1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles 6:54-65

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 the landH4940 of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;

56but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the sonH1121 of 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:

60and outH853 of 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, outH853 of the family of the tribeH4294, outH853 of the half tribeH4294, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

62And to the sonsH1121 of Gershom, according to their familiesH1121, outH853 of the tribeH4294 of Issachar, and outH853 of the tribeH4294 of Asher, and outH853 of the tribeH4294 of Naphtali, and outH853 of the tribeH4294 of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

63Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, outH853 of the tribeH4294 of ReubenH7205, and outH853 of the tribeH4294 of Gad, and outH853 of the tribeH4294 of Zebulun, twelve cities.

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

65And they gave by lot outH853 of the tribeH4294 of the children of Judah, and outH853 of the tribeH4294 of the children of Simeon, and outH853 of the tribeH4294 of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

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