Joshua 21
21
Levitical Cities
1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders 2 in 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.” 3 So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.
4 The first lot belonged to#tn Heb “came out for.” the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. 5 The 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. 6 Gershon’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. 7 Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 8 So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the Lord had instructed Moses.
9 They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below. 10 They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron,#tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Aaron, from the Kohathite clans, from the sons of Levi.” for the first lot belonged to them. 11 They 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. 12 (Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.) 13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah, 14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15 Holon, Debir, 16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes. 17 From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned#tn The words “they assigned” are supplied for clarification (also in vv. 23, 25). Gibeon, Geba, 18 Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 19 The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim. 21 They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer, 22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 23 From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon, 24 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon,#tn The name “Gath Rimmon” is problematic here, for it appears in the preceding list of Danite cities. The LXX reads “Iebatha”; 1 Chr 6:55 HT (6:70 ET) reads “Bileam.” Most modern translations retain the name “Gath Rimmon,” however. along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities. 26 The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.
27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities:#tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34). 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; 28 from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath, 29 Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 30 from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon, 31 Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 32 from 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. 33 The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.
34 They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, 35 Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 36#tc 21:36-37 are accidentally omitted from a number of significant Hebrew mss. They are, however, found in some Hebrew mss, the LXX and Vulgate. from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz, 37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities; 38 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim, 39 Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 40 The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.
41 The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites#tn Heb “in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel.” forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas. 42 Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard.#tn Heb “these cities were city [by] city, and its grazing areas [were] around it; so [it was] for all these cities.”
43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors,#tn Heb “which he had sworn to give to their fathers.” and they conquered#tn Or “possessed.” it and lived in it. 44 The Lord made them secure,#tn Heb “gave them rest all around.” in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors.#tn Heb “according to all he swore to their fathers.” None of their enemies could resist them.#tn Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.” 45 Not one of the Lord’s faithful promises to the family of Israel#tn Heb “the house of Israel.” Cf. NCV “the Israelites”; TEV “the people of Israel”; CEV, NLT “Israel.” was left unfulfilled; every one was realized.#tn Heb “not a word from all the good word which the Lord spoke to the house of Israel fell; the whole came to pass.”
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Joshua 21
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1Then came the principall fathers of the Leuites vnto Eleazar the Priest, and vnto Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and vnto the chiefe fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, 2And spake vnto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hande of Moses, to giue vs cities to dwell in, with the suburbes thereof for our cattell. 3So the children of Israel gaue vnto the Leuites, out of their inheritance at the commandement of the Lord these cities with their suburbes. 4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron ye Priest, which were of the Leuites, had by lot, out of the tribe of Iudah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Beniamin thirteene cities. 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 halfe tribe of Manasseh, tenne cities. 6Also 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 ye tribe of Naphtali, and out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteene cities. 7The 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, twelue cities. 8So the children of Israel gaue by lot vnto the Leuites these cities with their suburbes, as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses. 9And they gaue out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeo, these cities which are here named. 10And they were the childrens of Aaron being of the families of the Kohathites, and of the sonnes of Leui, (for theirs was the first lot) 11So they gaue them Kiriath-arba of the father of Anok (which is Hebron) in the mountaine of Iudah, with the suburbes of the same round about it. 12(But the lande of the citie, and the villages thereof, gaue they to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh to be his possession) 13Thus they gaue to the children of Aaron the Priest, a citie of refuge for the slaier, euen Hebron with her suburbes, and Libnah with her suburbes, 14And Iattir with her suburbes, and Eshtemoa, and her suburbes, 15And Holon with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes, 16And Ain with her suburbes, and Iuttah with her suburbes, Beth-shemesh with her suburbes: nine cities out of those two tribes. 17And out of the tribe of Beniamin they gaue Gibeon with her suburbes, Geba with her suburbes, 18Anathoth with her suburbes, and Almon with her suburbes: foure cities. 19All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes. 20But to the families of the children of Kohath of the Leuites, which were the rest of the children of Kohath (for the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim) 21They gaue them the citie of refuge for the slaier, Shechem with her suburbes in mount Ephraim, and Gezer with her suburbes, 22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbes: foure cities. 23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbes, Gibethon with her suburbes, 24Aiialon with her suburbes, Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: foure cities. 25And out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbes, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: two cities. 26All the cities for the other families of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbes. 27Also vnto the children of Gershon of the families of the Leuites, they gaue out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Golan in Bashan with her suburbes, and Beeshterah with her suburbes: two cities. 28And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbes, Dabereh with her suburbes, 29Iarmuth with her suburbes, En-gannim with her suburbes: foure cities. 30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbes, Abdon with her suburbes, 31Helkah with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbes: foure cities. 32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Kedesh in Galil with her suburbes, and Hammoth-dor with her suburbes, and Kartan with her suburbes: three cities. 33Al the cities of the Gershonites according to their families, were thirteene cities with their suburbes. 34Also vnto the families of the children of Merari the rest of the Leuites, they gaue out of the tribe of Zebulun, Iokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbes, 35Dimnah with her suburbes, Nahalal, with her suburbes: foure cities. 36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Iahazah with her suburbs, 37Kedemoth with her suburbes, and Mephaath with her suburbes: foure cities. 38And out of the tribe of Gad they gaue for a citie of refuge for the slaier, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbes, and Mahanaim with her suburbes, 39Heshbon with her suburbs, and Iazer with her suburbes: foure cities in all. 40So all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families (which were the rest of the families of the Leuites) were by their lot, twelue cities. 41And all the cities of the Leuites within the possession of the children of Israel, were eight and fourtie with their suburbes. 42These cities lay euery one seuerallie with their suburbes round about them: so were all these cities. 43So the Lord gaue vnto Israel all ye land, which hee had sworne to giue vnto their fathers: and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44Also the Lord gaue them rest rounde about according to all that hee had sworne vnto their fathers: and there stoode not a man of all their enemies before them: for the Lord deliuered all their enemies into their hand. 45There failed nothing of all the good things, which the Lord hath sayde vnto the house of Israel, but all came to passe.
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