1 | The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders |
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2 | in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said, "The LORD told Moses to assign us cities in which to live along with the grazing areas for our cattle." |
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3 | So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed. |
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4 | The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. |
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5 | The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh. |
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6 | Gershon's descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. |
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7 | Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. |
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8 | So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses. |
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9 | They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below. |
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10 | They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them. |
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11 | They assigned them Kiriath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding grazing areas. |
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12 | (Now the city's fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.) |
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13 | So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Libnah, |
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14 | Jattir, Eshtemoa, |
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15 | Holon, Debir, |
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16 | Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes. |
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17 | From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned Gibeon, Geba, |
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18 | Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of four cities. |
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19 | The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas. |
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20 | The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim. |
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21 | They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer, |
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22 | Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of four cities. |
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23 | From the tribe of Dan they assigned Eltekeh, Gibbethon, |
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24 | Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of four cities. |
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25 | From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of two cities. |
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26 | The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas. |
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27 | They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of two cities; |
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28 | from the tribe of Issachar: Kishon, Daberath, |
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29 | Jarmuth, and En Gannim, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of four cities; |
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30 | from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon, |
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31 | Helkath, and Rehob, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of four cities; |
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32 | from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of three cities. |
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33 | The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas. |
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34 | They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, |
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35 | Dimnah, and Nahalal, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of four cities; |
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36 | from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz, |
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37 | Kedemoth, and Mephaath, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of four cities; |
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38 | from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim, |
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39 | Heshbon, and Jazer, along with the grazing areas of each— a total of four cities. |
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40 | The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities. |
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41 | The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas. |
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42 | Each of these cities had grazing areas around it; they were alike in this regard. |
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43 | So the LORD gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, and they conquered it and lived in it. |
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44 | The LORD made them secure, in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could resist them. |
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45 | Not one of the LORD's faithful promises to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; every one was realized. |
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