1Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of IsraelThen the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.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;Then came near the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;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.”They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”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 they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.3So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.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 children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.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.The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.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 lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.5The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.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 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.6The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.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.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.7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.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.The children of Merari according to 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.8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.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 the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses.9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by nameThey gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name: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,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:10to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.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 were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.11They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.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.And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.12But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.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,To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,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 unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,14Jattir, Eshtemoa,Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,15Holon, Debir,Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.17And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,18Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.19In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.20The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of EphraimThe families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.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.And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.21they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,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 they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.23From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,24Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.25And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.26In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.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.They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.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 Beesh–terah with her suburbs; two cities.And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.28From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,29Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.Jarmuth with her suburbs, En–gannim with her suburbs; four cities.Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.30From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,31Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four 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.Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.33In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,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,And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,35Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.36From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,37Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.38And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,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,And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,39Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.40In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.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 these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.41For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.42Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.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.So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.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.Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.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.And Jehovah 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; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.45Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.There failed not aught of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
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