

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

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

20 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.

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

21 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,

They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

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

Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

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

Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

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

Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common lands, and Gathrimmon with its common lands; two cities.

Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

26 All the cities were ten with their common lands for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

27 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.

They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

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

Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

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

Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.

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

Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

31 Helkath with its common lands, and Rehob with its common lands; four cities.

Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.

32 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.

Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.

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

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

34 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,

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

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

Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.

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

Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,

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

Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.

38 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,

Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

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

Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.

40 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.

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

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

All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

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

Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.

43 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.

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

44 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.

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.

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

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