Joshua 21 ~ Joshua 21

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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 the fathers of the Levites came near unto Eleazar the priest and unto Joshua, the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers 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.

and they spoke 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 beasts.

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.

Then the sons of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their possessions, according to the word of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

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.

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the sons of Aaron the priest, who 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.

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.

And the rest of the sons 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.

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.

And the sons 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.

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 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.

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.

Thus the sons of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of 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.

¶ And they gave out of the tribe of the sons of Judah and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon these cities which are here mentioned by name;

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 the first lot was of the sons of Aaron, of the family of Kohath, of the sons of Levi;

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.

and they gave them the city of Arba of the father of Anak, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about.

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 the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for 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,

Thus they gave to the sons of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for manslayers and Libnah with its suburbs

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

and Jattir with its suburbs and Eshtemoa with its suburbs

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

and Holon with its suburbs and Debir with its suburbs

16 A nd Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

and Ain with its suburbs and Juttah with its suburbs and Bethshemesh with its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 A nd 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,

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

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

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

All these cities of the priests, the sons of Aaron, are thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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.

But the families of the sons of Kohath, Levites, those who remained of the sons of Kohath, received cities by lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

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,

For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the mountain of Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for manslayers, and Gezer with its suburbs,

22 A nd Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.

Kibzaim with its suburbs, Bethhoron with its suburbs: four cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

24 A ijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

Aijalon with its suburbs, Gathrimmon with its suburbs: four cities.

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

And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its suburbs and Gathrimmon with its suburbs: 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 were ten with their suburbs for the remaining families of the sons of Kohath.

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 Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

And unto the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for manslayers, and Beeshterah with its suburbs: two cities.

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

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its suburbs, Dabareh with its suburbs,

29 J armuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.

Jarmuth with its suburbs, Engannim with its suburbs: four cities.

30 A nd 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,

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

Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs: 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 Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for manslayers, and Hammothdor with its suburbs and Kartan with its suburbs: three cities.

33 A ll the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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

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,

And unto the families of the sons of Merari, Levites that remained, out of the tribe of Zebulun they gave them, Jokneam with its suburbs and Kartah with its suburbs,

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

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

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

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and Jahazah,

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

Kedemoth, and Mephaath: 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,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for manslayers; and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

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

Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; 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.

So all the cities for the sons of Merari by their families, who remained of the families of the Levites, were by their lot 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 within the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.

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

Each one of these cities were separated with their suburbs round about them; thus were 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.

¶ Thus the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it and dwelt therein.

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 round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and none of their enemies could stand before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hands.

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

There failed not a word of all the good things which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all of it came to pass.