Joshua 21
International Children’s Bible
Towns for the Levites
21 The heads of the Levite families went to talk to Eleazar the priest. They also talked to Joshua son of Nun and to the heads of the families of all the tribes of Israel. 2 This happened at the town of Shiloh in the land of Canaan. The heads of the Levite families said to them, “The Lord commanded Moses that you give us towns where we may live. And he commanded that you give us pastures.” 3 So the Israelites obeyed this commandment of the Lord. They gave the Levite people these towns and pastures: 4 The Kohath family groups were part of the tribe of Levi. Some of the Levites in the Kohath family groups were from the family of Aaron the priest. To these Levites were given 13 towns. These towns were in the areas that belonged to Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. 5 The other family groups of Kohath were given 10 towns. These 10 towns were in the areas of Ephraim, Dan and West Manasseh.
6 The people from the Gershon groups were given 13 towns. They were in the land that belonged to Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the eastern half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 The family groups of Merari were given 12 towns. These 12 towns were in the area that belonged to Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
8 So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and the pastures around them. They did this to obey the commandment that the Lord had given Moses.
9 These are the names of the towns that came from the lands of Judah and Simeon. 10 The first choice of towns was given to the Kohath family groups of the Levites. 11 They gave them Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron) and all its pastures. This was in the mountains of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) 12 But the fields and the small towns around the city of Kiriath Arba had been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
13 So they gave the city of Hebron to the descendants of Aaron. (Hebron was a city of safety.) They also gave them these towns: Libnah, 14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15 Holon, Debir, 16 Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh. They also gave them all the pastures that were around these towns. There were 9 towns given to these two groups.
17 They also gave the people of Aaron cities that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin. These cities were Gibeon, Geba, 18 Anathoth and Almon. They gave them these 4 towns and all the pastures around them.
19 So these towns were given to the priests. These priests were from the family of Aaron. The total number of towns with their pastures was 13.
20 The other Kohathite family groups of the Levites were given these towns from the tribe of Ephraim: 21 They gave them the city of Shechem from the mountains of Ephraim. (Shechem was a city of safety.) They also gave them Gezer, 22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon. There were 4 towns and their pastures.
23 The tribe of Dan gave them Eltekeh, Gibbethon, 24 Aijalon and Gath Rimmon. There were 4 towns and their pastures.
25 The western half-tribe of Manasseh gave them Taanach and Gath Rimmon. They were also given all the pastures around these 2 towns.
26 So this was 10 more towns and all the pastures around the towns. These were given to the rest of the Kohathite family groups.
27 The Gershonite family groups of the Levite tribe were given these towns: The eastern half-tribe of Manasseh gave them Golan in Bashan. (Golan was a city of safety.) Manasseh also gave them Be Eshtarah. All the pastures around these two towns were also given to the Gershonites.
28 The tribe of Issachar gave them Kishion, Daberath, 29 Jarmuth and En Gannim. Issachar also gave them all the pastures around these 4 towns.
30 The tribe of Asher gave them Mishal, Abdon, 31 Helkath and Rehob. All the pastures around these 4 towns were also given to them.
32 The tribe of Naphtali gave them Kedesh in Galilee. (Kedesh was a city of safety.) Naphtali also gave them Hammoth Dor and Kartan. All the pastures around these 2 towns were also given to the Gershonites.
33 So the Gershonite family groups received 13 towns. They also received all the pastures around these towns.
34 The Merarite family groups (the rest of the Levites) were given these towns: The tribe of Zebulun gave them Jokneam, Kartah, 35 Dimnah and Nahalal. All the pastures around these 4 towns were also given to the Merarites.
36 The tribe of Reuben gave them Bezer, Jahaz, 37 Kedemoth and Mephaath. All the pastures around these 4 towns were also given to the Merarites.
38 The tribe of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead. (Ramoth was a city of safety.) They also gave them Mahanaim, 39 Heshbon and Jazer. Gad also gave them all the pastures around these 4 towns.
40 So the total number of towns given to the Merarite family groups was 12.
41 A total of 48 towns with their pastures were given to the Levites. All these towns were in the land controlled by the Israelites. 42 Each town had pastures around it.
43 So the Lord kept the promise he had made to the Israelites. He gave the people all the land he had promised. The people took the land and lived there. 44 The Lord allowed them to have peace on all sides of their land. This is what he had promised to their people who lived long ago. None of their enemies defeated them. The Lord allowed the Israelites to defeat every enemy. 45 He kept every promise he had made to the Israelites. No promises failed. Each one came true.
Joshua 21
New International Version
Towns for the Levites(A)
21 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel(B) 2 at Shiloh(C) in Canaan and said to them, “The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns(D) to live in, with pasturelands for our livestock.”(E) 3 So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
4 The first lot came out for the Kohathites,(F) according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.(G) 5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.(H)
6 The descendants of Gershon(I) were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar,(J) Asher,(K) Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 The descendants of Merari,(L) according to their clans, received twelve(M) towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.(N)
8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
9 From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name 10 (these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them):
11 They gave them Kiriath Arba(O) (that is, Hebron(P)), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 12 But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.(Q)
13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge(R) for one accused of murder), Libnah,(S) 14 Jattir,(T) Eshtemoa,(U) 15 Holon,(V) Debir,(W) 16 Ain,(X) Juttah(Y) and Beth Shemesh,(Z) together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.
17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon,(AA) Geba,(AB) 18 Anathoth(AC) and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.
19 The total number of towns(AD) for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.(AE)
20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:
21 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem(AF) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,(AG) 22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon,(AH) together with their pasturelands—four towns.(AI)
23 Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,(AJ) 24 Aijalon(AK) and Gath Rimmon,(AL) together with their pasturelands—four towns.
25 From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach(AM) and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.
26 All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.(AN)
27 The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given:
from the half-tribe of Manasseh,
Golan in Bashan(AO) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder(AP)) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;
28 from the tribe of Issachar,(AQ)
Kishion,(AR) Daberath,(AS) 29 Jarmuth(AT) and En Gannim,(AU) together with their pasturelands—four towns;
30 from the tribe of Asher,(AV)
32 from the tribe of Naphtali,
Kedesh(AZ) in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder(BA)), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns.
33 The total number of towns of the Gershonite(BB) clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
34 The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given:
from the tribe of Zebulun,(BC)
Jokneam,(BD) Kartah, 35 Dimnah and Nahalal,(BE) together with their pasturelands—four towns;
36 from the tribe of Reuben,
38 from the tribe of Gad,
Ramoth(BI) in Gilead(BJ) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,(BK) 39 Heshbon and Jazer,(BL) together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.
40 The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.(BM)
41 The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasturelands.(BN) 42 Each of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.
43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors,(BO) and they took possession(BP) of it and settled there.(BQ) 44 The Lord gave them rest(BR) on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies(BS) withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies(BT) into their hands.(BU) 45 Not one of all the Lord’s good promises(BV) to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.
Giosué 21
La Nuova Diodati
21 Or i capi-famiglia dei Leviti si presentarono al sacerdote Eleazar, a Giosuè figlio di Nun e ai capifamiglia delle tribú dei figli d'Israele,
2 e parlarono loro a Sciloh, nel paese di Canaan, dicendo: L'Eterno comandò, per mezzo di Mosè, che ci fossero assegnate delle città da abitare con i loro terreni da pascolo per il nostro bestiame».
3 Così i figli d'Israele assegnarono, prendendole dalla loro eredità, ai Leviti le seguenti città con i loro terreni da pascolo, secondo il comandamento dell'Eterno.
4 Si tirò a sorte per le famiglie dei Kehathiti; e i figli del sacerdote Aaronne, che erano Leviti, ebbero in sorte tredici città prese dalla tribú di Giuda, dalla tribú di Simeone e dalla tribú di Beniamino.
5 Al resto dei figli di Kehath toccarono in sorte dieci città dalle famiglie della tribù di Efraim, dalla tribú di Dan e dalla mezza tribù di Manasse.
6 Ai di Ghershon toccarono in sorte: tredici città prese dalle famiglie della tribú d'Issacar, dalla tribú di Ascer, dalla tribú di Neftali e dalla mezza tribú di Manasse in Bashan.
7 figli di Merari, secondo le loro famiglie, toccarono dodici città prese dalla tribú di Ruben, dalla tribú di Gad e dalla tribú di Zabulon.
8 I figli d'Israele diedero dunque in sorte queste città con i loro terreni da pascolo ai Leviti, come l'Eterno aveva comandato per mezzo di Mosè.
9 Così essi diedero prendedole dalla tribù dei figli di Giuda e dalla tribú dei figli di Simeone, le città qui nominate
10 che andarono ai figli di Aaronne appartenenti alle famiglie dei Kehathiti figli di Levi, perché la prima porzione sorteggiata toccò a loro.
11 Furono dunque date loro Kirjath-arba, cioè Hebron, (Arba fu padre di Anak), nella regione montuosa di Giuda, con i suoi terreni da pascolo tutt'intorno;
12 ma diedero il territorio della città e i loro villaggi a Caleb, figlio di Jefunneh, come sua proprietà.
13 Inoltre diedero ai figli del sacerdote Aaronne, Hebron (come città di rifugio per l'omicida) con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Libnah con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
14 Jattir con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Eshtemoa con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
15 Holon con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Debir con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
16 Ain con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Juttah con i suoi terreni da pascolo e Beth-Scemesh con i suoi terreni da pascolo: nove città prese da queste due tribú.
17 Dalla tribú di Beniamino, Gabaon con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Gheba con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
18 Anatoth con i suoi terreni da pascolo Almon con i suoi terreni da pascolo: quattro città.
19 Il totale delle città dei sacerdoti figli di Aaronne era di tredici città con i loro terreni da pascolo.
20 Alle famiglie dei figli di Kehath, cioè al resto dei Leviti, figli di Kehath, toccarono delle città prese dalla tribú di Efraim.
21 Fu loro data Sichem (come città di rifugio per l'omicida) con i suoi terreni da pascolo nella regione montuosa di Efraim, Ghezer con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
22 Kibtsaim con i suoi terreni da pascolo e Beth-Horon con i suoi terreni da pascolo: quattro città.
23 Dalla tribú di Dan: Eltekeh con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Ghibbethon con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
24 Aijalon con i suoi terreni da pascolo Gath-Rimmon con i suoi terreni da pascolo: quattro città.
25 Dalla mezza tribú di Manasse: Taanak, con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Gath-Rimmon con i suoi terreni da pascolo: due città.
26 Tutte queste dieci città con i loro terreni da pascolo toccarono alle famiglie degli altri figli di Kehath.
27 Ai figli di Ghershon, appartenenti alle famiglie dei Leviti, diedero, prendendole dalla mezza tribú di Manasse, Golan in Bashan (come città di rifugio per l'omicida), con i suoi terreni da pascolo e Beeshterah con i suoi terreni da pascolo: due città;
28 dalla tribú d'Issacar, Kiscion con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Daberath con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
29 Jaimuth con i suoi terreni da pascolo, En-Gannim con i suoi terreni da pascolo: quattro città;
30 dalla tribú di Ascer, Mishal con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Abdon con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
31 Helkath con i suoi terreni da pascolo e Rehob con i suoi terreni da pascolo: quattro città;
32 e dalla tribú di Neftali, Kadesh in Galilea (come città di rifugio per l'omicida), con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Hammoth Dor con i suoi terreni da pascolo, e Kartan con i suoi terreni da pascolo: tre cittá.
33 Il totale delle cittá dei Ghershoniti, secondo le loro famiglie era di tredici città con i loro terreni da pascolo.
34 Alle famiglie dei figli di Merari, cioè al resto dei Leviti diedero, prendendole dalla tribú di Zabulon, Joneam con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Kartah con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
35 Dimnah con i suoi terreni da pascolo e Nahalal con i suoi terreni da pascolo: quattro città;
36 dalla tribú di Ruben, Betser con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Jahtsah con i suoi terreni da pascolo,
37 Kedemoth con suoi terreni da pascolo e Mefaath con i suoi terreni da pascolo: quattro città;
38 e dalla tribú di Gad, Ramoth in Galaad (come città di rifugio per l'omicida), con i suoi terreni da pascolo, Mahanaim con i suo terreni da pascolo,
39 Heshbon con i suoi terreni da pascolo e Jazer con i suoi terreni da pascolo: in tutto quattro città.
40 Il totale delle città date in sorte ai figli di Merari, secondo le loro famiglie che formavano il resto delle famiglie dei Leviti, era di dodici città.
41 Il totale delle città dei Leviti in mezzo a possedimenti dei figli d'Israele era di quarantotto città con i loro terreni da pascolo.
42 Ciascuna di queste città aveva suoi terreni da pascolo tutt'intorno; così era di tutte queste città.
43 Così l'Eterno diede a Israele tutto il paese che aveva giurato di dare ai loro padri, e i figli d'Israele ne presero possesso e vi abitarono.
44 L'Eterno diede loro riposo tutt'intorno, come aveva giurato ai loro padri; nessuno di tutti i loro nemici potè loro resistere; l'Eterno diede tutti i loro nemici nelle loro mani.
45 Non cadde a terra una sola di tutte le buone parole che l'Eterno aveva detto alla casa d'Israele; si avverarono tutte quante.
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