1 GLT And the heads of the fathers of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel. BSB BSB: Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel
2 GLT And they spoke to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying,“Yahweh commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for our livestock.” BSB BSB: 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.”
3 GLT And the sons of Israel gave these cities and their pasturelands to the Levites from their inheritance, according to the mouth of Yahweh. BSB BSB: So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
4 GLT And the lot went out for the clans of the Kohathites. And there were 13 cities by the lot for the sons of Aaron the priest(from the Levites) from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonite and from the tribe of Benjamin. BSB BSB: 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.
5 GLT And for the remaining sons of Kohath were ten cities by the lot from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from the half of the tribe of Manasseh. BSB BSB: The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 GLT And for the sons of Gershon were 13 cities by the lot 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 the Bashan. BSB BSB: The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 GLT For the sons of Merari according to their clans were 12 cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun. BSB BSB: And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8 GLT And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites by the lot these cities and their pasturelands, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses. BSB BSB: So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
9 GLT And they gave from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon these cities, them which were called by name. BSB BSB: From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name
10 GLT And they were for the sons of Aaron from the clans of the Kohathites from the sons of Levi because the first lot was for them. BSB BSB: to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
11 GLT And they gave to them Kiriath Arba, the father of the Anak(it is Hebron), in the hill country of Judah and its pasturelands around it. BSB BSB: They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)
12 GLT And the field of the city and its villages they had given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. BSB BSB: But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 GLT And to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave a city of refuge of the one who kills, Hebron and its pasturelands and Libnah and its pasturelands BSB BSB: 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,
14 GLT and Jattir and its pasturelands and Eshtemoa and its pasturelands BSB BSB: Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 GLT and Holon and its pasturelands and Debir and its pasturelands BSB BSB: Holon, Debir,
16 GLT and Ain and its pasturelands and Juttah and its pasturelands and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands; nine cities from with the two of these tribes. BSB BSB: Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
17 GLT And from the tribe of Benjamin were Gibeon and its pasturelands, Geba and its pasturelands, BSB BSB: And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
18 GLT Anathoth and its pasturelands, and Almon and its pasturelands; four cities. BSB BSB: Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
19 GLT All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were 13 cities and their pasturelands. BSB BSB: In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
20 GLT And for the clans of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, the remaining ones from the sons of Kohath, were the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim. BSB BSB: The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
21 GLT And they gave to them a city of refuge of the one who kills, Shechem and its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim and Gezer and its pasturelands BSB BSB: they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
22 GLT and Kibzaim and its pasturelands and Beth Horon and its pasturelands; four cities. BSB BSB: Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
23 GLT And from the tribe of Dan were Eltekeh and its pasturelands, Gibbethon and its pasturelands, BSB BSB: From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
24 GLT Aijalon and its pasturelands, Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands; four cities. BSB BSB: Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
25 GLT And from the half of the tribe of Manasseh were Taanach and its pasturelands and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands; two cities. BSB BSB: And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
26 GLT All the ten cities and their pasturelands were for the remaining clans of the sons of Kohath. BSB BSB: In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
27 GLT And for the sons of Gershon from the clans of the Levites, from the half of the tribe of Manasseh was a city of refuge of the one who kills, Golan in the Bashan and its pasturelands, and Be Eshterah and its pasturelands; two cities. BSB BSB: 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.
28 GLT And from the tribe of Issachar were Kishion and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, BSB BSB: From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
29 GLT Jarmuth and its pasturelands, En Gannim and its pasturelands; four cities. BSB BSB: Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
30 GLT And from the tribe of Asher were Mishal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands, BSB BSB: From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
31 GLT Helkath and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands; four cities. BSB BSB: Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
32 GLT And from the tribe of Naphtali were a city of refuge of the one who killed, Kedesh in the Galilee and its pasturelands and Hammoth Dor and its pasturelands and Kartan and its pasturelands; three cities. BSB BSB: 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.
33 GLT All the cities of the Gershonites according to their clans were 13 cities and their pasturelands. BSB BSB: In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.
34 GLT And for the clans of the sons of Merari, the remaining Levites, from with the tribe of Zebulun were Jokneam and its pasturelands, Kartah and its pasturelands, BSB BSB: This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,
35 GLT Dimnah and its pasturelands, Nahalal and its pasturelands; four cities. BSB BSB: Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
36 GLT And from the tribe of Reuben were Bezer and its pasturelands and Jahaz and its pasturelands, BSB BSB: From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
37 GLT Kedemoth and its pasturelands and Mephaath and its pasturelands; four cities. BSB BSB: Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
38 GLT And from the tribe of Gad were a city of refuge of the one who killed, Ramoth in the Gilead and its pasturelands and Mahanaim and its pasturelands, BSB BSB: And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
39 GLT Heshbon and its pasturelands, Jazer and its pasturelands; all of the cities were four. BSB BSB: Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.
40 GLT All the cities for the sons of Merari according to their clans, the remaining ones from the clans of the Levites, were 12 cities by their lot. BSB BSB: In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
41 GLT All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were 48 cities and their pasturelands. BSB BSB: For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
42 GLT These cities were city by city, and its pasturelands were around it. It was so for all these cities. BSB BSB: Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.
43 GLT And Yahweh gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers. And they possessed it and dwelled in it. BSB BSB: 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.
44 GLT And Yahweh gave rest to them from all around, according to all that he had sworn to their fathers. And a man did not stand against their face from all their enemies. Yahweh gave all their enemies into their hand. BSB BSB: 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.
45 GLT A word did not fall from every good word that Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel The whole came to be. BSB BSB: Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
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