Joshua 21

1 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.

And they approached [the] leaders of [the] fathers of the Levites to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua [the] son of Nun and to [the] leaders of [the] fathers of the tribes of [the] people of Israel.

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

And they spoke to them at Shiloh in [the] land of Canaan saying Yahweh he commanded by [the] hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in and pasture lands their for livestock our.

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

And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites some of inheritance their to [the] mouth of Yahweh the cities these and pasture lands their.

4 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.

And it came out the lot of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] and it belonged to [the] descendants of Aaron the priest of the Levites from [the] tribe of Judah and from [the] tribe of the Simeonite[s] and from [the] tribe of Benjamin by the lot cities thir-teen.

5 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.

And [belonged] to [the] descendants of Kohath which remained from [the] clans of [the] tribe of Ephraim and from [the] tribe of Dan and from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh by the lot cities ten.

6 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.

And [belonged] to [the] descendants of Gershon from [the] clans of [the] tribe of Issachar and from [the] tribe of Asher and from [the] tribe of Naphtali and from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh in Bashan by the lot cities thir-teen.

7 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.

[and belonged] to [the] descendants of Merari to clans their from [the] tribe of Reuben and from [the] tribe of Gad and from [the] tribe of Zebulun cities two [plus] ten.

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

And they gave [the] people of Israel to the Levites the cities these and pasture lands their just as he had commanded Yahweh by [the] hand of Moses by the lot.

9 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:

And they gave from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Judah and from [the] tribe of [the] descendants of Simeon the cities these which he called them by name.

10 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.

And it belonged to [the] descendants of Aaron one of [the] clans of the Kohathite[s] from [the] descendants of Levi for to them it belonged the lot first.

11 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.

And they gave to them Kiriath Arba [the] father of Anak that [is] Hebron in [the] hill country of Judah and pasture lands its around it.

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

And [the] field[s] of the city and villages its they gave to Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh possession his.

13 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,

And to [the] descendants of - Aaron the priest they gave [the] city of refuge of the killer Hebron and pasture lands its and Libnah and pasture lands its.

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

And Jattir and pasture lands its and Eshtemoa and pasture lands its.

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

And Holon and pasture lands its and Debir and pasture lands its.

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

And Ain and pasture lands its and Juttah and pasture lands its Beth Shemesh and pasture lands its cities nine from with [the] two the tribes these.

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

And from [the] tribe of Benjamin Gibeon and pasture lands its Geba and pasture lands its.

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

Anathoth and pasture lands its and Almon and pasture lands its cities four.

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

All [the] cities of [the] descendants of Aaron the priests [were] thir-teen cities and pasture lands their.

20 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.

And to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath the Levites who remained of [the] descendants of Kohath and it was [the] cities of lot their from [the] tribe of Ephraim.

21 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,

And they gave to them [the] city of refuge of the killer Shechem and pasture lands its in [the] hill country of Ephraim and Gezer and pasture lands its.

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

And Kibzaim and pasture lands its and Beth Horon and pasture lands its cities four.

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

And from [the] tribe of Dan Eltekeh and pasture lands its Gibbethon and pasture lands its.

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

Aijalon and pasture lands its Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its cities four.

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

And from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh Taanach and pasture lands its and Gath Rimmon and pasture lands its cities two.

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

All [the] cities ten and pasture lands their [belonged] to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Kohath which remained.

27 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.

And to [the] descendants of Gershon from [the] clans of the Levites from [the] half of [the] tribe of Manasseh [the] city of refuge of the killer (Golan *Q(K)*) in Bashan and pasture lands its and Beeshtarah and pasture lands its cities two.

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

And from [the] tribe of Issachar Kishion and pasture lands its Daberath and pasture lands its.

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

Jarmuth and pasture lands its En Gannim and pasture lands its cities four.

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

And from [the] tribe of Asher Mishal and pasture lands its Abdon and pasture lands its.

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

Helkath and pasture lands its and Rehob and pasture lands its cities four.

32 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.

And from [the] tribe of Naphtali [the] city of - refuge of the killer Kedesh in Galilee and pasture lands its and Hammoth Dor and pasture lands its and Kartan and pasture lands its cities three.

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

All [the] cities of the Gershonite[s] to clans their [were] thir-teen citi[es] and pasture lands their.

34 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,

And to [the] clans of [the] descendants of Merari the Levites which remained from with [the] tribe of Zebulun Jokneam and pasture lands its Kartah and pasture lands its.

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

Dimnah and pasture lands its Nahalal and pasture lands its cities four.

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

(And from [the] tribe of Reuben Bezer and pasture lands its and Jahaz and pasture lands its. *R*)

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

(Kedemoth and pasture lands its and Mephaath and pasture lands its cities four. *R*)

38 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,

And from [the] tribe of Gad [the] city of refuge of the killer Ramoth in Gilead and pasture lands its and Mahanaim and pasture lands its.

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

Heshbon and pasture lands its Jazer and pasture lands its all [the] cities [were] four.

40 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.

All the cities of [the] descendants of Merari to clans their which remained of [the] clans of the Levites and it was lot their cities two [plus] ten.

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

All [the] cities of the Levites in [the] midst of [the] possession of [the] people of Israel [were] cities forty and eight and pasture lands their.

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

They were the cities these a city a city and pasture lands its around it thus for all the cities these.

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

And he gave Yahweh to Israel all the land which he had sworn to give to ancestors their and they took possession of it and they dwelt in it.

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

And he gave rest Yahweh to them from round about according to all that he had sworn to ancestors their and not he stood anyone in faces their from all enemies their all enemies their he gave Yahweh in hand their.

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

Not it fell a word from every word good which he had spoken Yahweh to [the] house of Israel everything it came.