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The Towns Given to the Levites
Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel.
Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel.
Forty-Eight Cities of the Levites
Then 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 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;
They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our livestock.”
And 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.
So by the command of the LORD the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land.
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
The descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, were allotted thirteen towns that were originally assigned to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
And 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 other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
And 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 clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
And 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 clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
The 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.
So the Israelites obeyed the LORD’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.
And 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 Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon
And 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,
to the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first:
Which 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.
Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands. (Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)
And 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.
But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,
Thus 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,
Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh — nine towns from these two tribes.
And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,
And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
Anathoth, and Almon — four towns.
Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim:
And 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.
Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,
For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
Kibzaim, and Beth-horon — four towns.
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon — four towns.
Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon — two towns.
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.
All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah — two towns.
And 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 tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath,
And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
Jarmuth, and En-gannim — four towns.
Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,
And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Helkath, and Rehob — four towns.
Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan — three towns.
And 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.
So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon.
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
The rest of the Levites — the Merari clan — were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
And 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,
Dimnah, and Nahalal — four towns.
Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
Kedemoth, and Mephaath — four towns.
Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,
And 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,
Heshbon, and Jazer — four towns.
Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.
So 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.
The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight.
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.
And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD helped them conquer all their enemies.
And 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.