⁸ These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel ^(A)gave by lot to the Levites, ^(B)as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

³ So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.

⁶ And you shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description here to me. ^(A)And I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

³ The cities shall be theirs to dwell in, and their pasturelands shall be for their cattle and for their livestock and for all their beasts.

^54 (A)You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. ^(B)To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

² So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation,