Joshua 21:11-28 in English

¹¹ And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

¹² But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs,

¹⁴ and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

¹⁵ and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

¹⁶ and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

²⁰ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

²² and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

²⁴ Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

²⁷ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,

¹¹ And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain country of Juda, and the suburbs round it.

¹² But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.

¹³ And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

¹⁴ and Ælom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;

¹⁵ and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;

¹⁶ and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Bæthsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

¹⁷ And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

¹⁸ and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.

²⁰ And to the families, even the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was given their priests' city,

²¹ out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;

²² and Bæthoron and its suburbs: four cities:

²³ and of the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:

²⁴ and Ælon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ In all were given ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.

²⁷ And Joshua gave to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;

¹¹ And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

¹² But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

¹⁴ And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

¹⁵ And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

¹⁶ And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

¹⁸ Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

²⁰ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

²² And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

²⁴ Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

²⁷ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

¹¹ And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

¹² But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

¹⁴ And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

¹⁵ And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

¹⁶ And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

¹⁸ Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

²⁰ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

²² And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

²⁴ Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

²⁷ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

¹¹ And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain country of Juda, and the suburbs round it.

¹² But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.

¹³ And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

¹⁴ and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;

¹⁵ and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;

¹⁶ and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

¹⁷ And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

¹⁸ and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.

²⁰ And to the families, even the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was given their priests' city,

²¹ out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;

²² and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:

²³ and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:

²⁴ and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ In all were given ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.

²⁷ And Joshua gave to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;

¹¹ And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak, (the same is Hebron,) in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

¹² But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with her suburbs;

¹⁴ and Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs;

¹⁵ and Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs;

¹⁶ and Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs;

¹⁸ Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

²⁰ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ And they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with her suburbs;

²² and Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs;

²⁴ Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

²⁷ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Be-eshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs;

¹¹ They allotted to them Kiriath-Arba (which is now named Hebron), in the hilly area of Judah. Arba received its name because Arba was the ancestor of the giants of the Anak people-group.

¹² But the fields and villages surrounding Arba had already been allotted to Caleb.

¹³ They allotted to them Hebron, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected. They also allotted to the Kohath clan the cities of Libnah,

¹⁴ Jattir, Eshtemoa,

¹⁵ Holon, Debir,

¹⁶ Ain, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh. Altogether they were allotted those nine cities which were located in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon.

¹⁷ The Kohath clan was also allotted these four cities: Gibeon, Geba,

¹⁸ Anathoth, and Almon. Those cities were in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Benjamin.

¹⁹ Altogether those 13 towns and surrounding pastureland were allotted to the priests who were descended from Aaron.

²⁰ The other members the Kohath clan were allotted four cities and the surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ Those cities were Shechem (which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected), Gezer,

²² Kibzaim, and Beth-Horon.

²³ They were also allotted four cities and surrounding pastureland in the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Dan. Those cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

²⁴ Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.

²⁵ They were also allotted two towns and surrounding pastureland that had been allotted to the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived on the west side of the Jordan River. Those cities were Taanach and Gath-Rimmon.

²⁶ Those were the ten cities and surrounding pastureland that were allotted to the other members of the Kohath clan.

²⁷ They also allotted towns and the surrounding pastureland to the Gershon clans. Those clans were also descended from Levi. They were allotted two cities from the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Manasseh that is on the east side of the Jordan River. Those cities were Golan in the Bashan region, which was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, and Be-Eshtarah.

²⁸ From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Issachar they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,

¹¹ And they gave to them Cariatharboc the metropolis of the sons of Enac; this is Chebron in the mountain country of Juda, and the suburbs round it.

¹² But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne for a possession.

¹³ And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Chebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Lemna and the suburbs belonging to it;

¹⁴ and Aelom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;

¹⁵ and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;

¹⁶ and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Baethsamys and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

¹⁷ And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabaon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

¹⁸ and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.

²⁰ And to the families, even the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was given their priests' city,

²¹ out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer's city of refuge, Sychem, and its suburbs, and Gazara and its appendages, and its suburbs;

²² and Baethoron and its suburbs: four cities:

²³ and the tribe of Dan, Helcothaim and its suburbs; and Gethedan and its suburbs:

²⁴ and Aelon and its suburbs; and Getheremmon and its suburbs: four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half tribe of Manasse, Tanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ In all were given ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.

²⁷ And Joshua gave to the sons of Gedson the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasse cities set apart for the slayers, Gaulon in the country of Basan, and its suburbs; and Bosora and its suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kison and its suburbs; and Debba and its suburbs;

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

¹² But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

¹⁵ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

²⁰ The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

²² Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²³ Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²⁵ Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

²⁷ They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁸ Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

¹² But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

¹⁵ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

²⁰ The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

²² Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²³ Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²⁵ Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

²⁷ They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁸ Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

¹² But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

¹⁵ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

²⁰ The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

²² Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²³ Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²⁵ Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

²⁷ They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁸ Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath-arba, the town of Arba, the father of Anak, (which is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah, with its grass-lands.

¹² But the open country round the town, and its unwalled places, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his property.

¹³ And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Libnah with its grass-lands;

¹⁴ And Jattir with its grass-lands, and Eshtemoa with its grass-lands;

¹⁵ And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;

¹⁶ And Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their grass-lands; nine towns from those two tribes.

¹⁷ And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeon and Geba with their grass-lands;

¹⁸ Anathoth and Almon with their grass-lands, four towns.

¹⁹ Thirteen towns with their grass-lands were given to the children of Aaron, the priests.

²⁰ The rest of the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ And they gave them Shechem with its grass-lands in the hill-country of Ephraim, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Gezer with its grass-lands;

²² And Kibzaim and Beth-horon with their grass-lands, four towns.

²³ And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon with their grass-lands;

²⁴ Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, four towns.

²⁵ And from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their grass-lands, two towns.

²⁶ All the towns of the rest of the families of the children of Kohath were ten with their grass-lands.

²⁷ And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its grass-lands, the town where the taker of life might be safe, and Ashtaroth with its grass-lands, two towns.

²⁸ And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and Daberath with their grass-lands;

¹¹ and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, which Arba was the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.

¹² But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,

¹⁴ and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

¹⁵ and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

¹⁶ and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;

¹⁷ and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,

¹⁸ Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.

²⁰ And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, they gave cities. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,

²¹ and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

²² and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;

²³ and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,

²⁴ Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;

²⁵ and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

²⁷ And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;

²⁸ and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,

¹¹ The city of Arbe the father of Enac, which is called Hebron, in the mountain of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about.

¹² But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession.

¹³ He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof: and Lobna with the suburbs thereof,

¹⁴ And Jether and Estemo,

¹⁵ And Holon, and Dabir,

¹⁶ And Ain, and Jeta, and Bethsames, with their suburbs: nine cities out of the two tribes, as hath been said.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Gabaon, and Gabae,

¹⁸ And Anathoth and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities together of the children of Aaron the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

²⁰ And to the rest of the families of the children of Caath of the race of Levi was given this possession.

²¹ Of the tribe of Ephraim, Sichem one of the cities of refuge, with the suburbs thereof in mount Ephraim, and Cater,

²² And Cibsaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities.

²³ And of the tribe of Dan, Eltheco and Gabathon,

²⁴ And Aialon and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, four cities.

²⁵ And of the half tribe of Manasses, Thanac and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten, with their suburbs, which were given to the children of Caath, of the inferior degree.

²⁷ To the children of Gerson also of the race of Levi out of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities.

²⁸ And of the tribe of Issachar, Cesion, and Dabereth,

¹¹ Kiriath-arba (or Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, together with the pastures around it. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

¹² But the more distant fields from the town and the villages had been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh to own.

¹³ They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest the following towns and their pastures: Hebron (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Libnah,

¹⁴ Jattir, Eshtemoa,

¹⁵ Holon, Debir,

¹⁶ Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.

¹⁷ From the tribe of Benjamin the following four towns and their pastures: Gibeon, Geba,

¹⁸ Anathoth, and Almon.

¹⁹ So in total thirteen towns and their pastures were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

²⁰ As for the remaining families of the children of Kothah from the tribe of Levi, they were given by lot four towns and their pastures from the tribe of Ephraim:

²¹ Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), Gezer,

²² Kibzaim, and Beth-horon.

²³ From the tribe of Dan, the following four towns and their pastures: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

²⁴ Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.

²⁵ From the half-tribe of Manasseh the following two towns and their pastures: Taanach and Gath-rimmon.

²⁶ So in total ten towns and their pastures were given to remaining families of the descendants of Kothah.

²⁷ The families of the descendants of Gershon from the tribe of Levi received the following two towns and their pastures from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a sanctuary town for those who accidentally committed murder), and Be-eshterah.

²⁸ From the tribe of Issachar the following four towns and their pastures: Kishion, Daberath,

¹¹ So they gaue them Kiriath-arba of the father of Anok (which is Hebron) in the mountaine of Iudah, with the suburbes of the same round about it.

¹² (But the lande of the citie, and the villages thereof, gaue they to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh to be his possession)

¹³ Thus they gaue to the children of Aaron the Priest, a citie of refuge for the slaier, euen Hebron with her suburbes, and Libnah with her suburbes,

¹⁴ And Iattir with her suburbes, and Eshtemoa, and her suburbes,

¹⁵ And Holon with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes,

¹⁶ And Ain with her suburbes, and Iuttah with her suburbes, Beth-shemesh with her suburbes: nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Beniamin they gaue Gibeon with her suburbes, Geba with her suburbes,

¹⁸ Anathoth with her suburbes, and Almon with her suburbes: foure cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron Priests, were thirteene cities with their suburbes.

²⁰ But to the families of the children of Kohath of the Leuites, which were the rest of the children of Kohath (for the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim)

²¹ They gaue them the citie of refuge for the slaier, Shechem with her suburbes in mount Ephraim, and Gezer with her suburbes,

²² And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbes: foure cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbes, Gibethon with her suburbes,

²⁴ Aiialon with her suburbes, Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: foure cities.

²⁵ And out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbes, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbes: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities for the other families of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbes.

²⁷ Also vnto the children of Gershon of the families of the Leuites, they gaue out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, the citie of refuge for the slaier, Golan in Bashan with her suburbes, and Beeshterah with her suburbes: two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbes, Dabereh with her suburbes,

¹¹ And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak — the same is Hebron — in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land round about it.

¹² But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;

¹⁴ and Jattir with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;

¹⁵ and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;

¹⁶ and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;

¹⁸ Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

²⁰ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;

²² and Kibzaim with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;

²⁴ Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.

²⁷ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;

¹¹ And they gave them the city of Arbah the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

¹² But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

¹⁴ and Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

¹⁵ and Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

¹⁶ and Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

¹⁸ Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

²⁰ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

²² and Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

²⁴ Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

²⁷ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

¹¹ And they gave unto them Kiryath-arba', the father of 'Anak, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with the open spaces thereof round about it;

¹² But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Yephunneh for his possession.

¹³ And to the children of Aaron the priest they gave the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hebron with its open spaces, and Libnah with its open spaces,

¹⁴ And Yattir with its open spaces, and Eshtemoa' with its open spaces.

¹⁵ And Cholon with its open spaces, and Debir with its open spaces,

¹⁶ And 'Ayin with its open spaces, and Yuttah with its open spaces, and Beth-shemesh with its open spaces: nine cities from those two tribes.

¹⁷ And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gib'on with its open spaces, Geba' with its open spaces,

¹⁸ 'Anathoth with its open spaces, and 'Almon with its open spaces: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their open spaces.

²⁰ And the families of the children of Kehath, the Levites, who remained of the children of Kehath, obtained the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ And they gave to them the city of refuge for the manslayer, Shechem with its open spaces in the mountain of Ephraim, and Gezer with its open spaces,

²² And Kibzayim with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces: four cities.

²³ And from the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its open spaces, Gibbethon with its open spaces,

²⁴ Ayalon with its open spaces, Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: four cities.

²⁵ And from the half tribe of Menasseh, Ta'nach with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten with their open spaces for the families of the children of Kehath that remained.

²⁷ And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the other half tribe of Menasseh the city of refuge for the manslayer, Golan in Bashan with its open spaces, and Be'eshterah with its open spaces: two cities.

²⁸ And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishyon with its open spaces, Daberath with its open spaces,

¹¹ And they gave to them Kiriath-arba the metropolis of the sons of Anak; this is Hebron in the mountain country of Judah, and the suburbs round it.

¹² But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh for a possession.

¹³ And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Libnah and the suburbs belonging to it;

¹⁴ and Aelom and its suburbs; and Eshtemoa and its suburbs;

¹⁵ and Holon and its suburbs; and Debir and its suburbs;

¹⁶ and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

¹⁷ And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

¹⁸ and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.

²⁰ And to the families, even the sons of Kohath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Kohath, there was given their priests’ city,

²¹ out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer’s city of refuge, Shechem, and its suburbs, and Gezer and its appendages, and its suburbs;

²² and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities:

²³ and of the tribe of Dan, Elteke and its suburbs; and Gibbethon and its suburbs:

²⁴ and Aijalon and its suburbs; and Gath-rimmon and its suburbs: four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ In all were given ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Kohath that remained.

²⁷ And Joshua gave to the sons of Gershon the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasseh cities set apart for the slayers, Golan in the country of Bashan, and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs; and Daberath and its suburbs;

¹¹ The Israelites gave them Kiriath Arba (Arba had been the father of Anak), the same place as Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the pasturelands around it.

¹² But the fields of the city, including their villages, were already given to Caleb son of Jephunneh, as his possession.

¹³ To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasturelands—which was a city of refuge for any who killed another unintentionally—and Libnah with its pasturelands,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasturelands, and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands.

¹⁵ They also gave Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands. There were nine cities that were given from these two tribes.

¹⁷ From the tribe of Benjamin were given Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its suburbs—four cities.

¹⁹ The cities given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were thirteen cities in all, including their pasturelands.

²⁰ As for the rest of Kohathites who belong to the Kohathite clans of the Levites—they had cities given to them from the tribe of Ephraim by the casting of lots.

²¹ To them were given Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim—a city of refuge for any who killed a person unintentionally—Gezer with its pasturelands,

²² Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth Horon with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

²³ From the tribe of Dan, the clan of Kohath was given Eltekeh with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities in all.

²⁵ From the half tribe of Manasseh, the clan of Kohath was given Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities.

²⁶ There were ten cities in all for the rest of the clans of the Kohathites, including their pasturelands.

²⁷ From the half tribe of Manasseh, to clans of Gershon, these were other Levite clans, and they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands—a city of refuge for anyone who killed another unintentionally, along with Be Eshterah with its pasturelands—two cities in all.

²⁸ To the clans of Gershon they also gave Kishion from the tribe of Issachar, along with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

¹² But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

¹⁵ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

²⁰ The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

²² Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²³ Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²⁵ Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

²⁷ They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁸ Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

¹² But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

¹⁵ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

²⁰ The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

²² Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²³ Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²⁵ Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

²⁷ They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁸ Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

¹¹ And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak (which city is Hebron) in the hill -country of Judah, with its suburbs round it.

¹² But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with its suburbs,

¹⁴ And Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

¹⁵ And Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,

¹⁶ And Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

²⁰ And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with its suburbs,

²² And Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,

²⁴ Ajalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten with their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

²⁷ And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beesh-terah with its suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its suburbs, Dabareh with its suburbs,

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

¹² But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

¹⁵ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

²⁰ The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

²² Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²³ Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²⁵ Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

²⁷ They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁸ Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

¹¹ They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

¹² But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

¹⁴ Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

¹⁵ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

¹⁶ Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

¹⁷ Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

¹⁸ Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

²⁰ The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

²¹ They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

²² Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²³ Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

²⁴ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

²⁵ Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁶ All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

²⁷ They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

²⁸ Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

¹¹ Kiriatharba, of the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, in the hill of Judah, and the suburbs thereof by compass;

¹² soothly he gave the fields and towns thereof to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, to have in possession.

¹³ Therefore Joshua gave to the sons of Aaron, the priest, Hebron, to be a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Libnah with his suburbs,

¹⁴ and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,

¹⁵ and Holon, and Debir,

¹⁶ and Ain, and Juttah, and Bethshe-mesh, with their suburbs; nine cities, of the two lineages, as it is said.

¹⁷ And of the lineage of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,

¹⁸ and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

²⁰ But to the others, by the meines of the sons of Kohath, of the kin of Levi, this possession was given; of the lineage of Ephraim,

²¹ the city of refuge, Shechem, with his suburbs, in the hill of Ephraim, and Gezer,

²² and Kibzaim, and Bethhoron, with their suburbs; four cities;

²³ also of the lineage of Dan, El-tekeh, and Gibbethon,

²⁴ and Aijalon, and Gathrimmon, with their suburbs; four cities;

²⁵ soothly of the half lineage of Manasseh, Taanach and Gathrimmon, with their suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten, and their suburbs, that were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lower degree.

²⁷ Also to the sons of Gershon, of the kin of Levi, Joshua gave of the half lineage of Manasseh, cities of refuge, Golan in Bashan, and Beeshterah, with their suburbs; two cities.

²⁸ And of the lineage of Issachar, he gave Kishon, and Dabereh,

¹¹ Kiriatharba, of the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, in the hill of Judah, and the suburbs thereof by compass; (Kiriatharba, that is, the City of Arba, who was the father of the Anak, that is, the Anakim, in the hill country of Judah, which is now called Hebron, and the suburbs around it;)

¹² soothly he gave the fields and towns thereof to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, to have in possession. (and he gave its fields and towns to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, to have for a possession.)

¹³ Therefore Joshua gave to the sons of Aaron, the priest, Hebron, to be a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Libnah with his suburbs (or and Libnah with its suburbs),

¹⁴ and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,

¹⁵ and Holon, and Debir,

¹⁶ and Ain, and Juttah, and Bethshemesh, with their suburbs; nine cities, of the two lineages, as it is said, (or nine cities, from these two tribes).

¹⁷ And (out) of the lineage of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,

¹⁸ and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs; four cities.

¹⁹ All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs. (All the cities given to the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen cities, with their suburbs.)

²⁰ But to the others, by the families of the sons of Kohath, of the kin of Levi, this possession was given; (out) of the lineage of Ephraim, (And to the rest of the Kohathite families, that is, to the Levites of the lower degree, these possessions were given; from the tribe of Ephraim,)

²¹ the city of refuge, Shechem, with his suburbs, in the hill of Ephraim, and Gezer, (Shechem, the city of refuge, with its suburbs, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,)

²² and Kibzaim, and Bethhoron, with their suburbs; four cities;

²³ also (out) of the lineage of Dan, Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, (and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh, and Gibbethon,)

²⁴ and Aijalon, and Gathrimmon, with their suburbs; four cities;

²⁵ soothly of the half lineage of Manasseh (or and from the western half of the tribe of Manasseh), Taanach and Gathrimmon, with their suburbs; two cities.

²⁶ All the cities were ten, and their suburbs, that were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lower degree. (So all the cities that were given to the rest of the Kohathite families, that is, to the Levites of the lower degree, were ten cities, with their suburbs.)

²⁷ Also to the sons of Gershon, of the kin of Levi, Joshua gave (out) of the half lineage of Manasseh, cities of refuge, Golan in Bashan, and Beeshterah, with their suburbs; two cities. (And to the Gershonites, of the Levites, from the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua gave a city of refuge, Golan in Bashan, and Beeshterah, with their suburbs; two cities.)

²⁸ And (out) of the lineage of Issachar, he gave Kishon, and Dabereh,

¹¹ and they give to them the city of Arba father of Anak (it is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;

¹² and the field of the city and its villages they have given to Caleb son of Jephunneh for his possession.

¹³ And to the sons of Aaron the priest they have given the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Hebron and its suburbs, and Libnah and its suburbs,

¹⁴ and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

¹⁵ and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,

¹⁶ and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs; nine cities out of these two tribes.

¹⁷ And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,

¹⁸ Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs — four cities;

¹⁹ all the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, are thirteen cities and their suburbs.

²⁰ And for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, who are left of the sons of Kohath, even the cities of their lot are of the tribe of Ephraim;

²¹ and they give to them the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

²² and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-Horon and its suburbs — four cities.

²³ And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,

²⁴ Aijalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — four cities.

²⁵ And out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs — two cities;

²⁶ all the cities are ten and their suburbs, for the families of the sons of Kohath who are left.

²⁷ And for the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Beeshterah and its suburbs — two cities.

²⁸ And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and its suburbs, Dabarath and its suburbs,