Joshua 21:4-39

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⁴The first lot came out for the Kohathites,^(A) 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.^(B) ⁵The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.^(C)

⁶The descendants of Gershon^(D) were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar,^(E) Asher,^(F) Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

⁷The descendants of Merari,^(G) according to their clans, received twelve^(H) towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.^(I)

⁸So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

⁹From 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):

¹¹They gave them Kiriath Arba^(J) (that is, Hebron^(K)), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) ¹²But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.^(L)

¹³So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge^(M) for one accused of murder), Libnah,^(N) ¹⁴Jattir,^(O) Eshtemoa,^(P) ¹⁵Holon,^(Q) Debir,^(R) ¹⁶Ain,^(S) Juttah^(T) and Beth Shemesh,^(U) together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.

¹⁷And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon,^(V) Geba,^(W) ¹⁸Anathoth^(X) and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

¹⁹The total number of towns^(Y) for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.^(Z)

²⁰The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:

²¹In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem^(AA) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,^(AB) ²²Kibzaim and Beth Horon,^(AC) together with their pasturelands—four towns.^(AD)

²³Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,^(AE) ²⁴Aijalon^(AF) and Gath Rimmon,^(AG) together with their pasturelands—four towns.

²⁵From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach^(AH) and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.

²⁶All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.^(AI)

²⁷The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given:

from the half-tribe of Manasseh,

Golan in Bashan^(AJ) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder^(AK)) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;

²⁸from the tribe of Issachar,^(AL)

Kishion,^(AM) Daberath,^(AN) ²⁹Jarmuth^(AO) and En Gannim,^(AP) together with their pasturelands—four towns;

³⁰from the tribe of Asher,^(AQ)

Mishal,^(AR) Abdon,^(AS) ³¹Helkath and Rehob,^(AT) together with their pasturelands—four towns;

³²from the tribe of Naphtali,

Kedesh^(AU) in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder^(AV)), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasturelands—three towns.

³³The total number of towns of the Gershonite^(AW) clans came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.

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

from the tribe of Zebulun,^(AX)

Jokneam,^(AY) Kartah, ³⁵Dimnah and Nahalal,^(AZ) together with their pasturelands—four towns;

³⁶from the tribe of Reuben,

Bezer,^(BA) Jahaz,^(BB) ³⁷Kedemoth and Mephaath,^(BC) together with their pasturelands—four towns;

³⁸from the tribe of Gad,

Ramoth^(BD) in Gilead^(BE) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,^(BF) ³⁹Heshbon and Jazer,^(BG) together with their pasturelands—four towns in all.

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1 Chronicles 6:54-81

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⁵⁴These were the locations of their settlements^(A) allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):

⁵⁵They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. ⁵⁶But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.^(B)

⁵⁷So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah,^[a]^(C) Jattir,^(D) Eshtemoa, ⁵⁸Hilen, Debir,^(E) ⁵⁹Ashan,^(F) Juttah^[b] and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. ⁶⁰And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,^[c] Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth,^(G) together with their pasturelands.

The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.

⁶¹The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.

⁶²The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.

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

⁶⁴So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns^(H) and their pasturelands. ⁶⁵From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.

⁶⁶Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

⁶⁷In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,^[d]^(I) ⁶⁸Jokmeam,^(J) Beth Horon,^(K) ⁶⁹Aijalon^(L) and Gath Rimmon,^(M) together with their pasturelands.

⁷⁰And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

⁷¹The Gershonites^(N) received the following:

From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh

they received Golan in Bashan^(O) and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;

⁷²from the tribe of Issachar

they received Kedesh, Daberath,^(P) ⁷³Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands;

⁷⁴from the tribe of Asher

they received Mashal, Abdon,^(Q) ⁷⁵Hukok^(R) and Rehob,^(S) together with their pasturelands;

⁷⁶and from the tribe of Naphtali

they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon^(T) and Kiriathaim,^(U) together with their pasturelands.

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

From the tribe of Zebulun

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

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

they received Bezer^(V) in the wilderness, Jahzah, ⁷⁹Kedemoth^(W) and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;

⁸⁰and from the tribe of Gad

they received Ramoth in Gilead,^(X) Mahanaim,^(Y) ⁸¹Heshbon and Jazer,^(Z) together with their pasturelands.^(AA)

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Footnotes

1 Chronicles 6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.
1 Chronicles 6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah.
1 Chronicles 6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon.
1 Chronicles 6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.
1 Chronicles 6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah.