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| 1Then 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; | 1The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders |
| 2And 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. | 2in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, "The LORD told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle." |
| 3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. | 3So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed. |
| 4And 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. | 4The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. |
| 5And 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. | 5The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh. |
| 6And 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. | 6Gershon's descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. |
| 7The 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. | 7Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. |
| 8And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. | 8So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses. |
| 9And 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, | 9They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below. |
| 10Which 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. | 10They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them. |
| 11And 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. | 11They assigned them Kiriath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas. |
| 12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. | 12(Now the city's fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.) |
| 13Thus 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, | 13So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah, |
| 14And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, | 14Jattir, Eshtemoa, |
| 15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, | 15Holon, Debir, |
| 16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. | 16Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes. |
| 17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, | 17From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba, |
| 18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. | 18Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities. |
| 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. | 19The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas. |
| 20And 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. | 20The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim. |
| 21For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, | 21They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer, |
| 22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities. | 22Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities. |
| 23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, | 23From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon, |
| 24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities. | 24Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities. |
| 25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities. | 25From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of two cities. |
| 26All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. | 26The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas. |
| 27And 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. | 27They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of two cities; |
| 28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, | 28from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath, |
| 29Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities. | 29Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities; |
| 30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, | 30from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon, |
| 31Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. | 31Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities; |
| 32And 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. | 32from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of three cities. |
| 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. | 33The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas. |
| 34And 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, | 34They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, |
| 35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. | 35Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities; |
| 36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, | 36from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz, |
| 37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. | 37Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities; |
| 38And 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, | 38from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim, |
| 39Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all. | 39Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each--a total of four cities. |
| 40So 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. | 40The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities. |
| 41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. | 41The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas. |
| 42These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. | 42Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard. |
| 43And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. | 43So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it. |
| 44And 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. | 44The LORD made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. |
| 45There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. | 45Not one of the LORD's faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized. |
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