Joshua, 21

1. 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;

1. The heads of families among the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua son of Nun and to the heads of families of all the tribes of Israel.

2. 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.

2. At Shiloh in the land of Canaan, they said to them, "Yahweh commanded through Moses that we should be given towns to live in, with the pasture land around them for our cattle."

3. And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

3. In accordance with Yahweh's command, the Israelites gave the Levites certain cities and pasture lands out of their own territories.

4. 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.

4. First among the Levite clan of Kohath, the families descended from Aaron the priest, were given thirteen towns from the territories of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin;

5. 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.

5. the other Kohath families received, clan by clan, ten towns from the territories of Ephraim, Dan and half the tribe of Manasseh.

6. 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.

6. The clan of Gershon was given thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and half the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7. 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.

7. The families of the clan of Merari were given twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.

8. 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.

8. These towns and the pasture lands near them the Israelites gave to the Levites by drawing lots, as Yahweh had commanded through Moses.

9. 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,

9. These are the towns of Judah and Simeon that Joshua gave

10. 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.

10. to the descendants of Aaron who were of the Kohathite clan of the Levites, the first to be given some cities.

11. 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.

11. They gave them Kiriath-arba, the chief city of the Anakim, which is now Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the pasture lands around it.

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

12. But the fields and surrounding villages of this town had already been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.

13. 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,

13. To the descendants of Aaron the priest, they gave Hebron, a city of refuge, and the pasture lands near it; also Libnah with its pasture lands,

14. And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

14. and Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15. And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

15. Holon, Debir,

16. And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, [and] Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

16. Ashan, Juttah and Bethshemesh, each with its pasture lands: nine towns taken from these two tribes.

17. And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

17. From the territory of Benjamin four towns: Gibeon and Geba with their pasture lands,

18. Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

18. Anathoth and Almon with theirs.

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

19. The towns of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were thirteen towns in all, with their pasture lands.

20. 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.

20. Some towns from the territory of Ephraim were given to the other families of the Levite clan of Kohath:

21. 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,

21. the city of refuge, Shechem, with its pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, together with Gezer,

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

22. Kibzaim and Beth-horon, each with its pasture lands: four towns.

23. And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

23. From the territory of Dan, Elteke, Gibbethon,

24. Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

24. Aijalon and Gathrimmon with their pasture lands: four towns.

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

25. From the territory of half the tribe of Manasseh they were given two towns: Taanach and Jibleam with their pasture lands.

26. All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

26. In all, ten towns with their pasture lands were given to the families of the clan of Kohath.

27. 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.

27. To the Levite clan of Gershon were given the city of refuge Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, each with its pasture lands: two towns, both from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh.

28. And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

28. From the territory of Issachar four towns: Kishion, Dobrath,

29. Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.

29. Jarmuth and En-gannim, each with its pasture lands.

30. And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,

30. From the territory of Asher four towns: Mishal, Abdon,

31. Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

31. Helkath and Rehob, each with its pasture lands.

32. 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.

32. From the territoy of Naphtali three towns: Kedesh, the city of refuge in Galilee, Hammoth-dor and Rakkath, each with its pasture lands.

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

33. The Gershonites according to their clans were given thirteen towns in all with their pasture lands.

34. 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,

34. To the clans of Merari, the rest of the Levites, were given four towns with their pasture lands from the territory of Zebulun:

35. Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

35. Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmon and Nahalal.

36. And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

36. From the territory of Reuben, beyond the Jordan four towns: the city of refuge Bezer, Jahaz,

37. Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

37. Kedemoth and Mephaath, each with its pasture lands.

38. 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,

38. From the tribeof Gad four towns: the city of refuge Ramoth-gilead, Mahanaim,

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

39. Heshbon and Jazer, each with pasture lands.

40. 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.

40. A total of twelve towns were given to the clan of Merari.

41. All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

41. The towns thus given to the Levites from the Israelite inheritance were

42. These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus [were] all these cities.

42. forty-eight, with their pasture lands. All these towns, as well as the pasture lands around them, were given to the Levites.

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

43. So it was that Yahweh gave the Israelites all the land he had solemnly promised to give their ancestors. They took possession of it and began to live there.

44. 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.

44. Yahweh gave them peace throughout their land just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of their enemies was able to stand against them; Yahweh gave them victory over all their enemies

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

45. and kept all the promises he had made to the people of Israel.