Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 6:54-70

54Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot,

55to them they gave Hebron in thelandלְמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתle.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;

56but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb thesonH1121of Jephunneh.

57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs;

58and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs;

59and Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:

60andoutH853of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Allemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

61And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot,outH853of the family of thetribeH4294,outH853of the halftribeH4294, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

62And to thesonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Gershom, according to theirfamiliesלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121,outH853of thetribeH4294of Issachar, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Asher, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Naphtali, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

63Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families,outH853of thetribeH4294ofReubenH7205, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Gad, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of Zebulun, twelve cities.

64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.

65And they gave by lotoutH853of thetribeH4294of the children of Judah, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of the children of Simeon, andoutH853of thetribeH4294of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

66And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their bordersoutH853of the tribe of Ephraim.

67And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with her suburbs; Gezer also with her suburbs;

68and Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs;

69and Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:

70and out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

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