Jos 21 | ABEn | STEP | And came forward the chief patriarchs of the sons of Levi to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the tribal chiefs of the families of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

‏ Joshua 21

CHAPTER 21 Levi's Lot

1 And came forward the chief patriarchs of the sons of Levi to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the tribal chiefs of the families of the tribes of the sons of Israel. 2 And they spoke to them in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, saying, The lord gave charge by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their outskirts for our cattle. 3 And [⁴gave ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to the Levites in their inheriting by the order of the lord these cities and their outskirts. 4 And [³came forth ¹the ²lot] to the people of Kohath, and it was to the sons of Aaron, the priests, to the Levites from the tribe of Judah, and from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin -- [³by casting lots ²cities ¹thirteen]. 5 And to the sons of Kohath, to the ones being left from out of the kin, of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan, and from the half tribe of Manasseh -- [³by casting lots ²cities ¹ten]. 6 And to the sons of Gershon, from the kin of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan -- [³by casting lots ²cities ¹thirteen]. 7 And to the sons of Merari, according to their peoples, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun -- [³by casting lots ²cities ¹twelve]. 8 And [⁴gave ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] to the Levites these cities and their outskirts, in which manner the lord gave charge to Moses by casting lots. 9 And he gave the tribe of the sons of Judah, and the tribe of Simeon these cities. And they were called by name. 10 And they became to the sons of Aaron, of the people of Kohath, of the sons of Levi; for [⁴to these ³came ¹the ²lot] first. 11 And they gave to them Kirjath-arba, mother-city of the Anak (this is Hebron) in the mountain of Judah, and the outskirts of it round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and her towns Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession. 13 And to the sons of Aaron the priest he gave the city, the place of refuge for the one manslaying -- Hebron and the parts being separated with it, and Libnah and the parts being separated with it, 14 and Jattir and the parts being separated with it, and Eshtemoa and the parts being separated with it, 15 and Holon and the parts being separated with it, and Debir and the parts being separated with it, 16 and Ain and the parts being separated with it, and Juttah and the parts being separated with it, and Beth-shemesh and the parts being separated with it; [²cities ¹nine] from [²two ³tribes ¹these]. 17 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and the parts being separated with it, and Geba and the parts being separated with it 18 and Anathoth and the parts being separated with it, and Almon and the parts being separated with it; [²cities ¹four]. 19 All the cities of the sons of Aaron of the priests -- [²cities ¹thirteen] and their outskirts. 20 And to the peoples of the sons of Kohath, to the Levites being left behind from the sons of Kohath. And [⁴came ¹the ²city ³of their borders] from the tribe of Ephraim. 21 And they gave to them the city of the place of refuge for the one manslaying -- Shechem and the parts being separated with it in mount Ephraim, and Gezer and the parts being separated with it, 22 and Kibzaim and the parts being separated with it, and Beth-horon and the parts being separated with it -- [²cities ¹four]. 23 And from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and the parts being separated with it, and Gibbethon and the parts being separated with it, 24 and Aijalon and the parts being separated with it, and Gath-rimmon and the parts being separated with it -- [²cities ¹four]. 25 And from the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach and the parts being separated with it, and Gath-rimmon and the parts being separated with it -- [²cities ¹two]. 26 All [²cities ¹the ten] and the parts being separated with them to the peoples of the sons of Kohath being left behind. 27 And to the sons of Gershon, the relatives to the Levites, [³were from ⁴the ⁵half ⁶tribe ⁷of Manasseh ¹the ²cities], the parts being separated for the ones manslaying -- Golan in the Bashan area and the parts being separated with it, and Beeshterah and the parts being separated with it -- [²cities ¹two]. 28 And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and the parts being separated with it, Dabareh and the parts being separated with it, 29 and Jarmuth and the parts being separated with it, and Spring of Letters and the parts being separated with it -- [²cities ¹four]. 30 And from out of the tribe of Asher -- Mishal and the parts being separated with it, and Abdon and the parts being separated with it, 31 and Helkath and the parts being separated with it, and Rehob and the parts being separated with it -- [²cities ¹four]. 32 And from out of the tribe of Naphtali, the cities being separated for the one manslaying -- Kedesh in Galilee and the parts being separated with it, and Hamoth-dor and the parts being separated with it, and Kartan and the parts being separated with it -- [²cities ¹three]. 33 All the cities of Gershon according to their peoples -- [²cities ¹thirteen] and the parts being separated with them. 34 And to the people of the sons of Merari, the Levites, to the ones remaining from the tribe of the sons of Zebulun -- Jokneam and the outskirts of it, and Kartah and the outskirts of it, 35 and Dimnah and the outskirts of it, and Nahalal and the outskirts of it -- [²cities ¹four]. 36 And cities of the Jordan of Jericho, from out of the tribe of Reuben, the city of the place of refuge of the one manslaying -- Bezer and the outskirts of it, and Jahazah and the outskirts of it, 37 and Kedemoth and the outskirts of it, and Maphaath and the outskirts of it -- [²cities ¹four]. 38 And from the tribe of Gad, the city of the place of refuge of the one manslaying -- Ramoth in Gilead and the outskirts of it, and Mahanaim and the outskirts of it; 39 and Heshbon and the outskirts of it, and Jazer and the outskirts of it -- all the cities were four. 40 All the cities to the sons of Merari, according to their peoples of the ones left from the tribe of Levi, and were from their borders -- [²cities ¹twelve]. 41 All cities of the Levites in the midst of the possessions of the sons of Israel -- forty-eight cities, 42 and their outskirts. Round about these cities city by city and the their outskirts round about the cities. Thus to all these cities. 43 And the lord gave to Israel all the land which he swore by an oath to give to their fathers; and they inherited it, and dwelt in it. 44 And [²rested ³them ¹the lord] round about in so far as he swore by an oath to their fathers. Not [²rose up ¹one] before them of all their enemies; [³all ⁴their enemies ²delivered up ¹the lord] into their hands. 45 Not [²failed ¹a word] from all of the [²words ¹good] which the lord spoke to the sons of Israel; all came to pass.