Joshua 21:26-44

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

²⁷They 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.

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

²⁹Jarmuth, and En-Gannim.

³⁰From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Asher they were allotted four cities. Those cities were Mishal, Abdon,

³¹Helkath, and Rehob.

³²From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted three cities. Those cities were Kedesh in the Galilee region (it was one of the cities to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected,) Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan.

³³So altogether the Gershon clans were allotted 13 cities and the surrounding pasturelands.

³⁴The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands. From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,

³⁵Dimnah, and Nahalal.

³⁶From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Reuben they were allotted four cities. They were Bezer, Jahaz,

³⁷Kedemoth, and Mephaath.

³⁸From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Gad they were allotted four cities. They were Ramoth, which was one of the cities in the Gilead region to which people could run/escape to be safe/protected, Mahanaim,

³⁹Heshbon, and Jazer.

⁴⁰Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.

⁴¹So altogether forty-eight cities were allotted to the tribe of Levi,

⁴²and each city had surrounding pastureland.

⁴³In that way Yahweh allotted to the Israeli people all the land that he had promised to give to their/our ancestors. The Israeli people took control of most of those areas and started to live there.

⁴⁴Just like he had promised our ancestors, Yahweh allowed them/us to have peace with the enemies that surrounded them/us. Yahweh enabled the Israelis/us to defeat their/our enemies.