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 family heads of the Levites came to Eleazar the religious leader, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the family groups 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 said to them at Shiloh in Canaan, “The Lord said through Moses to give us cities to live in, as well as fields around them 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 these cities and fields of their land to the Levites, as the Lord had said.

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.

The name drawn first was for the families of the Kohathites. The Levites who were children of Aaron the religious leader received thirteen cities from the families of Judah, Simeon and 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 by drawing names received ten cities from the families of Ephraim and Dan and the half-family group 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 by drawing names received thirteen cities from the families of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-family group 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 received twelve cities from the families of Reuben, Gad and 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.

The sons of Israel by drawing names gave these cities with their fields to the Levites, as the Lord had said 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 from the families of Judah and Simeon the cities given here 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.

They were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi. For their name was drawn 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.

They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) with the fields around it in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

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 city’s fields and towns had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his own.

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 religious leader they gave Hebron and Libnah with their fields. Hebron was the city where one who killed a man could go to be safe.

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

And they gave them Jattir with its fields, Eshtemoa with its fields,

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

Holon with its fields, Debir with its fields,

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

Ain with its fields, Juttah with its fields, and Bethshemesh with its fields. There were nine cities from these two family groups.

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

From the family of Benjamin were given Gibeon with its fields, Geba with its fields,

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

Anathoth with its fields, and Almon with its fields, four cities.

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

For the sons of Aaron, the religious leaders, there were thirteen cities in all, with their fields.

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 cities from the family of Ephraim were given to the rest of the families of the people of Kohath, the Levites.

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 with its fields in the hill country of Ephraim. A man who killed another person could run to Shechem to be safe. And they gave them Gezer with its fields,

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

Kibzaim with its fields, and Beth-horon with its fields, four cities.

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

From the family of Dan were given Eletke with its fields, Gibbethon with its fields,

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

Aijalon with its fields, and Gath-rimmon with its fields, four cities.

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

From the half-family group of Manasseh were given Taanach with its fields, and Gathrimmon with its fields, two cities.

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

There were ten cities in all, with their fields, for the rest of the families of the Kohathites.

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.

From the half-family group of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan and Be-eshterah and their fields to the sons of Gershon, one of the Levite families. A man who killed another person could run to Golan in Bashan to be safe. They were given two cities.

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

From the family of Issachar were given Kishion with its fields, Daberath with its fields,

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

Jarmuth with its fields, and Engannim with its fields, four cities.

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

From the family of Asher were given Mishal with its fields, Abdon with its fields,

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

Helkath with its fields, and Rehob with its fields, 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.

From the family of Naphtali were given Kedesh in Galilee with its fields, Hammoth-dor with its fields, and Kartan with its fields, three cities. A man who killed another man could run to Kedesh to be safe.

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

The cities for the families of the Gershonites were thirteen in all, with their fields.

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,

They gave cities to the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the family of Zebulun. They gave them Jokneam with its fields, Kartah with its fields,

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

Dimnah with its fields, and Nahalal with its fields, four cities.

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

From the family of Reuben were given Bezer with its fields, Jahaz with its fields,

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

Kedemoth with its fields, and Mephaath with its fields, 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 family of Gad was given Ramoth in Gilead with its fields. A man who killed another person could run to Ramoth in Gilead to be safe. And they gave them Mahanaim with its fields,

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

Heshbon with its fields, and Jazer with its fields, 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.

There were twelve cities in all given to the families of the people of Merari, the rest of the families of the Levites.

41 A ll the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

The cities of the Levites among the land of the people of Israel were forty-eight cities in all, with their fields.

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

Each one of these cities had its fields around it. So 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.

The Lord gave Israel all the land He had promised to give to their fathers. They took it for their own, 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.

The Lord gave them peace on every side, just as He had promised their fathers. Not one of all those who hated them could stand in front of them. The Lord gave all those who hated them 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.

Every good promise which the Lord had made to the people of Israel came true.