63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

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63 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.

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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.

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The descendants of Merari,(A) according to their clans, received twelve(B) towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.(C)

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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,

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

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

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

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,

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

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.

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34 The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given:

from the tribe of Zebulun,(A)

Jokneam,(B) Kartah, 35 Dimnah and Nahalal,(C) together with their pasturelands—four towns;

36 from the tribe of Reuben,

Bezer,(D) Jahaz,(E) 37 Kedemoth and Mephaath,(F) together with their pasturelands—four towns;

38 from the tribe of Gad,

Ramoth(G) in Gilead(H) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,(I) 39 Heshbon and Jazer,(J) 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.(K)

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77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:

78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:

80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.

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77 The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following:

From the tribe of Zebulun

they received Jokneam, Kartah,[a] Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;

78 from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho

they received Bezer(A) in the wilderness, Jahzah, 79 Kedemoth(B) and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;

80 and from the tribe of Gad

they received Ramoth in Gilead,(C) Mahanaim,(D) 81 Heshbon and Jazer,(E) together with their pasturelands.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah.

20 And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

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20 The Merarite clans:(A)

Mahli and Mushi.(B)

These were the Levite clans, according to their families.

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11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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