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          DASV: Joshua 21    

1 Then the family heads of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest,
Joshua the son of Nun and to the family heads of the tribes
of the Israelites.
2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying,
"The LORD commanded Moses to give us towns to live in, with
their pasturelands for our cattle."
3 So the Israelites gave the Levites out of their land inheritance,
according to the commandment of the LORD, these towns with
their surrounding pasturelands.

4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. Levites
who were descendants of Aaron the priest, were assigned by lot,
thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.
5 The rest of the descendants of Kohath were assigned by lot
ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim,
Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6 The descendants of Gershon were assigned by lot thirteen towns
from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali
and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 The descendants of Merari according to their clans were assigned
twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
8 The Israelites assigned by lot to the Levites these towns
with their pasturelands, as the LORD commanded through Moses.

9 They allotted from the tribe of the descendants of Judah
and Simeon, these cities mentioned by name here.
10 They were given to the descendants of Aaron, the descendants
of Levi for the clans of the Kohathites, since the first lot
fell to them.
11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba was the father of Anak)
that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with its
surrounding pasturelands.
12 But the fields of the town and its villages, they gave to
Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron
with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for those who
accidentally killed someone, and Libnah with its pasturelands,
14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15 Holon, Debir,
16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh each with their pasturelands;
nine towns out of these two tribes.
17 From the tribe of Benjamin, they were given Gibeon, Geba,
18 Anathoth and Almon each with their pasturelands; four towns.
19 All the towns assigned to the descendants of Aaron,
the priests, totaled thirteen towns with their pasturelands.

20 The rest of the clans of Kohathites, from the tribe of Levi,
were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
21 They gave them Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill
country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for those who
accidentally kill someone, Gezer,
22 Kibzaim, Beth-horon with their pasturelands; four towns.
23 From the tribe of Dan: Elteke, Gibbethon,
24 Aijalon, Gath-rimmon with their pasturelands; four towns.
25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: Taanach, Gath-rimmon
with their pasturelands; two towns.
26 All the rest of the Kohathite clans were assigned these
ten towns with their pasturelands.

27 The Gershonite clans of the Levites were assigned from the
half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands,
the city of refuge for those who accidentally kill someone,
and Beeshterah with its pasturelands; two towns.
28 From the tribe of Issachar: Kishion, Daberath,
29 Jarmuth and En-gannim with their pasturelands; four towns.
30 From the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon,
31 Helkath and Rehob with their pasturelands; four towns.
32 From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with
its pasturelands, the city of refuge for those who accidentally
kill someone, Hammoth-dor and Kartan with their pasturelands;
three towns.
33 There were thirteen towns and their pasturelands for the
Gershonites according to their clans.

34 To the rest of the Levites, the clans of Merari, were assigned
from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,
35 Dimnah and Nahalal with their pasturelands; four towns.
36 From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,
37 Kedemoth and Mephaath with its pasturelands; four towns.
38 From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands,
the city of refuge for those who accidentally kill someone,
Mahanaim,
39 Heshbon and Jazer with their pasturelands; four towns in all.
40 There were twelve towns assigned to the rest of the Levites,
the clans of Merari.

41 There were forty-eight towns and their pasturelands assigned
to the Levites within the territory of the Israelites.
42 Each of these towns had their surrounding pasturelands.
It was the same for all these towns.

43 So the LORD gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to
give to their forefathers; and they possessed it, and settled there.
44 The LORD gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn
to their forefathers, not one of all their enemies was able
to resist them, for the LORD had given all their enemies
into their hand.
45 Not one of the good promises the LORD had made to the
house of Israel remained unfulfilled, everything came true.

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