Joshua 21 ISV BSB Parallel

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1Then the family leaders of the descendants of Levi approached Eleazar the priest and Nun's son Joshua, along with the family leaders of the people of Israel.

1Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel

2It was at Shiloh in the land of Canaan that they told them, "The LORD ordered through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, along with their pasture lands for our livestock."

2at 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, just as the Lord had said, the Israelis set aside cities for the descendants of Levi from a portion of their own inheritances, along with their grazing lands.

3So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

4The lottery went to the families of the descendants of Kohath. So the descendants of Aaron the priest, who were descendants of Levi, received thirteen cities by random lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

4The 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.

5The rest of the descendants of Kohath received ten cities by random lot from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

5The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

6The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by random lot from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh located in Bashan.

6The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7The descendants of Merari, allocated according to their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

8The Israelis apportioned these cities, along with their pasture lands, to the descendants of Levi by random lot, just as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

9From the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon, they gave these cities, delineated by name:

9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name

10for the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the descendants of Kohath, of the descendants of Levi, since the lot fell in their favor first.

10to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

11They gave them Kiriath-arba, also known as Hebron, (Arba was named after the ancestor of Anak), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands.

11They 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 fields adjoining the city and its surrounding villages were given to Jephunneh's son Caleb.

12But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

13So they gave Hebron to the descendants of Aaron the priest to serve as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands,

13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave these cities, together with their pasturelands: Hebron, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah,

14Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

14Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

15Holon, Debir,

16Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands, for a total of nine cities from these two tribes.

16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.

17From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

17And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

18Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

18Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

19All of the cities allocated to the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, numbered thirteen, along with their pasture lands.

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

20Cities from the tribe of Ephraim were also allotted to the families of the descendants of Kohath, that is, to the rest of the descendants of Kohath, who were descendants of Levi.

20The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

21Shechem was allocated to them as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, in the mountainous region of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,

21they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,

22Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

23From the tribe of Dan were allocated Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

23From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

24Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

24Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

25From the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities.

25And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

26All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the descendants of Kohath numbered ten.

26In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

27To the descendants of Gershon (one of the Levitical families) from the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Golan in Bashan as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, and Beeshterah with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities.

27This 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.

28From the tribe of Issachar were allocated Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

28From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,

29Jarmuth with its pasture lands, and En-gannim with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

29Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

30From the tribe of Asher were allocated Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

30From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

31Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

31Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

32From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands were allocated as a city of refuge for the unintentional killer, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands, for a total of three cities.

32And 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 the descendants of Gershon according to their families totaled thirteen, including their pasture lands.

33In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.

34From the tribe of Zebulun were allocated to the descendants of Merari (that is, the rest of the descendants of Levi) Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,

34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

35Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

35Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

36 From the tribe of Reuben were allocated Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,

36From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

37Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.

37Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

38From the tribe of Gad were allocated Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, to serve as a city of refuge for the unintentional killer, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

38And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

39Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities in all.

39Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

40So the entire allocation to the descendants of Merari (that is, the rest of the families of the descendants of Levi) according to their families totaled twelve cities.

40In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

41All of the cities of the descendants of Levi that had been set apart among the territorial possession of the Israelis totaled 48, along with their pasture lands.

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

42These cities were each surrounded by pasture lands, as was the case with all of these cities.

42Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

43So the LORD gave all of the land to Israel that he had promised to give their ancestors, and they took possession and settled there in it.

43Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

44The LORD gave them peace all around them, just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of their enemies was able to oppose them—the LORD placed all of their enemies under their control.

44And 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.

45Not one of the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed—all of them came about.

45Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.

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