6:60 Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted 5 Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all. 6:61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh. 6
1 tn The parallel account in Josh 21:13 has the singular “city,” which apparently refers only to Hebron.
1 tc The MT reads “Hilez” here; the place name appears as “Holon” in Josh 21:15.
1 tc The MT reads “Ashan” here; the place name appears as “Ain” in Josh 21:16.
2 tc The LXX and Syriac (following the parallel list in Josh 21:16) add “Juttah and its pasturelands” here. Cf. NAB “Jetta”; also NIV, NCV, NLT “Juttah.”
1 tn The parallel passage in Josh 21:17 adds “Gibeon and its pasturelands” (cf. NAB, NIV, NCV, NLT). The words “they were allotted” are supplied in the translation for both clarity and stylistic reasons.
1 tn Heb “to the sons of Kohath who were left from the clan of the tribe, from the half of the tribe of the half of Manasseh by lot ten cities.”