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And the sons of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>received thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonites and from the tribe of Benjamin. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Now the rest of the sons of Kohath <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>received ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the sons of Gershon <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>received thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The sons of Merari according to their families <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>So the sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>They also gave from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon these cities which are <i>here</i> mentioned by name; <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>and they were for the sons of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the sons of Levi, for the lot was theirs first. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So they gave them Kiriath-arba (<i>Arba being</i> the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands all around it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Thus to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, Libnah also with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Holon with its pasture lands, and Debir with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Ain with its pasture lands, and Juttah with its pasture lands, <i>and</i> Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; nine cities from these two tribes. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Anathoth with its pasture lands and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Almon with its pasture lands; four cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Then the cities from the tribe of Ephraim were allotted to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, <i>even to</i> the rest of the sons of Kohath. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And they gave them Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>and Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands; four cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>From the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; four cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>From the half-tribe of Manasseh, <i>they gave</i> Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands; two cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath were ten. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Now to the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, <i>they gave</i> Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>From the tribe of Issachar, <i>they gave</i> Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gannim with its pasture lands; four cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>From the tribe of Asher, <i>they gave</i> Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Helkath with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands; four cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>From the tribe of Naphtali, <i>they gave</i> Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands and Kartan with its pasture lands; three cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Now to the families of the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, <i>they gave</i> from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands <i>and</i> Kartah with its pasture lands. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Dimnah with its pasture lands, Nahalal with its pasture lands; four cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>From the tribe of Reuben, <i>they gave</i> Bezer with its pasture lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands; four cities. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>From the tribe of Gad, <i>they gave</i> Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands and Mahanaim with its pasture lands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands; four cities in all. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>All <i>these were</i> the cities of the sons of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>These cities each had its surrounding pasture lands; thus <i>it was</i> with all these cities. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>So Yahweh gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>And Yahweh gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; Yahweh gave all their enemies into their hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span><i>one</i> promise of the good promises which Yahweh had <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>promised to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>fathers</i><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>fathers</i><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>mouth</i><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>had</i><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>had</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>had</i><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>had</i><br><span class="fnverse">15</span> In 1 Chr 6:58, <i>Hilen</i><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> In 1 Chr 6:59, <i>Ashan</i><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> In 1 Chr 6:60, <i>Allemeth</i><br><span class="fnverse">45</span> Lit <i>a word from every good word</i><br><span class="fnverse">45</span> Lit <i>spoken</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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