Joshua 21:4-32

⁴And the lot went out into the meine of Kohath, of the sons of Aaron, the priest, of the lineages of Judah, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, thirteen cities;

⁵and to the others of the sons of Kohath, that is, to the deacons or Levites that were left, of the lineages of Ephraim, and of Dan, and of the half lineage of Manasseh, ten cities.

⁶And lot went out to the sons of Gershon, that they should take of the lineages of Issachar, and of Asher, and of Naphtali, and of the half lineage of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in number;

⁷and to the sons of Merari, by their meines, of the lineages of Reuben, and of Gad, and of Zebulun, twelve cities.

⁸And the sons of Israel gave to the deacons or Levites cities, and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses; and all gave by lot.

⁹Of the possessions of the lineages of the sons of Judah, and of Simeon, Joshua gave cities;

¹⁰to the sons of Aaron, by the meines of Kohath, of the kin of Levi, of the which cities these be the names; for the first lot went out to them;

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

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

¹³Therefore 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,

¹⁴and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,

¹⁵and Holon, and Debir,

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

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

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

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

²⁰But 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

²⁷Also 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.

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

²⁹and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs; four cities.

³⁰Of the lineage of Asher, he gave Mishal, and Abdon,

³¹and Helkath, and Rehob, with their suburbs; four cities.

³²Also of the lineage of Naphtali, he gave the city of refuge, Kedesh in Galilee, and Hammothdor, and Kartan, with their suburbs; three cities.