Joshua 21
New King James Version
Cities of the Levites(A)
21 Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the (B)Levites came near to (C)Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel. 2 And they spoke to them at (D)Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, (E)“The Lord commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock.” 3 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their common-lands:
4 Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And (F)the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, (G)had thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin. 5 (H)The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 And (I)the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 (J)The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
8 (K)And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, (L)as the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.
9 So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are [a]designated by name, 10 which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first. 11 (M)And they gave them [b]Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of (N)Anak), (O)which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it. 12 But (P)the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 Thus (Q)to the children of Aaron the priest they gave (R)Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), (S)Libnah with its common-land, 14 (T)Jattir with its common-land, (U)Eshtemoa with its common-land, 15 (V)Holon with its common-land, (W)Debir with its common-land, 16 (X)Ain with its common-land, (Y)Juttah with its common-land, and (Z)Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes; 17 and from the tribe of Benjamin, (AA)Gibeon with its common-land, (AB)Geba with its common-land, 18 Anathoth with its common-land, and (AC)Almon with its common-land: four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
20 (AD)And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their [c]lot from the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them (AE)Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), (AF)Gezer with its common-land, 22 Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities; 23 and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land, 24 (AG)Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities; 25 and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities. 26 All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath.
27 (AH)Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave (AI)Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities; 28 and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land, 29 Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities; 30 and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land, 31 Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities; 32 and from the tribe of Naphtali, (AJ)Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands.
34 (AK)And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land, 35 Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities; 36 [d]and from the tribe of Reuben, (AL)Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land, 37 Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities; 38 and from the tribe of Gad, (AM)Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land, 39 Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
41 (AN)All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands. 42 Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities.
The Promise Fulfilled
43 So the Lord gave to Israel (AO)all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they (AP)took possession of it and dwelt in it. 44 (AQ)The Lord gave them (AR)rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And (AS)not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 (AT)Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
Footnotes
- Joshua 21:9 Lit. called
- Joshua 21:11 Lit. City of Arba
- Joshua 21:20 allotment
- Joshua 21:36 So with LXX, Vg. (cf. 1 Chr. 6:78, 79); MT, Bg., Tg. omit vv. 36, 37
Joshua 21
English Standard Version
Cities and Pasturelands Allotted to Levi
21 Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came (A)to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. 2 And they said to them (B)at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, (C)“The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock.” 3 So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance.
4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest (D)received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities.
5 And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot (E)from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
6 The (F)Gershonites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
7 The (G)Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
8 These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel (H)gave by lot to the Levites, (I)as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
9 Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name, 10 which went to (J)the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first. 11 (K)They gave them (L)Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, (M)in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it. 12 But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, (N)the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, (O)Libnah with its pasturelands, 14 Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, 15 Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 16 Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands—nine cities out of these two tribes; 17 then out of the tribe of Benjamin, (P)Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands, 18 Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities. 19 The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
20 (Q)As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 To them were given Shechem, (R)the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, 22 Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities; 23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands, 24 Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities; 25 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities. 26 The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands.
27 (S)And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, (T)the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands—two cities; 28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, 29 Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands—four cities; 30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, 31 Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities; 32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, (U)the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities. 33 The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands.
34 (V)And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands, 35 Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities; 36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, (W)Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands, 37 Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities; 38 and out of the tribe of Gad, (X)Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, (Y)Mahanaim with its pasturelands, 39 (Z)Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all. 40 As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities.
41 (AA)The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasturelands. 42 These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities.
43 (AB)Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. 44 (AC)And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. (AD)Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for (AE)the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. 45 (AF)Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.
Josué 21
La Biblia de las Américas
Ciudades de los levitas
21 (A)Los jefes de las casas[a] de los levitas se acercaron al sacerdote Eleazar, a Josué, hijo de Nun, y a los jefes de las casas[b] de las tribus de los hijos de Israel, 2 y les hablaron en Silo en la tierra de Canaán, diciendo: El Señor ordenó por medio[c] de Moisés que se nos dieran ciudades donde habitar, con sus tierras de pasto para nuestro ganado(B). 3 Entonces los hijos de Israel dieron de su heredad a los levitas estas ciudades con sus tierras de pasto, de acuerdo al mandato[d] del Señor(C). 4 Y la suerte cayó en[e] las familias de los coatitas. Y a los hijos del sacerdote Aarón, que eran de los levitas, les tocaron[f] en suerte trece ciudades de la tribu de Judá, de la tribu de Simeón[g] y de la tribu de Benjamín; 5 y al resto de los hijos de Coat les tocaron en suerte diez ciudades de las familias de la tribu de Efraín, de la tribu de Dan y de la media tribu de Manasés. 6 A los hijos de Gersón les tocaron en suerte trece ciudades de las familias de la tribu de Isacar, de la tribu de Aser, de la tribu de Neftalí y de la media tribu de Manasés en Basán. 7 A los hijos de Merari les tocaron, según sus familias, doce ciudades de la tribu de Rubén, de la tribu de Gad y de la tribu de Zabulón. 8 Y los hijos de Israel dieron por suerte a los levitas estas ciudades con sus tierras de pasto, como el Señor había ordenado por medio[h] de Moisés.
9 Les dieron estas ciudades que aquí se mencionan por nombre, de la tribu de los hijos de Judá y de la tribu de los hijos de Simeón(D); 10 y fueron para los hijos de Aarón, una de las familias de los coatitas, de los hijos de Leví, porque la suerte fue de ellos primero. 11 Les dieron Quiriat-arba, siendo Arba el padre de Anac, es decir, Hebrón(E), en la región montañosa de Judá, con las tierras de pasto alrededor(F). 12 Mas los campos de la ciudad y sus aldeas los dieron a Caleb, hijo de Jefone, como propiedad suya.
13 Y a los hijos del sacerdote Aarón les dieron Hebrón(G), la ciudad de refugio para el homicida, con sus tierras de pasto, Libna con sus tierras de pasto(H), 14 Jatir(I) con sus tierras de pasto, Estemoa(J) con sus tierras de pasto, 15 Holón[i] con sus tierras de pasto, Debir(K) con sus tierras de pasto, 16 Aín[j] con sus tierras de pasto, Juta(L) con sus tierras de pasto y Bet-semes(M) con sus tierras de pasto; nueve ciudades de estas dos tribus. 17 Y de la tribu de Benjamín, Gabaón(N) con sus tierras de pasto, Geba(O) con sus tierras de pasto, 18 Anatot con sus tierras de pasto y Almón[k] con sus tierras de pasto; cuatro ciudades. 19 Todas las ciudades de los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, eran trece ciudades con sus tierras de pasto.
20 Y las ciudades de la tribu de Efraín fueron dadas por suerte a las familias de los hijos de Coat(P), los levitas, el resto de los hijos de Coat. 21 Y les dieron Siquem, la ciudad de refugio para el homicida, con sus tierras de pasto, en la región montañosa de Efraín(Q) y Gezer con sus tierras de pasto, 22 Kibsaim con sus tierras de pasto y Bet-horón con sus tierras de pasto; cuatro ciudades. 23 Y de la tribu de Dan, Elteque con sus tierras de pasto, Gibetón con sus tierras de pasto, 24 Ajalón con sus tierras de pasto y Gat-rimón con sus tierras de pasto; cuatro ciudades. 25 Y de la media tribu de Manasés, les dieron por suertes Taanac con sus tierras de pasto y Gat-rimón con sus tierras de pasto; dos ciudades. 26 Todas las ciudades con sus tierras de pasto para las familias del resto de los hijos de Coat fueron diez.
27 Y para los hijos de Gersón, una de las familias de los levitas, de la media tribu de Manasés, les dieron Golán en Basán(R), la ciudad de refugio para el homicida, con sus tierras de pasto y Beestera con sus tierras de pasto; dos ciudades. 28 Y de la tribu de Isacar, les dieron Quisión con sus tierras de pasto, Daberat con sus tierras de pasto, 29 Jarmut con sus tierras de pasto y Enganim con sus tierras de pasto; cuatro ciudades. 30 Y de la tribu de Aser, les dieron Miseal con sus tierras de pasto, Abdón con sus tierras de pasto, 31 Helcat con sus tierras de pasto y Rehob con sus tierras de pasto; cuatro ciudades. 32 Y de la tribu de Neftalí, les dieron Cedes en Galilea(S), la ciudad de refugio para el homicida, con sus tierras de pasto, Hamot-dor con sus tierras de pasto y Cartán con sus tierras de pasto; tres ciudades. 33 Todas las ciudades de los gersonitas, conforme a sus familias, eran trece ciudades con sus tierras de pasto.
34 Y a las familias de los hijos de Merari, el resto de los levitas, les dieron de la tribu de Zabulón(T), Jocneam con sus tierras de pasto, Carta con sus tierras de pasto, 35 Dimna con sus tierras de pasto y Naalal con sus tierras de pasto; cuatro ciudades. 36 Y de la tribu de Rubén, les dieron Beser(U) con sus tierras de pasto, Jahaza con sus tierras de pasto, 37 Cademot con sus tierras de pasto y Mefaat con sus tierras de pasto; cuatro ciudades. 38 Y de la tribu de Gad, les dieron Ramot en Galaad(V), la ciudad de refugio para el homicida, con sus tierras de pasto, Mahanaim(W) con sus tierras de pasto, 39 Hesbón con sus tierras de pasto y Jazer con sus tierras de pasto; cuatro ciudades en total. 40 Todas estas fueron las ciudades de los hijos de Merari conforme a sus familias, el resto de las familias de los levitas y su suerte fue doce ciudades.
41 Todas las ciudades de los levitas en medio de la posesión de los hijos de Israel fueron cuarenta y ocho ciudades con sus tierras de pasto(X). 42 Cada una de estas ciudades tenía sus tierras de pasto alrededor; así fue con todas estas ciudades.
43 De esa manera el Señor dio a Israel toda la tierra que había jurado dar a sus padres(Y), y la poseyeron y habitaron en ella(Z). 44 Y el Señor les dio reposo(AA) en derredor, conforme a todo lo que había jurado a sus padres; y ninguno de sus enemigos pudo hacerles frente(AB); el Señor entregó a todos sus enemigos en sus manos(AC). 45 No faltó ni una palabra de las buenas promesas[l] que el Señor había hecho[m] a la casa de Israel; todas se cumplieron(AD).
Footnotes
- Josué 21:1 Lit., los padres
- Josué 21:1 Lit., los padres
- Josué 21:2 Lit., mano
- Josué 21:3 Lit., con la boca
- Josué 21:4 Lit., salió para
- Josué 21:4 Lit., tuvieron, y así en el resto del cap.
- Josué 21:4 Lit., simeonitas
- Josué 21:8 Lit., mano
- Josué 21:15 En 1 Crón. 6:58, Hilén
- Josué 21:16 En 1 Crón. 6:59, Asán
- Josué 21:18 En 1 Crón. 6:60, Alemet
- Josué 21:45 Lit., palabras
- Josué 21:45 Lit., hablado
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