Josua 21

1Then the princes of the families of Levi came to Eleazar the priest, and to Josue the son of Nun, and to the princes of the kindreds of all the tribes of the children of Israel:

2And they spoke to them in Silo in the land of Chanaan, and said: The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given us to dwell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle.

3And the children of Israel gave out of their possessions according to the commandment of the Lord, cities and their suburbs.

4And the lot came out for the family of Caath of the children of Aaron the priest out of the tribes of Juda, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5And to the rest of the children of Caath, that is, to the Levites, who remained, out of the tribes of Ephraim, and of Dan, and the half tribe of Manasses, ten cities.

6And the lot came out to the children of Gerson, that they should take of the tribes of Issachar and of Aser and of Nephtali, and of the half tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.

7And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and or Cad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.

8And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot.

9Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities: whose names are these,

10To the sons of Aaron, of the families of Caath of the race of Levi (for the first lot came out for them)

11The city of Arbe the father of Enac, which is called Hebron, in the mountain of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about.

12But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession.

13He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof: and Lobna with the suburbs thereof,

14And Jether and Estemo,

15And Holon, and Dabir,

16And Ain, and Jeta, and Bethsames, with their suburbs: nine cities out of the two tribes, as hath been said.

17And out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Gabaon, and Gabae,

18And Anathoth and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.

19All the cities together of the children of Aaron the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

20And to the rest of the families of the children of Caath of the race of Levi was given this possession.

21Of the tribe of Ephraim, Sichem one of the cities of refuge, with the suburbs thereof in mount Ephraim, and Cater,

22And Cibsaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities.

23And of the tribe of Dan, Eltheco and Gabathon,

24And Aialon and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, four cities.

25And of the half tribe of Manasses, Thanac and Gethremmon, with their suburbs, two cities.

26All the cities were ten, with their suburbs, which were given to the children of Caath, of the inferior degree.

27To the children of Gerson also of the race of Levi out of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities.

28And of the tribe of Issachar, Cesion, and Dabereth,

29And Jaramoth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities.

30And of the tribe of Aser, Masal and Abdon,

31And Helcath, and Rohob, with their suburbs, four cities.

32Of the tribe also of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge: and Hammoth Dor, and Carthan, with their suburbs, three cities.

33All the cities of the families of Gerson, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

34And to the children of Merari, Levites of the inferior degree, by their families were given of the tribe of Zabulon, Jecnam and Cartha,

35And Damna and Naalol, four cities with their suburbs;

36Of the tribe of Ruben beyond the Jordan over against Jericho, Bosor in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Miser and Jaser and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs.

37Of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad, one of the cities of refuge, and Manaim and Hesebon and Jaser, four cities with their suburbs.

38All the cities of the children of Merari by their families and kindreds, were twelve.

39So all the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight,

40With their suburbs, each distributed by the families.

41And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: and they possessed it and dwelt in it.

42And he gave them peace from all nations round about: and none of their enemies durst stand against them, but were brought under their dominion.

43Not so much as one word, which he had promised to perform unto them, was made void, but all came to pass.

1Accesseruntque principes familiarum Levi ad Eleazarum sacerdotem, et Josue filium Nun, et ad duces cognationum per singulas tribus filiorum Israël:

2locutique sunt ad eos in Silo terræ Chanaan, atque dixerunt: Dominus præcepit per manum Moysi, ut darentur nobis urbes ad habitandum, et suburbana earum ad alenda jumenta.

3Dederuntque filii Israël de possessionibus suis juxta imperium Domini, civitates et suburbana earum.

4Egressaque est sors in familiam Caath filiorum Aaron sacerdotis, de tribubus Juda, et Simeon, et Benjamin, civitates tredecim:

5et reliquis filiorum Caath, id est Levitis, qui superfuerant, de tribubus Ephraim, et Dan, et dimidia tribu Manasse, civitates decem.

6Porro filii Gerson egressa est sors, ut acciperent de tribubus Issachar et Aser et Nephthali, dimidiaque tribu Manasse in Basan, civitates numero tredecim.

7Et filiis Merari per cognationes suas de tribubus Ruben et Gad et Zabulon urbes duodecim.

8Dederuntque filii Israël Levitis civitates et suburbana earum, sicut præcepit Dominus per manum Moysi, singulis sorte tribuentes.

9De tribubus filiorum Juda et Simeon dedit Josue civitates, quarum ista sunt nomina,

10filiis Aaron per familias Caath Levitici generis (prima enim sors illis egressa est),

11Cariatharbe patris Enac, quæ vocatur Hebron, in monte Juda, et suburbana ejus per circuitum.

12Agros vero et villas ejus dederat Caleb filio Jephone ad possidendum.

13Dedit ergo filiis Aaron sacerdotis Hebron confugii civitatem, ac suburbana ejus: et Lobnam cum suburbanis suis:

14et Jether, et Esthemo,

15et Holon, et Dabir,

16et Ain, et Jeta, et Bethsames, cum suburbanis suis: civitates novem de tribubus, ut dictum est, duabus.

17De tribu autem filiorum Benjamin, Gabaon, et Gabæ,

18et Anathoth et Almon, cum suburbanis suis: civitates quatuor.

19Omnes simul civitates filiorum Aaron sacerdotis, tredecim, cum suburbanis suis.

20Reliquis vero per familias filiorum Caath Levitici generis, hæc est data possessio.

21De tribu Ephraim urbes confugii, Sichem cum suburbanis suis in monte Ephraim, et Gazer

22et Cibsaim et Beth-horon, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quatuor.

23De tribu quoque Dan, Eltheco et Gabathon,

24et Ajalon et Gethremmon, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quatuor.

25Porro de dimidia tribu Manasse, Thanach et Gethremmon, cum suburbanis suis, civitates duæ.

26Omnes civitates decem, et suburbana earum, datæ sunt filiis Caath inferioris gradus.

27Filiis quoque Gerson Levitici generis dedit de dimidia tribu Manasse confugii civitates, Gaulon in Basan, et Bosram, cum suburbanis suis, civitates duas.

28Porro de tribu Issachar, Cesion, et Dabereth,

29et Jaramoth, et Engannim, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quatuor.

30De tribu autem Aser, Masal et Abdon,

31et Helcath, et Rohob, cum suburbanis suis, civitates quatuor.

32De tribu quoque Nephthali civitates confugii, Cedes in Galilæa, et Hammoth Dor, et Carthan, cum suburbanis suis, civitates tres.

33Omnes urbes familiarum Gerson, tredecim, cum suburbanis suis.

34Filiis autem Merari Levitis inferioris gradus per familias suas data est de tribu Zabulon, Jecnam, et Cartha

35et Damna et Naalol, civitates quatuor cum suburbanis suis.

36De tribu Ruben ultra Jordanem contra Jericho civitates refugii, Bosor in solitudine, Misor et Jaser et Jethson et Mephaath, civitates quatuor cum suburbanis suis.

37De tribu Gad civitates confugii, Ramoth in Galaad, et Manaim et Hesebon et Jazer, civitates quatuor cum suburbanis suis.

38Omnes urbes filiorum Merari per familias et cognationes suas, duodecim.

39Itaque civitates universæ Levitarum in medio possessionis filiorum Israël fuerunt quadraginta octo

40cum suburbanis suis, singulæ per familias distributæ.

41Deditque Dominus Deus Israëli omnem terram, quam traditurum se patribus eorum juraverat: et possederunt illam, atque habitaverunt in ea.

42Dataque est ab eo pax in omnes per circuitum nationes: nullusque eis hostium resistere ausus est, sed cuncti in eorum ditionem redacti sunt.

43Ne unum quidem verbum, quod illis præstiturum se esse promiserat, irritum fuit, sed rebus expleta sunt omnia.

1And the leaders of the families of Levi approached Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the rulers of the extended families of each of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

2And they spoke to them at Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, and they said, “The Lord instructed, by the hand of Moses, that cities should be given to us as habitations, with their suburbs to nourish our cattle.”

3And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs from their possessions, in accord with the order of the Lord.

4And the lot went out for the family of Kohath, of the sons of Aaron, the priest, from the tribes of Judah and Simeon and Benjamin: thirteen cities.

5And to the remainder of the sons of Kohath, that is, to the Levites who were left over, there went, from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

6And next the lot went out to the sons of Gershon, so that they would receive, from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh at Bashan: the number of thirteen cities.

7And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.

8And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.

9From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:

10to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them,)

11the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.

12Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.

13Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge, as well as its suburbs, and Libnah, with its suburbs,

14and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,

15and Holon, and Debir,

16and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.

17Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,

18and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.

19All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

20Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:

21from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem, one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim, and Gezer,

22and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;

23and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,

24and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;

25then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.

26All the cities were ten, with their suburbs; these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.

27Likewise, to the sons of Gershon, of the stock of Levi, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, went Golan in Bashan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities;

28also, from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion, and Daberath,

29and Jarmuth, and Engannim, with their suburbs, four cities;

30then, from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and Abdon,

31and Helkath and Rehob, with their suburbs, four cities;

32likewise, from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, one of the cities of refuge, and Hammoth-Dor, and Kartan, with their suburbs, three cities.

33All the cities of the families of Gershon were thirteen, with their suburbs.

34Then, to the sons of Merari, Levites of the lesser degree, by their families, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and Kartah,

35and Dimnah and Nahalal, four cities with their suburbs;

36from the tribe of Reuben, beyond the Jordan, opposite Jericho, Bezer in the wilderness, one of the cities of refuge, Misor and Jazer, and Jethson and Mephaath, four cities with their suburbs;

37from the tribe of Gad, Ramoth of Gilead, one of the cities of refuge, and Mahanaim and Heshbon and Jazer, four cities with their suburbs.

38All the cities of the sons of Merari, by their families and extended families, were twelve.

39And so all the cities of the Levites, in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel, were forty-eight,

40with their suburbs, each distributed by families.

41And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn he would deliver to their fathers. And they possessed it, and they lived in it.

42And he gave them peace with all the surrounding nations. And none of their enemies dared to stand against them; instead, they were brought under their sovereignty.

43Indeed, not so much as one word that he had promised to provide for them was left empty; instead, everything was fulfilled.