Joshua 21 (Brenton)

1And the heads of the families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Naue, and to the heads of families of the tribes of Israel.Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

2And they spoke to them in Selo in the land of Chanaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about for our cattle.at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”

3So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in their inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country round.So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

4And the lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

5And to the sons of Caath that were left were given by lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasse.The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

6And the sons of Gedson had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the half tribe of Manasse in Basan.The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon.And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

8And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

9And the tribe of the children of Juda, and the tribe of the children of Symeon, and part of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assignedFrom the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

10to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

11And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain country of Juda, and the suburbs round it.They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

12But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

13And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,

14and Ælom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;Holon, Debir,

16and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Bæthsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.

17And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

18and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

19All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

20And to the families, even the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was given their priests' city,The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

21out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,

22and Bæthoron and its suburbs: four cities:Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

23and of the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

24and Ælon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

25And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

26In all were given ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

27And Joshua gave to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,

29and Remmath and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

30And out of the tribe of Aser, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

31and Chelcat and its suburbs; and Raab and its suburbs; four cities.Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

32And of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set apart for the slayer, Cades in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.

33All the cities of Gedson according to their families were thirteen cities.In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.

34And to the family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, he gave out of the tribe of Zabulon, Maan and its suburbs; and Cades and its suburbs,This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

35and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

36And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Ruben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bosor in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs;From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

37and Decmon and its suburbs; and Mapha and its suburbs; four cities.Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

38And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Galaad, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs;And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

39and Esbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities were four in all.Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

40All these cities were given to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the twelve cities.In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

41All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, were forty-eight cities,For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

42and their suburbs round about these cities: a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these cities:Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

43So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and dwelt in it.Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

44And the Lord gave them rest round about, as he sware to their fathers: not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

Joshua 21

Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites