21:1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
21:1 Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

21:2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
21:2 And they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "The LORD commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their common-lands for our livestock."

21:3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
21:3 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their common-lands:

21:4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, [which were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
21:4 Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin.

21:5 And the rest of the children of Kohath [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
21:5 The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

21:6 And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
21:6 And the children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

21:7 The children of Merari by their families [had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
21:7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.

21:8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
21:8 And the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.

21:9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name,
21:9 So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name,

21:10 Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
21:10 which were for the children of Aaron, one of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for the lot was theirs first.

21:11 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.
21:11 And they gave them Kirjath Arba (Arba was the father of Anak), which is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah, with the common-land surrounding it.

21:12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
21:12 But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.

21:13 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,
21:13 Thus to the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Libnah with its common-land,

21:14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
21:14 Jattir with its common-land, Eshtemoa with its common-land,

21:15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
21:15 Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land,

21:16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, [and] Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
21:16 Ain with its common-land, Juttah with its common-land, and Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes;

21:17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
21:17 and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its common-land, Geba with its common-land,

21:18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
21:18 Anathoth with its common-land, and Almon with its common-land: four cities.

21:19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
21:19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their common-lands.

21:20 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.
21:20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, the rest of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot from the tribe of Ephraim.

21:21 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,
21:21 For they gave them Shechem with its common-land in the mountains of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the slayer), Gezer with its common-land,

21:22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
21:22 Kibzaim with its common-land, and Beth Horon with its common-land: four cities;

21:23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
21:23 and from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its common-land, Gibbethon with its common-land,

21:24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
21:24 Aijalon with its common-land, and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: four cities;

21:25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
21:25 and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its common-land and Gath Rimmon with its common-land: two cities.

21:26 All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
21:26 All the ten cities with their common-lands were for the rest of the families of the children of Kohath.

21:27 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.
21:27 Also to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, from the other half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), and Be Eshterah with its common-land: two cities;

21:28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
21:28 and from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its common-land, Daberath with its common-land,

21:29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
21:29 Jarmuth with its common-land, and En Gannim with its common-land: four cities;

21:30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
21:30 and from the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its common-land, Abdon with its common-land,

21:31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
21:31 Helkath with its common-land, and Rehob with its common-land: four cities;

21:32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
21:32 and from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Hammoth Dor with its common-land, and Kartan with its common-land: three cities.

21:33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
21:33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their common-lands.

21:34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
21:34 And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its common-land, Kartah with its common-land,

21:35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
21:35 Dimnah with its common-land, and Nahalal with its common-land: four cities;

21:36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
21:36 and from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its common-land, Jahaz with its common-land,

21:37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
21:37 Kedemoth with its common-land, and Mephaath with its common-land: four cities;

21:38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
21:38 and from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its common-land (a city of refuge for the slayer), Mahanaim with its common-land,

21:39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
21:39 Heshbon with its common-land, and Jazer with its common-land: four cities in all.

21:40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were [by] their lot twelve cities.
21:40 So all the cities for the children of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

21:41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
21:41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their common-lands.

21:42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus [were] all these cities.
21:42 Every one of these cities had its common-land surrounding it; thus were all these cities.

21:43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
21:43 So the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it.

21:44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
21:44 The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

21:45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
21:45 Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.