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class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And the heads of the fathers of the Levites will come near to the Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes to the sons of Israel: <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And they will speak to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, and their pastures for our cattle. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And the sons of Israel will give to the Levites out of their inheritance at the mouth of Jehovah these cities and their areas. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And the lot came forth to the families of the Kohathites: and it will be to the sons of Aaron the priest from the Levites out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin, by lot, thirteen cities.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Gad, and from half the tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And to the sons of Gershon 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, by lot, thirteen cities.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>To the sons of Merari according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulon, twelve cities.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And the sons of Israel will give to the Levites these cities and their areas, as Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, by lot.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And they will give from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, these cities which he will call them by name, <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And it will be to the sons of Aaron from the families of the Kohathites, from the sons of Levi: for to them was the first lot. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And they will give to them the fourth city, the father of Anak (it is Hebron) in mount Judah, and the area round about it. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And the field of the city and its enclosure they gave to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, for his possession.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave the city of refuge of the slayer, Hebron and its areas, and Libnah and her areas, <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And Jattir and her area, and Eshtemoa and her area, <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And Holon and her area, and Debir and her area, <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And Ain and her area, and Juttah and her area, and the House of the Sun and her area: nine cities from these two tribes. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and her area, and Geba and her area, <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Anathoth and her area, and Almon and her area: four cities. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen cities and their areas.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And to the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites remaining from the sons of Kohath, and there will be the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And they will give to them the city of refuge of the slayer, Shechem and her area in mount Ephraim, and Gezer and her area, <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And Kibzaim and her area, and the House of the Hollow and her area: four cities. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and her area, and Gibbethon and her area, <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Ailon and her area, and the Press of the Pomegranate and her area: four cities. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And from half the tribe of Manasseh, Tanach and her area, and the Press of the Pomegranate and her area: two cities. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>All the cities, ten, and their areas, to the families of the sons of Kohath, those remaining.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And to the sons of Gershon from the families of the Levites, from half the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge of the slayer, Golan in Bashan and her area, and Beeshterah and her area: two cities. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and her area, Daberah and her area, <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And Jarmuth and her area, and the Fountain of Gardens and her area: four cities. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and her area, and Abdon and her area, <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Helkath and her area, and Rehob and her area: four cities. <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And from the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge of the slayer, Kadesh in Galilee and her area; Hamath-Dor and her area, and Kartan and her area: three cities. <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families, thirteen cities and their areas.<p> <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And to the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites remaining, from the tribe of Zebulon, Jokneam and her area, and Kartah and her area, <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Dimnah and her area, Nahalal and her area: four cities. <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible does not contain this specified verse </i></font><Rf> <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible does not contain this specified verse </i></font><Rf> <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:36</a></i></font><Rf>And from the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge of the slayer, Ramath in Gilead and her area; and Mahanaim and her area, <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:37</a></i></font><Rf>And Heshbon and her area, and Jazer and her area: all, four cities. <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:38</a></i></font><Rf>All the cities to the sons of Merari according to their families, those remaining from the families of the Levites, it shall be their lot twelve cities.<p> <A name="42"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:39</a></i></font><Rf>All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, forty and eight cities and their areas. <A name="43"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:40</a></i></font><Rf>These cities will be city, city, and her areas round about it. Thus to all these cities.<p> <A name="44"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:41</a></i></font><Rf>And Jehovah will give to Israel all the land which he sware to give to their fathers: and they will inherit it and dwell in it. <A name="45"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:42</a></i></font><Rf>And Jehovah will cause rest to them from round about, according to all which he sware to their fathers: and there stood not a man before them from all their enemies; all their enemies Jehovah gave into their hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/joshua/21-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span><RF q=*><font color=#808080><i>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for </i></font><i><font color=#0000FF> <a href=#>Josh 21:43</a></i></font><Rf>And there fell not a word from any good word which Jehovah spake to the house of Israel; all came.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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