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;

And the heads of the fathers of the Levites draw nigh unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons 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.

and they speak unto them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, 'Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.'

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.

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites, out of their inheritance, at the command of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs:

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.

And the lot goeth out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, by lot thirteen cities,

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.

and for the sons of Kohath who are left, out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities:

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.

And for the sons of Gershon [are], 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, by lot, thirteen cities.

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.

For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

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.

And the sons of Israel give to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.

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,

And they give out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which are called 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 are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been 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.

and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it [is] Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;

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

and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb 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,

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,

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

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

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

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

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.

and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of these two tribes.

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

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,

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

Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs — 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 sons of Aaron the priests, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.

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.

And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are 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,

and they give to them the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

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

and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs — four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,

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

Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — four cities.

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

And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — 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 [are] ten and their suburbs, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.

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.

And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Beeshterah and its suburbs — two cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its suburbs, Dabarath and its suburbs,

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

Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-Gannim and its suburbs — four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,

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

Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs — 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.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge [for] the man-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 common lands.

all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.

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,

And for the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites, who are left, [are, ] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,

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

Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs — four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs,

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

Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs — 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,

And out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge [for] the man-slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

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

Heshbon and its suburbs, Jazer and its suburbs — [in] all four cities.

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 the cities for the sons of Merari, for their families, who are left of the families of the Levites — their lot is 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 in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.

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

These cities are each city and its suburbs round about it; so to 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.

And Jehovah giveth to Israel the whole of the land which He hath sworn to give to their fathers, and they possess it, and dwell 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.

and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about, according to all that which He hath sworn to their fathers, and there hath not stood a man in their presence of all their enemies, the whole of their enemies hath Jehovah given 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.

there hath not fallen a thing of all the good thing which Jehovah spake unto the house of Israel — the whole hath come.