Joshua 21
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Joshua 21:4-40

4And the lotH1486 came out for the familiesH4940 of the KohathitesH6956: and the children of AaronH175 the priestH3548, who wereH1961 of the LevitesH3881, had by lotH1486 out of the tribeH4294 of JudahH3063, and out of the tribeH4294 of the Simeonites, and out of the tribeH4294 of BenjaminH1144, thirteen citiesH5892.

5And the rest of the children of KohathH6955 had by lotH1486 out of the familiesH4940 of the tribeH4294 of EphraimH669, and out of the tribeH4294 of DanH1835, and out of the half-tribe of ManassehH4519, tenH6235 citiesH5892.

6And the children of GershonH1648 had by lotH1486 out of the familiesH4940 of the tribeH4294 of IssacharH3485, and out of the tribeH4294 of AsherH836, and out of the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321, and out of the half-tribe of ManassehH4519 in BashanH1316, thirteen citiesH5892.

7The children of MerariH4847 according to their familiesH4940 had out of the tribeH4294 of ReubenH7205, and out of the tribeH4294 of GadH1410, and out of the tribeH4294 of ZebulunH2074, twelve citiesH5892.

8And the children of IsraelH3478 gaveH5414 by lotH1486 unto the LevitesH3881 these citiesH5892 with their suburbs, as Jehovah commandedH6680 by MosesH4872. 9And they gaveH5414 out of the tribeH4294 of the children of JudahH3063, and out of the tribeH4294 of the children of SimeonH8095, these citiesH5892 which are here mentioned by nameH8034: 10and they wereH1961 for the children of AaronH175, of the familiesH4940 of the KohathitesH6956, who wereH1961 of the children of LeviH3878; for theirs wasH1961 the firstH7223 lotH1486. 11And they gaveH5414 them Kiriath-arbaH7153, which Arba was the fatherH1 of AnakH6061 (the same is HebronH2275), in the hill-country of JudahH3063, with the suburbs thereof roundH5439 about it. 12But the fieldsH7704 of the cityH5892, and the villages thereof, gaveH5414 they to CalebH3612 the sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312 for his possessionH272.

13And unto the children of AaronH175 the priestH3548 they gaveH5414 HebronH2275 with its suburbs, the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the manslayer, and LibnahH3841 with its suburbs, 14and JattirH3492 with its suburbs, and EshtemoaH851 with its suburbs, 15and HolonH2473 with its suburbs, and DebirH1688 with its suburbs, 16and AinH5871 with its suburbs, and JuttahH3194 with its suburbs, and Beth-shemeshH1053 with its suburbs; nineH8672 citiesH5892 out of those twoH8147 tribesH7626. 17And out of the tribeH4294 of BenjaminH1144, GibeonH1391 with its suburbs, GebaH1387 with its suburbs, 18AnathothH6068 with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; fourH702 citiesH5892. 19All the citiesH5892 of the children of AaronH175, the priestsH3548, were thirteen citiesH5892 with their suburbs.

20And the familiesH4940 of the children of KohathH6955, the LevitesH3881, even the rest of the children of KohathH6955, they had the citiesH5892 of their lotH1486 out of the tribeH4294 of EphraimH669. 21And they gaveH5414 them ShechemH7927 with its suburbs in the hill-country of EphraimH669, the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the manslayer, and GezerH1507 with its suburbs, 22and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horonH1032 with its suburbs; fourH702 citiesH5892. 23And out of the tribeH4294 of DanH1835, Elteke with its suburbs, GibbethonH1405 with its suburbs, 24AijalonH357 with its suburbs, Gath-rimmonH1667 with its suburbs; fourH702 citiesH5892. 25And out of the half-tribe of ManassehH4519, TaanachH8590 with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmonH1667 with its suburbs; twoH8147 citiesH5892. 26All the citiesH5892 of the familiesH4940 of the rest of the children of KohathH6955 were tenH6235 with their suburbs.

27And unto the children of GershonH1648, of the familiesH4940 of the LevitesH3881, out of the half-tribe of ManassehH4519 they gave GolanH1474 in BashanH1316 with its suburbs, the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; twoH8147 citiesH5892. 28And out of the tribeH4294 of IssacharH3485, KishionH7191 with its suburbs, DaberathH1705 with its suburbs, 29JarmuthH3412 with its suburbs, En-gannimH5873 with its suburbs; fourH702 citiesH5892. 30And out of the tribeH4294 of AsherH836, MishalH4861 with its suburbs, AbdonH5658 with its suburbs, 31HelkathH2520 with its suburbs, and RehobH7340 with its suburbs; fourH702 citiesH5892. 32And out of the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321, KedeshH6943 in GalileeH1551 with its suburbs, the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; threeH7969 citiesH5892. 33All the citiesH5892 of the Gershonites according to their familiesH4940 were thirteen citiesH5892 with their suburbs.

34And unto the familiesH4940 of the children of MerariH4847, the rest of the LevitesH3881, out of the tribeH4294 of ZebulunH2074, JokneamH3362 with its suburbs, and KartahH7177 with its suburbs, 35Dimnah with its suburbs, NahalalH5096 with its suburbs; fourH702 citiesH5892. 36And out of the tribeH4294 of ReubenH7205, BezerH1221 with its suburbs, and JahazH3096 with its suburbs, 37KedemothH6932 with its suburbs, and MephaathH4158 with its suburbs; fourH702 citiesH5892. 38And out of the tribeH4294 of GadH1410, Ramoth in GileadH1568 with its suburbs, the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the manslayer, and MahanaimH4266 with its suburbs, 39HeshbonH2809 with its suburbs, JazerH3270 with its suburbs; fourH702 citiesH5892 in all. 40All these wereH1961 the citiesH5892 of the children of MerariH4847 according to their familiesH4940, even the rest of the familiesH4940 of the LevitesH3881; and their lotH1486 wasH1961 twelve citiesH5892.

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