1 T hen 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 the heads of households of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of households of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

2 a nd 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.

They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “ The Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities to live in, with their pasture lands for our cattle.”

3 A nd the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.

So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these cities with their pasture lands, according to the command of the Lord.

4 A nd 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.

Then the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, received thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonites and from the tribe of Benjamin.

5 A nd 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.

The rest of the sons of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

6 A nd 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.

The sons of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher and from the tribe of Naphtali and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7 T he 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 sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.

8 A nd the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.

Now the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

9 A nd 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,

They gave these cities which are here mentioned by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;

10 w hich 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 sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for the lot was theirs first.

11 A nd 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.

Thus they gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its surrounding pasture lands.

12 B ut 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 its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

13 T hus 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,

So to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Libnah with its pasture lands,

14 a nd Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

and Jattir with its pasture lands and Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

15 a nd Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands,

16 a nd 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 pasture lands and Juttah with its pasture lands and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; nine cities from these two tribes.

17 A nd out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

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

18 A nathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

Anathoth with its pasture lands and Almon with its pasture lands; four cities.

19 A ll the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

20 A nd 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.

Then the cities from the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, even to the rest of the sons of Kohath.

21 F or they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

They gave them Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

22 a nd Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

and Kibzaim with its pasture lands and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities.

23 A nd out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

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

24 A ijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; four cities.

25 A nd out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

From the half-tribe of Manasseh, they allotted Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities.

26 A ll the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were ten.

27 A nd 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.

To the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities.

28 A nd out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Issachar, they gave Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

29 J armuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.

Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gannim with its pasture lands; four cities.

30 A nd out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Asher, they gave Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

31 H elkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands; four cities.

32 A nd 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.

From the tribe of Naphtali, they gave Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands and Kartan with its pasture lands; three cities.

33 A ll 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 pasture lands.

34 A nd 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,

To the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands and Kartah with its pasture lands.

35 D imnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

Dimnah with its pasture lands, Nahalal with its pasture lands; four cities.

36 A nd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Reuben, they gave Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands,

37 K edemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities.

38 A nd 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,

From the tribe of Gad, they gave Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

39 H eshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all.

40 S o 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 sons of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

41 A ll 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 sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

42 T hese cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

These cities each had its surrounding pasture lands; thus it was with all these cities.

43 A nd the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

So the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it.

44 A nd 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 the Lord gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hand.

45 T here failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.