Joshua 21
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Joshua 21:1-4

1Then came nearH5066 the headsH7218 of the fathersH1 of the LevitesH3881 unto EleazarH499 the priestH3548, and unto JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126, and unto the headsH7218 of the fathersH1 of the tribesH4294 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478;

2And they spakeH1696 unto them at ShilohH7887 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667, sayingH559, YhwhH3068 commandedH6680 by the handH3027 of MosesH4872 to giveH5414 us citiesH5892 to dwell inH3427, with the suburbsH4054 thereof for our cattleH929.

3And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 gaveH5414 unto the LevitesH3881 out of their inheritanceH5159, at the commandmentH6310 of YhwhH3068, these citiesH5892 and their suburbsH4054.

4And the lotH1486 came outH3318 for the familiesH4940 of the KohathitesH6956: and the childrenH1121 of AaronH175 the priestH3548, which were of the LevitesH3881, had by lotH1486 out of the tribeH4294 of JudahH3063, and out of the tribeH4294 of SimeonH8099, and out of the tribeH4294 of BenjaminH1144, thirteenH6240H7969 citiesH5892.

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