Joshua 21

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;

The leaders of the Levite families approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua, Nun's son, and the heads of the other Israelite tribes with a sense of reverence and anticipation.

And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

In the land of Canaan, at Shiloh, they said to them, "God, through Moses, commanded that we be given cities to live in, along with surrounding areas for our livestock."

And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.

In obedience to God's command, the Israelites lovingly gifted the Levites cities and surrounding lands from their own inheritance.

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

The first lot came out for the Kohathite families. Aaron's descendants, who were Levite priests, were granted thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

The remaining Kohath children were granted ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half of Manasseh's tribe.

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

The Gershon children received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and half of Manasseh's tribe in Bashan.

The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

The Merari family, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun, proudly possessed twelve cities.

And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

The Israelites gave these cities and their surrounding pasturelands to the Levites by casting lots, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name.

From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they generously offered cities, each known by its unique name.

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

The children of Aaron, from the Kohathite branch of Levi's family, were given the first share.

And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.

They gave them Hebron, the city of Arba, Anak's father, in Judah's hill country, together with the pasturelands around it.

But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

They gifted Caleb, Jephunneh's son, with the city's fields and surrounding villages as his own.

Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,

So they gave Aaron's descendants, the priests, the city of Hebron, to be a safe haven for anyone who had killed someone, along with its pasturelands. They also gave them Libnah and its pasturelands.

And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,

Jattir, with its pasturelands, and Eshtemoa, with its pasturelands,

And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

Holon, with its pasturelands, and Debir, with its pasturelands,

And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

Ain, Juttah, and Bethshemesh, each with their own surrounding lands: nine cities in all from those two tribes.

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Benjamin, the towns of Gibeon and Geba, along with their surrounding areas, emerged.

Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

Anathoth and her neighboring lands, along with Almon and her surrounding territories, together make up four distinct cities.

All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

In all, thirteen cities and their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron, the priests.

And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

The remaining descendants of Kohath, from the Levite family, were given their share of cities within the Ephraim tribe.

For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

They gifted them Shechem, nestled in the hills of Ephraim, a sanctuary city for those who had killed; and Gezer, with its surrounding lands.

And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.

Kibzaim and her surrounding areas, along with Bethhoron and her outskirts: four cities in all.

And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Dan, they were given Eltekeh and her pasturelands, along with Gibbethon and hers,

Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.

Aijalon, with her surrounding lands, and Gathrimmon, with her neighboring territories; together, they make up four distinct cities.

And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

From the half tribe of Manasseh came two cities, Tanach and Gathrimmon, each with its own pasturelands.

All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

The remaining Kohathite families were given ten cities, each with its own pasturelands.

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

To the Gershon children, from the Levite clans, they gave two cities from the other half of Manasseh's tribe: Golan in Bashan, a safe haven for anyone who had killed someone, and Beeshterah, each with its pasturelands.

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Issachar, Kishon and her surrounding lands, along with Dabareh and her outskirts, emerged.

Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.

Jarmuth, with its surrounding lands, and Engannim, with its neighboring territories, together make up four distinct cities.

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal and Abdon, each with its pasturelands,

Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

Helkath, with her surrounding lands, and Rehob, with her outskirts, together they make four cities.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.

From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands were designated as a safe haven for anyone who had killed someone. Along with Hammothdor and Kartan, each with its own pasturelands, they made three cities.

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

The Gershonite clans had thirteen cities in all, each with its own pasturelands.

And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

To the families of Merari's children, the remaining Levites from the Zebulun tribe, they were given the lands of Jokneam and Kartah, along with their surrounding areas.

Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.

Dimnah, with her surrounding lands, and Nahalal, with her outskirts; together, they make up four distinct cities.

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and her surrounding lands, along with Jahazah and her neighboring territories, emerged.

Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.

Kedemoth and her surrounding lands, along with Mephaath and her outskirts; a total of four cities.

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

From the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead and its surrounding areas were designated as a safe haven for those who had killed; and Mahanaim along with its outskirts.

Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.

Heshbon and Jazer, along with their surrounding lands: four cities in all.

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

The twelve cities were given to the remaining families of the Levites, specifically to the children of Merari, as per their inheritance.

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

The Levites, within the lands owned by the Israelites, had 48 cities, each with its own surrounding pasturelands.

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.

Each city had its own pasturelands around it. This was true of all these cities.

And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

With a heart full of promise, God gifted Israel the land He had vowed to their ancestors. They gratefully accepted it, making it their home.

And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

God granted them a peaceful life, just as He promised their ancestors. No enemy could stand against them; God handed all their foes over to them.

There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

Every single promise the LORD made to the people of Israel was fulfilled; not a single one was left unfulfilled.