Joshua 21Joshua21

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1. Forty-Eight Cities for the Levites

   (Numbers 35:1–8; 1 Chronicles 6:54–81)

2. 1BSBNow the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of IsraelKJVKJV: Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
3. 2BSBat 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.”KJVKJV: And they spake unto 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 the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
4. 3BSBSo by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:KJVKJV: And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
5. 4BSBThe 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.KJVKJV: And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which 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.
6. 5BSBThe remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.KJVKJV: 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.
7. 6BSBThe descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.KJVKJV: 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.
8. 7BSBAnd the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.KJVKJV: 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.
9. 8BSBSo the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.KJVKJV: And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
10. 9BSBFrom the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by nameKJVKJV: 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,
11. 10BSBto the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:KJVKJV: 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.
12. 11BSBThey gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)KJVKJV: And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
13. 12BSBBut they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.KJVKJV: But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
14. 13BSBSo to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,KJVKJV: Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
15. 14BSBJattir, Eshtemoa,KJVKJV: And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
16. 15BSBHolon, Debir,KJVKJV: And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
17. 16BSBAin, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
18. 17BSBAnd from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,KJVKJV: And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
19. 18BSBAnathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
20. 19BSBIn all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.KJVKJV: All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
21. 20BSBThe remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of EphraimKJVKJV: And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
22. 21BSBthey were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,KJVKJV: For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
23. 22BSBKibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.
24. 23BSBFrom the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,KJVKJV: And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
25. 24BSBAijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
26. 25BSBAnd from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
27. 26BSBIn all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.KJVKJV: All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
28. 27BSBThis 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.KJVKJV: And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
29. 28BSBFrom the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,KJVKJV: And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
30. 29BSBJarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
31. 30BSBFrom the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,KJVKJV: And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
32. 31BSBHelkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
33. 32BSBAnd 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.KJVKJV: And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
34. 33BSBIn all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.KJVKJV: All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
35. 34BSBThis is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,KJVKJV: And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
36. 35BSBDimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
37. 36BSBFrom the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,KJVKJV: And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
38. 37BSBKedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
39. 38BSBAnd from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,KJVKJV: And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
40. 39BSBHeshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.KJVKJV: Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
41. 40BSBIn all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.KJVKJV: 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.
42. 41BSBFor the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.KJVKJV: All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
43. 42BSBEach of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.KJVKJV: These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
44. 43BSBThus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.KJVKJV: And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
45. 44BSBAnd 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.KJVKJV: And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
46. 45BSBNot one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.KJVKJV: There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.