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The Towns Given to the Levites
Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel.
Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel.
Cities and Pasturelands Allotted to Levi
Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel.
Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel.
They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our livestock.”
And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock.”
So by the command of the LORD the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land.
So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.
The descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, were allotted thirteen towns that were originally assigned to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities.
The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
The clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
The Gershonites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
So the Israelites obeyed the LORD’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.
These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon
Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,
to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first:
which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first.
Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)
They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it.
But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,
And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh — nine towns from these two tribes.
Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands — nine cities out of these two tribes;
From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,
then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,
Anathoth, and Almon — four towns.
Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands — four cities.
So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim:
As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,
To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
Kibzaim, and Beth-horon — four towns.
Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands — four cities;
The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,
Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon — four towns.
Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands — four cities;
The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon — two towns.
and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands — two cities.
So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.
The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands.
The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah — two towns.
And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands — two cities;
From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath,
and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,
Jarmuth, and En-gannim — four towns.
Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands — four cities;
From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,
and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,
Helkath, and Rehob — four towns.
Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands — four cities;
From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan — three towns.
and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands — three cities.
So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon.
The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
The rest of the Levites — the Merari clan — were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,
Dimnah, and Nahalal — four towns.
Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands — four cities;
and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands,
Kedemoth, and Mephaath — four towns.
Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands — four cities;
From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,
and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,
Heshbon, and Jazer — four towns.
Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands — four cities in all.
So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.
As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities.
The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight.
The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasturelands.
Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.
These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities.
So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there.
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies.
And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands.