Joshua 21 NKJV ISV Parallel

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1Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

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.

2And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock.”

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."

3So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common-lands:

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.

4Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin.

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.

5The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

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.

6And the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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.

7The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.

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

8And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.

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.

9So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name,

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

10which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first.

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.

11And they gave them Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it.

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.

12But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

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

13Thus to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Libnah with its common-land,

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,

14Jattir with its common-land, Eshtemoa with its common-land,

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

15Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land,

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

16Ain with its common-land, Juttah with its common-land, and Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes;

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.

17and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common-land, Geba with its common-land,

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

18Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities.

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

19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.

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

20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.

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.

21For they gave them Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), Gezer with its common-land,

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,

22Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities;

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

23and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land,

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

24Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities;

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

25and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.

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.

26All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath.

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

27Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities;

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.

28and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land,

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

29Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities;

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

30and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land,

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

31Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities;

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

32and from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three cities.

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.

33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands.

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

34And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land,

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,

35Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities;

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

36and from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land,

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

37Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities;

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

38and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land,

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,

39Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all.

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

40So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

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.

41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands.

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.

42Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities.

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

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

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.

44The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

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.

45Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

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

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