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
;
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
.
And the children of Israel
gave
unto the Levites
out of their inheritance
, at the commandment
of the LORD
, these cities
and their suburbs
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
,
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
.
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.
But the fields of the city
, and the villages
thereof, gave
they to Caleb
the son
of Jephunneh
for his possession
.
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
,
And Jattir with her suburbs
, and Eshtemoa
with her suburbs
,
And Holon with her suburbs
, and Debir
with her suburbs
,
And Ain with her suburbs
, and Juttah
with her suburbs
, and Bethshemesh
with her suburbs
; nine
cities
out of those two
tribes
.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin
, Gibeon
with her suburbs
, Geba
with her suburbs
,
Anathoth with her suburbs
, and Almon
with her suburbs
; four
cities
.
All the cities of the children
of Aaron
, the priests
, were thirteen
cities
with their suburbs
.
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
.
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
,
And Kibzaim with her suburbs
, and Bethhoron
with her suburbs
; four
cities
.
And out of the tribe of Dan
, Eltekeh
with her suburbs
, Gibbethon
with her suburbs
,
Aijalon with her suburbs
, Gathrimmon
with her suburbs
; four
cities
.
And out of the half tribe
of Manasseh
, Tanach
with her suburbs
, and Gathrimmon
with her suburbs
; two
cities
.
All the cities were ten
with their suburbs
for the families
of the children
of Kohath
that remained
.
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 Beeshterah
with her suburbs
; two
cities
.
And out of the tribe of Issachar
, Kishon
with her suburbs
, Dabareh
with her suburbs
,
Jarmuth with her suburbs
, Engannim
with her suburbs
; four
cities
.
And out of the tribe of Asher
, Mishal
with her suburbs
, Abdon
with her suburbs
,
Helkath with her suburbs
, and Rehob
with her suburbs
; four
cities
.
And out of the tribe of Naphtali
, Kedesh
in Galilee
with her suburbs
, to be a city
of refuge
for the slayer
; and Hammothdor
with her suburbs
, and Kartan
with her suburbs
; three
cities
.
All the cities of the Gershonites
according to their families
were thirteen
cities
with their suburbs
.
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
,
Dimnah with her suburbs
, Nahalal
with her suburbs
; four
cities
.
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer
with her suburbs, and Jahazah
with her suburbs,
Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath
with her suburbs; four
cities
.
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
,
Heshbon with her suburbs
, Jazer
with her suburbs
; four
cities
in all.
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
.
All the cities of the Levites
within
the possession
of the children
of Israel
were forty
and eight
cities
with their suburbs
.
These cities were every one
with their suburbs
round about
them: thus were all these cities
.
And the LORD gave
unto Israel
all the land
which he sware
to give
unto their fathers
; and they possessed
it, and dwelt
therein.
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
.
There failed not ought
of any good
thing
which the LORD
had spoken
unto the house
of Israel
; all came to pass
.