Joshua 21:3-31

³So, following the Lord's instructions, the Israelites gave towns and pastures to the Levites from their own allocations.

⁴The lot was cast for the families of the Kothaites. These Levites, descendants of Aaron, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

⁵The remaining families of the descendants of Kothah were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

⁶The families of the descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh living in Bashan.

⁷The families of the descendants of Merari were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

⁸So the Israelites gave the Levites by lot these towns and pastures, as the Lord had instructed through Moses.

⁹They gave from the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon the following towns, specifically named,

¹⁰to the families of the Kothaites, descendants of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi, since the first lot fell to them:

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

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

¹³They 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,

¹⁴Jattir, Eshtemoa,

¹⁵Holon, Debir,

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

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

¹⁸Anathoth, and Almon.

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

²⁰As 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:

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

²²Kibzaim, and Beth-horon.

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

²⁴Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.

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

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

²⁷The 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.

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

²⁹Jarmuth, and En-gannim.

³⁰From the tribe of Asher the following four towns and their pastures: Mishal, Abdon,

³¹Helkath, and Rehob.