21The leaders of the Levite families went to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of all the tribes of Israel.H5066H7218H1H3881H499H3548H3091H1121H5126H7218H1H4294H1121H34782There at Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we were to be given cities to live in, as well as pasture land around them for our livestock."H1696H7887H776H3667H559H3068H6680H3027H4872H5414H5892H3427H4054H9293So in accordance with the LORD's command the people of Israel gave the Levites certain cities and pasture lands out of their own territories.H1121H3478H5414H3881H5159H6310H3068H5892H40544The families of the Levite clan of Kohath were the first to be assigned cities. The families who were descended from Aaron the priest were assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.H1486H3318H4940H6956H1121H175H3548H3881H1486H4294H3063H4294H8099H4294H1144H7969H6240H58925The rest of the clan of Kohath was assigned ten cities from the territories of Ephraim, Dan, and West Manasseh.H3498H1121H6955H1486H4940H4294H669H4294H1835H2677H4294H4519H6235H58926The clan of Gershon was assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and East Manasseh.H1121H1648H1486H4940H4294H3485H4294H836H4294H5321H2677H4294H4519H1316H7969H6240H58927The families of the clan of Merari were assigned twelve cities from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.H1121H4847H4940H4294H7205H4294H1410H4294H2074H8147H6240H58928By drawing lots, the people of Israel assigned these cities and their pasture lands to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.H1121H3478H5414H1486H3881H5892H4054H3068H6680H3027H48729These are the names of the cities from the territories of Judah and Simeon which were givenH5414H4294H1121H3063H4294H1121H8095H5892H7121H803410to the descendants of Aaron who were of the clan of Kohath, which was descended from Levi. Their assignment was the first to be made.H1121H175H4940H6956H1121H3878H7223H7223H148611They were given the city of Arba (Arba was Anak's father), now called Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasture land surrounding it.H5414H7151H704H7153H1H6061H2275H2022H3063H4054H543912However, the fields of the city, as well as its towns, had already been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.H7704H5892H2691H5414H3612H1121H3312H27213In addition to Hebron (one of the cities of refuge), the following cities were assigned to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Libnah,H5414H1121H175H3548H2275H4054H5892H4733H7523H3841H405414Jattir, Eshtemoa,H3492H4054H851H405415Holon, Debir,H2473H4054H1688H405416Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands: nine cities from the tribes of Judah and Simeon.H5871H4054H3194H4054H1053H4054H8672H5892H8147H762617From the territory of Benjamin they were given four cities: Gibeon, Geba,H4294H1144H1391H4054H1387H405418Anathoth, and Almon, with their pasture lands.H6068H4054H5960H4054H702H589219Thirteen cities in all, with their pasture lands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.H5892H1121H175H3548H7969H6240H5892H405420The other families of the Levite clan of Kohath were assigned some cities from the territory of Ephraim.H4940H1121H6955H3881H3498H1121H6955H5892H1486H4294H66921They were given four cities: Shechem and its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim (one of the cities of refuge), Gezer,H5414H7927H4054H2022H669H5892H4733H7523H1507H405422Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, with their pasture lands.H6911H4054H1032H4054H702H589223From the territory of Dan they were given four cities: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,H4294H1835H514H4054H1405H405424Aijalon, and Gathrimmon, with their pasture lands.H357H4054H1667H4054H702H589225From the territory of West Manasseh they were given two cities: Taanach and Gathrimmon, with their pasture lands.H4276H4294H4519H8590H4054H1667H4054H8147H589226These families of the clan of Kohath received ten cities in all, with their pasture lands.H5892H6235H4054H4940H1121H6955H349827Another group of Levites, the clan of Gershon, received from the territory of East Manasseh two cities: Golan in Bashan (one of the cities of refuge) and Beeshterah, with their pasture lands.H1121H1648H4940H3881H2677H4294H4519H1474H1316H4054H5892H4733H7523H1203H4054H8147H589228From the territory of Issachar they received four cities: Kishion, Daberath,H4294H3485H7191H4054H1705H405429Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their pasture lands.H3412H4054H5873H4054H702H589230From the territory of Asher they received four cities: Mishal, Abdon,H4294H836H4861H4054H5658H405431Helkath, and Rehob, with their pasture lands.H2520H4054H7340H4054H702H589232From the territory of Naphtali they received three cities: Kedesh in Galilee, with its pasture lands (one of the cities of refuge), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, with their pasture lands.H4294H5321H6943H1551H4054H5892H4733H7523H2576H4054H7178H4054H7969H589233The various families of the clan of Gershon received a total of thirteen cities with their pasture lands.H5892H1649H4940H7969H6240H5892H405434The rest of the Levites, the clan of Merari, received from the territory of Zebulun four cities: Jokneam, Kartah,H4940H1121H4847H3498H3881H4294H2074H3362H4054H7177H405435Dimnah, and Nahalal, with their pasture lands.H1829H4054H5096H4054H702H589236From the territory of Reuben they received four cities: Bezer, Jahaz,H7205H1221H309637Kedemoth, and Mephaath, with their pasture lands.H6932H4158H702H589238From the tribe of Gad they received four cities: Ramoth in Gilead, with its pasture lands (one of the cities of refuge), Mahanaim,H4294H1410H7433H1568H4054H5892H4733H7523H4266H405439Heshbon, and Jazer, with their pasture lands.H2809H4054H3270H4054H702H589240So the clan of Merari was assigned a total of twelve cities.H5892H1121H4847H4940H3498H4940H3881H1486H8147H6240H589241From the land that the people of Israel possessed, a total of forty-H5892H3881H8432H272H1121H3478H705H8083H5892H405442eight cities, with the pasture lands around them, was given to the Levites.H5892H5892H5892H4054H5439H589243So the LORD gave to Israel all the land that he had solemnly promised their ancestors he would give them. When they had taken possession of it, they settled down there.H3068H5414H3478H776H7650H5414H1H3423H342744The LORD gave them peace throughout the land, just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of all their enemies had been able to stand against them, because the LORD gave the Israelites the victory over all their enemies.H3068H5117H5439H7650H1H5975H376H341H6440H3068H5414H341H302745The LORD kept every one of the promises that he had made to the people of Israel.H5307H1697H2896H1697H3068H1696H1004H3478H935
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