1 T hen the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Israelite tribes.

Then 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.

2 T hey said to them at Shiloh in Canaan, The Lord commanded through Moses that we should be given cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands (suburbs) for our cattle.

They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock.”

3 S o the Israelites gave to the Levites out of their own inheritance, at the command of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.

The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their suburbs.

4 T he lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin thirteen cities.

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.

5 A nd the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh ten cities.

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.

6 T he Gershonites received by lot from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan thirteen cities.

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.

7 T he Merarites received according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun twelve cities.

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.

8 T he Israelites gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasturelands (suburbs), as the Lord commanded through Moses.

The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.

9 T hey gave from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities here mentioned by name,

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 mentioned by name:

10 W hich went to the families of the descendants of Aaron, of the Kohathite branch of the Levites, for the lot fell to them first.

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.

11 T hey gave them Kiriath-arba, Arba being the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its pasturelands round about it.

They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.

12 B ut the city’s fields and villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his own.

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

13 T hus to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasturelands (suburbs), and together with their suburbs, Libnah,

To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

14 J attir, Eshtemoa,

Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

15 H olon, Debir,

Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,

16 A in, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh; nine cities, each with its suburbs, out of those two tribes.

Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 O ut of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon, Geba,

Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

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

Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs: four cities.

19 T he cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

20 T he rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Levitical families were allotted cities out of the tribe of Ephraim.

The 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.

21 T o them were given, each with its pasturelands (suburbs), Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, as the city of refuge for the slayer, and Gezer,

They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

22 A nd Kibzaim, and Beth-horon; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs: four cities.

23 A nd out of the tribe of Dan, each with its pasturelands (suburbs), Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

24 A ijalon, and Gath-rimmon; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: four cities.

25 A nd out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach, and Gath-rimmon; two cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs: two cities.

26 A ll the cities for the families of the remaining Kohathites were ten, with their pasturelands (suburbs).

All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

27 A nd to the Gershonites of the families of the Levites they gave out of the other half-tribe of Manasseh the city of Golan in Bashan, as the city of refuge for the slayer, and Be-eshterah; two cities, each with its 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 suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs: two cities.

28 O ut of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, Daberath,

Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

29 J armuth, and En-gannim; four cities, each with its suburbs.

Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs: four cities.

30 O ut of the tribe of Asher, Mishal, Abdon,

Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

31 H elkath, and Rehob; four cities, each with its pasturelands.

Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs: four cities.

32 A nd out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, city of refuge for the slayer, and Hammoth-dor, and Kartan; three cities, each with its suburbs.

Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs: three cities.

33 A ll the cities of the Gershonite families were thirteen, with their pasturelands (suburbs).

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

34 A nd to the families of the Merarites, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun 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 suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,

35 D imnah, and Nahalal; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

Dimnah with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs: four cities.

36 A nd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz,

Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,

37 K edemoth, and Mephaath; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs: four cities.

38 A nd out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, as the city of refuge for the slayer, and Mahanaim,

Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

39 H eshbon, and Jazer; four cities in all, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs: four cities in all.

40 S o all the cities allotted to the Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the Levite families, were 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. Their lot was twelve cities.

41 T he cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the Israelites were forty-eight cities in all, with their pasturelands (suburbs).

All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

42 T hese cities all had their pasturelands (suburbs) around them.

Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.

43 A nd the Lord gave to Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and dwelt 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.

44 T he Lord gave them rest round about, just as He had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies withstood them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

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.

45 T here failed no part of any good thing which the Lord had promised to the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.