[1] Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came to Elea'zar
the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers'
houses of the tribes of the people of Israel; [2] and they said to them at
Shiloh in the land of Canaan, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we be
given cities to dwell in, along with their pasture lands for our cattle."
[3] So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the
following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance. [4] The lot
came out for the families of the Ko'hathites. So those Levites who were
descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah,
Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities. [5] And the rest of the Ko'hathites
received by lot from the families of the tribe of E'phraim, from the tribe
of Dan and the half-tribe of Manas'seh, ten cities. [6] The Gersonites
received by lot from the families of the tribe of Is'sachar, from the tribe
of Asher, from the tribe of Naph'tali, and from the half-tribe of Manas'seh
in Bashan, thirteen cities. [7] The Merar'ites according to their families
received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of
Zeb'ulun, twelve cities. [8] These cities and their pasture lands the
people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded
through Moses. [9] Out of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon they
gave the following cities mentioned by name, [10] which went to the
descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the Ko'hathites who belonged
to the Levites; since the lot fell to them first. [11] They gave them
Kir'iath-ar'ba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill
country of Judah, along with the pasture lands round about it. [12] But the
fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of
Jephun'neh as his possession. [13] And to the descendants of Aaron the
priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its
pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands, [14] Jattir with its pasture
lands, Eshtemo'a with its pasture lands, [15] Holon with its pasture lands,
Debir with its pasture lands, [16] A'in with its pasture lands, Juttah with
its pasture lands, Beth-she'mesh with its pasture lands--nine cities out of
these two tribes; [17] then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its
pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, [18] An'athoth with its pasture
lands, and Almon with its pasture lands--four cities. [19] The cities of
the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with
their pasture lands. [20] As to the rest of the Ko'hathites belonging to
the Ko'hathite families of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were
out of the tribe of E'phraim. [21] To them were given Shechem, the city of
refuge for the slayer, with its pasture lands in the hill country of
E'phraim, Gezer with its pasture lands, [22] Kib'za-im with its pasture
lands, Beth-hor'on with its pasture lands--four cities; [23] and out of the
tribe of Dan, El'teke with its pasture lands, Gib'bethon with its pasture
lands, [24] Ai'jalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rim'mon with its pasture
lands--four cities; [25] and out of the half-tribe of Manas'seh, Ta'anach
with its pasture lands, and Gath-rim'mon with its pasture lands--two
cities. [26] The cities of the families of the rest of the Ko'hathites were
ten in all with their pasture lands. [27] And to the Gershonites, one of
the families of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manas'seh,
Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer,
and Beesh'terah with its pasture lands--two cities; [28] and out of the
tribe of Is'sachar, Ki'shion with its pasture lands, Dab'erath with its
pasture lands, [29] Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gan'nim with its
pasture lands--four cities; [30] and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with
its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, [31] Helkath with its
pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands--four cities; [32] and out
of the tribe of Naph'tali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the
city of refuge for the slayer, Ham'moth-dor with its pasture lands, and
Kartan with its pasture lands--three cities. [33] The cities of the several
families of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasture
lands. [34] And to the rest of the Levites, the Merar'ite families, were
given out of the tribe of Zeb'ulun, Jok'ne-am with its pasture lands,
Kartah with its pasture lands, [35] Dimnah with its pasture lands, Na'halal
with its pasture lands--four cities; [36] and out of the tribe of Reuben,
Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, [37] Ked'emoth
with its pasture lands, and Meph'a-ath with its pasture lands--four cities;
[38] and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands,
the city of refuge for the slayer, Mahana'im with its pasture lands, [39]
Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands--four cities
in all. [40] As for the cities of the several Merar'ite families, that is,
the remainder of the families of the Levites, those allotted to them were
in all twelve cities. [41] The cities of the Levites in the midst of the
possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with
their pasture lands. [42] These cities had each its pasture lands round
about it; so it was with all these cities. [43] Thus the LORD gave to
Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and having
taken possession of it, they settled there. [44] And the LORD gave them
rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers; not one of all
their enemies had withstood them, for the LORD had given all their enemies
into their hands. [45] Not one of all the good promises which the LORD had
made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.
