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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.

1וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ רָאשֵׁי֙ אֲב֣וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶל־ אֶלְעָזָר֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶל־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־ נ֑וּן וְאֶל־ רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲב֥וֹת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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."

2וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם בְּשִׁלֹ֗ה בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה בְיַד־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָֽתֶת־ לָ֥נוּ עָרִ֖ים לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃

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.

3וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ בְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לַלְוִיִּ֛ם מִנַּחֲלָתָ֖ם אֶל־ פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־ הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶת־ מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃

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.

4וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַגּוֹרָ֖ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י וַיְהִ֡י לִבְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִן־ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה בִנְיָמִן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ ס

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.

5וְלִבְנֵ֨י קְהָ֜ת הַנּוֹתָרִ֗ים מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מַטֵּֽה־ אֶ֠פְרַיִם וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־ דָ֞ן וּמֵחֲצִ֨י מַטֵּ֧ה מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה בַּגּוֹרָ֖ל עָרִ֥ים עָֽשֶׂר׃ ס

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.

6וְלִבְנֵ֣י גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת מַטֵּֽה־ יִשָּׂשכָ֣ר וּמִמַּטֵּֽה־ אָ֠שֵׁר וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה נַפְתָּלִ֜י וּ֠מֵחֲצִי מַטֵּ֨ה מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה בַבָּשָׁן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ ס

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

7לִבְנֵ֨י מְרָרִ֜י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֨ה רְאוּבֵ֤ן וּמִמַּטֵּה־ גָד֙ וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה זְבוּלֻ֔ן עָרִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃

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.

8וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶת־ הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶת־ מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בְּיַד־ מֹשֶׁ֖ה בַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פ

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

9וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ מִמַּטֵּה֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמִמַּטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְע֑וֹן אֵ֚ת הֶֽעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־ יִקְרָ֥א אֶתְהֶ֖ן בְּשֵֽׁם׃

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.

10וַֽיְהִי֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן מִמִּשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַקְּהָתִ֖י מִבְּנֵ֣י לֵוִ֑י כִּ֥י לָהֶ֛ם הָיָ֥ה הַגּוֹרָ֖ל רִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃

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.

11וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ לָהֶ֜ם אֶת־ קִרְיַת֩ אַרְבַּ֨ע אֲבִ֧י הָֽעֲנ֛וֹק הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּהַ֣ר יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָ סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃

12But the fields adjoining the city and its surrounding villages were given to Jephunneh's son Caleb.

12וְאֶת־ שְׂדֵ֥ה הָעִ֖יר וְאֶת־ חֲצֵרֶ֑יהָ נָֽתְנ֛וּ לְכָלֵ֥ב בֶּן־ יְפֻנֶּ֖ה בַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ ס

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,

13וְלִבְנֵ֣י ׀ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֗ן נָֽתְנוּ֙ אֶת־ עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־ חֶבְר֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶת־ לִבְנָ֖ה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

14וְאֶת־ יַתִּר֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ אֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

15וְאֶת־ חֹלֹן֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ דְּבִ֖ר וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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.

16וְאֶת־ עַ֣יִן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָ וְאֶת־ יֻטָּה֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ אֶת־ בֵּ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֣ים תֵּ֔שַׁע מֵאֵ֕ת שְׁנֵ֥י הַשְּׁבָטִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ פ

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

17וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֔ן אֶת־ גִּבְע֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶת־ גֶּ֖בַע וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

18אֶת־ עֲנָתוֹת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ עַלְמ֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃

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

19כָּל־ עָרֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־ אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑ים שְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה עָרִ֖ים וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ ס

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.

20וּלְמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי־ קְהָת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים מִבְּנֵ֣י קְהָ֑ת וַֽיְהִי֙ עָרֵ֣י גֽוֹרָלָ֔ם מִמַּטֵּ֖ה אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

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,

21וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ לָהֶ֜ם אֶת־ עִ֨יר מִקְלַ֧ט הָרֹצֵ֛חַ אֶת־ שְׁכֶ֥ם וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָ בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־ גֶּ֖זֶר וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

22וְאֶת־ קִבְצַ֙יִם֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃ ס

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

23וּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־ דָ֔ן אֶֽת־ אֶלְתְּקֵ֖א וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶֽת־ גִּבְּת֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

24אֶת־ אַיָּלוֹן֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ אֶת־ גַּת־ רִמּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃ ס

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.

25וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה אֶת־ תַּעְנַךְ֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ גַּת־ רִמּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים שְׁתָּֽיִם׃

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

26כָּל־ עָרִ֥ים עֶ֖שֶׂר וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן לְמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת בְּנֵֽי־ קְהָ֖ת הַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃ ס

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.

27וְלִבְנֵ֣י גֵרְשׁוֹן֮ מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַלְוִיִּם֒ מֵחֲצִ֞י מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה אֶת־ עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־ [גלון] (גּוֹלָ֤ן) בַּבָּשָׁן֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶֽת־ בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים שְׁתָּֽיִם׃ ס

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

28וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר אֶת־ קִשְׁי֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶת־ דָּֽבְרַ֖ת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

29אֶת־ יַרְמוּת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ אֶת־ עֵ֥ין גַּנִּ֖ים וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃ ס

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

30וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה אָשֵׁ֔ר אֶת־ מִשְׁאָ֖ל וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶת־ עַבְדּ֖וֹן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

31אֶת־ חֶלְקָת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ רְחֹ֖ב וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃ ס

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.

32וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה נַפְתָּלִ֜י אֶת־ עִ֣יר ׀ מִקְלַ֣ט הָֽרֹצֵ֗חַ אֶת־ קֶ֨דֶשׁ בַּגָּלִ֤יל וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֙הָ֙ וְאֶת־ חַמֹּ֥ת דֹּאר֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ קַרְתָּ֖ן וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים שָׁלֹֽשׁ׃

33All the cities of the descendants of Gershon according to their families totaled thirteen, including their pasture lands.

33כָּל־ עָרֵ֥י הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם שְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה עִ֖יר וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ ס

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,

34וּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת בְּנֵֽי־ מְרָרִי֮ הַלְוִיִּ֣ם הַנּוֹתָרִים֒ מֵאֵת֙ מַטֵּ֣ה זְבוּלֻ֔ן אֶֽת־ יָקְנְעָ֖ם וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶת־ קַרְתָּ֖ה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

35אֶת־ דִּמְנָה֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ אֶֽת־ נַהֲלָ֖ל וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃

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

36וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן אֶת־ בֶּ֖צֶר וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶת־ יַ֖הְצָה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

37אֶת־ קְדֵמוֹת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ מֵיפָ֖עַת וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃ ס

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,

38וּמִמַּטֵּה־ גָ֗ד אֶת־ עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־ רָמֹ֥ת בַּגִּלְעָ֖ד וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶֽת־ מַחֲנַ֖יִם וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

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

39אֶת־ חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ אֶת־ יַעְזֵ֖ר וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ כָּל־ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃

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.

40כָּל־ הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים לִבְנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַיְהִי֙ גּוֹרָלָ֔ם עָרִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃

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.

41כֹּ֚ל עָרֵ֣י הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בְּת֖וֹךְ אֲחֻזַּ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עָרִ֛ים אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃

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

42תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙ הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה עִ֣יר עִ֔יר וּמִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ סְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָ כֵּ֖ן לְכָל־ הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס

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.

43וַיִּתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־ כָּל־ הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לָתֵ֣ת לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם וַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָ וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ בָֽהּ׃

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.

44וַיָּ֨נַח יְהוָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ מִסָּבִ֔יב כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־ עָ֨מַד אִ֤ישׁ בִּפְנֵיהֶם֙ מִכָּל־ אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֚ת כָּל־ אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם נָתַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָדָֽם׃

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

45לֹֽא־ נָפַ֣ל דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּל֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַטּ֔וֹב אֲשֶׁר־ דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הַכֹּ֖ל בָּֽא׃ פ

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