Joshua 21
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Joshua 21:1-4

1Now the familyH1 headsH7218 of the LevitesH3881H413 approachedH5066 EleazarH499 the priestH3548H413, JoshuaH3091 sonH1121 of NunH5126, andH413 the headsH7218 of the other tribesH4294 of IsraelH1121H3478 2at ShilohH7887 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667H559 and saidH1696 to themH413, “The LORDH3068 commandedH6680 throughH3027 MosesH4872 that we be givenH5414 citiesH5892 in which to liveH3427, together with pasturelandsH4054 for our livestockH929.”

3So byH413 the commandH6310 of the LORDH3068, the IsraelitesH1121H3478 gaveH5414 the LevitesH3881 theseH428 citiesH5892 andH853 their pasturelandsH4054 out of their own inheritanceH5159:

4The first lotH1486 came outH3318 for the KohathiteH6956 clansH4940. The LevitesH3881 who were descendantsH1121 of AaronH175 the priestH3548 receivedH1961 thirteenH7969H6240 citiesH5892 by lotH1486 from the tribesH4294 of JudahH3063H4294, SimeonH8099H4294, and BenjaminH1144.

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