21Then the family leaders of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest and Nun's son Joshua, along with the family leaders of the people of Israel.H5066H7218H1H3881H499H3548H3091H1121H5126H7218H1H4294H1121H34782It was at Shiloh in the land of Canaan that they told them, "The Lord ordered through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, along with their pasture lands for our livestock."H1696H7887H776H3667H559H3068H6680H3027H4872H5414H5892H3427H4054H9293So, just as the Lord had said, the Israelites set aside cities for the Levites from a portion of their own inheritances, along with their grazing lands.H1121H3478H5414H3881H5159H6310H3068H5892H40544The lottery went to the families of the Kohathites. So the descendants of Aaron the priest, who were Levites, received thirteen cities by random lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.H1486H3318H4940H6956H1121H175H3548H3881H1486H4294H3063H4294H8099H4294H1144H7969H6240H58925The rest of the descendants of Kohath received ten cities by random lot from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.H3498H1121H6955H1486H4940H4294H669H4294H1835H2677H4294H4519H6235H58926The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by random lot from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh located in Bashan.H1121H1648H1486H4940H4294H3485H4294H836H4294H5321H2677H4294H4519H1316H7969H6240H58927The descendants of Merari, allocated according to their families, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.H1121H4847H4940H4294H7205H4294H1410H4294H2074H8147H6240H58928The Israelites apportioned these cities, along with their pasture lands, to the Levites by random lot, just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.H1121H3478H5414H1486H3881H5892H4054H3068H6680H3027H48729From the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon, they gave these cities, delineated by name:H5414H4294H1121H3063H4294H1121H8095H5892H7121H803410for the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, of the descendants of Levi, since the lot fell in their favor first.H1121H175H4940H6956H1121H3878H7223H7223H148611They gave them Kiriath-arba, also known as Hebron, (Arba was named after the ancestor of Anak), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasture lands.H5414H7151H704H7153H1H6061H2275H2022H3063H4054H543912But the fields adjoining the city and its surrounding villages were given to Jephunneh's son Caleb.H7704H5892H2691H5414H3612H1121H3312H27213So they gave Hebron to the descendants of Aaron the priest to serve as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands,H5414H1121H175H3548H2275H4054H5892H4733H7523H3841H405414Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,H3492H4054H851H405415Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,H2473H4054H1688H405416Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands, for a total of nine cities from these two tribes.H5871H4054H3194H4054H1053H4054H8672H5892H8147H762617From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,H4294H1144H1391H4054H1387H405418Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.H6068H4054H5960H4054H702H589219All of the cities allocated to the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, numbered thirteen, along with their pasture lands.H5892H1121H175H3548H7969H6240H5892H405420Cities from the tribe of Ephraim were also allotted to the families of the descendants of Kohath, that is, to the rest of the descendants of Kohath, who were Levites.H4940H1121H6955H3881H3498H1121H6955H5892H1486H4294H66921Shechem was allocated to them as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, in the mountainous region of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,H5414H7927H4054H2022H669H5892H4733H7523H1507H405422Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.H6911H4054H1032H4054H702H589223From the tribe of Dan were allocated Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,H4294H1835H514H4054H1405H405424Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.H357H4054H1667H4054H702H589225From the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Taanach with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities.H4276H4294H4519H8590H4054H1667H4054H8147H589226All the cities with their pasture lands for the families of the rest of the descendants of Kohath numbered ten.H5892H6235H4054H4940H1121H6955H349827To the descendants of Gerson (one of the Levitical families) from the half-tribe of Manasseh were allocated Golan in Bashan as a city of refuge for unintentional killers, along with its pasture lands, and Beeshterah with its pasture lands, for a total of two cities.H1121H1648H4940H3881H2677H4294H4519H1474H1316H4054H5892H4733H7523H1203H4054H8147H589228From the tribe of Issachar were allocated Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,H4294H3485H7191H4054H1705H405429Jarmuth with its pasture lands, and En-gannin with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.H3412H4054H5873H4054H702H589230From the tribe of Asher were allocated Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,H4294H836H4861H4054H5658H405431Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rebo with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.H2520H4054H7340H4054H702H589232From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands were allocated as a city of refuge for the unintentional killer, Hammoth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands, for a total of three cities.H4294H5321H6943H1551H4054H5892H4733H7523H2576H4054H7178H4054H7969H589233All the cities of the descendants of Gershon according to their families totaled thirteen, including their pasture lands.H5892H1649H4940H7969H6240H5892H405434From the tribe of Zebulon were allocated to the descendants of Merari (that is, the rest of the Levites) Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,H4940H1121H4847H3498H3881H4294H2074H3362H4054H7177H405435Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.H1829H4054H5096H4054H702H589236From the tribe of Reuben were allocated Bezer with its pasture lands, Jazah with its pasture lands,H7205H1221H309637Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities.H6932H4158H702H589238From the tribe of Gad were allocated Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, to serve as a city of refuge for the unintentional killer, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,H4294H1410H7433H1568H4054H5892H4733H7523H4266H405439Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands, for a total of four cities in all.H2809H4054H3270H4054H702H589240So the entire allocation to the descendants of Merari (that is, the rest of the families of the Levites) according to their families totaled twelve cities.H5892H1121H4847H4940H3498H4940H3881H1486H8147H6240H589241All of the cities of the Levites that had been set apart among the territorial possession of the Israelites totaled 48, along with their pasture lands.H5892H3881H8432H272H1121H3478H705H8083H5892H405442These cities were each surrounded by pasture lands, as was the case with all of these cities.H5892H5892H5892H4054H5439H589243So the Lord gave all of the land to Israel that he had promised to give their ancestors, and they took possession and settled there in it.H3068H5414H3478H776H7650H5414H1H3423H342744The Lord gave them peace all around them, just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of their enemies was able to oppose them - the Lord placed all of their enemies under their control.H3068H5117H5439H7650H1H5975H376H341H6440H3068H5414H341H302745Not one of the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed - all of them came about.H5307H1697H2896H1697H3068H1696H1004H3478H935