Joshua 21
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Joshua 21:20-45

20And to the familiesH4940 of the children of KohathH6955, the LevitesH3881 that remained of the children of KohathH6955, [they gave citiesH5892]. And the citiesH5892 of their lotH1486 wereH1961 out of the tribeH4294 of EphraimH669, 21and they gaveH5414 them the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the slayer, ShechemH7927 and its suburbs in mount EphraimH669; and GezerH1507 and its suburbs, 22and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horonH1032 and its suburbs: fourH702 citiesH5892; 23and out of the tribeH4294 of DanH1835, EltekehH514 and its suburbs, GibbethonH1405 and its suburbs, 24Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-RimmonH1667 and its suburbs: fourH702 citiesH5892; 25and out of halfH4276 the tribeH4294 of ManassehH4519, TaanachH8590 and its suburbs and Gath-RimmonH1667 and its suburbs: twoH8147 citiesH5892. 26All the citiesH5892 were tenH6235 and their suburbs, for the familiesH4940 of the children of KohathH6955 that remainedH3498. 27And to the children of GershonH1648, of the familiesH4940 of the LevitesH3881, out of halfH2677 the tribeH4294 of ManassehH4519, [they gave] the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the slayer, GolanH1474 in BashanH1316 and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: twoH8147 citiesH5892; 28and out of the tribeH4294 of IssacharH3485, KishionH7191 and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs, 29JarmuthH3412 and its suburbs, En-gannimH5873 and its suburbs: fourH702 citiesH5892; 30and out of the tribeH4294 of AsherH836, MishalH4861 and its suburbs, AbdonH5658 and its suburbs, 31HelkathH2520 and its suburbs, and RehobH7340 and its suburbs: fourH702 citiesH5892; 32and out of the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321, the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the slayer, KedeshH6943 in GalileeH1551, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: threeH7969 citiesH5892. 33All the citiesH5892 of the Gershonites according to their familiesH4940 were thirteen citiesH5892 and their suburbs. 34And to the familiesH4940 of the children of MerariH4847, that remainedH3498 of the LevitesH3881, [they gave] out of the tribeH4294 of ZebulunH2074, JokneamH3362 and its suburbs, KartahH7177 and its suburbs, 35Dimnah and its suburbs, NahalalH5096 and its suburbs: fourH702 citiesH5892; 36and out of the tribeH4294 of ReubenH7205, BezerH1221 and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs, 37KedemothH6932 and its suburbs, and MephaathH4158 and its suburbs: fourH702 citiesH5892; 38and out of the tribeH4294 of GadH1410, the cityH5892 of refugeH4733 for the slayer, Ramoth in GileadH1568 and its suburbs; and MahanaimH4266 and its suburbs, 39HeshbonH2809 and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: fourH702 citiesH5892 in all. 40[These wereH1961] all the citiesH5892 of the children of MerariH4847 according to their familiesH4940, which remained of the familiesH4940 of the LevitesH3881, and their lotH1486 wasH1961 twelve citiesH5892. 41All the citiesH5892 of the LevitesH3881 within the possessionH272 of the children of IsraelH3478 were forty-eight citiesH5892 and their suburbs. 42Each one of these citiesH5892 had its suburbs roundH5439 about it: thusH3651 wereH1961 all these citiesH5892. 43And Jehovah gaveH5414 to IsraelH3478 all the landH776 which he sworeH7650 to giveH5414 unto their fathersH1; and they tookH3423 possessionH3423 of it, and dweltH3427 in it. 44And Jehovah gaveH5414 them restH5117 roundH5439 about, according to all that he had swornH7650 unto their fathersH1; and there stoodH5975 not a manH376 of all their enemiesH341 before them: Jehovah gaveH5414 all their enemiesH341 into their handH3027. 45There failed nothing of all the goodH2896 thingsH1697 that Jehovah had spokenH1696 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478: all cameH935 to pass.

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