1 Chronicles 6:54-61

6:54 These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: ¹ 

The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment: ² 

6:55 They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands. 6:56 (But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.) 6:57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities ³  of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, 6:58 Hilez ⁴  and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, 6:59 Ashan ⁵  and its pasturelands, ⁶  and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands.

6:60 Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted ⁷  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. ⁸ 

[6:54]  ¹ tn Heb “and these were their dwelling places according to their encampments in their territory to the sons of Aaron.”

[6:54]  ² tn Heb “to the clan of the Kohathites for to them was the lot.”

[6:57]  ³ tn The parallel account in Josh 21:13 has the singular “city,” which apparently refers only to Hebron.

[6:58]  ⁵ tc The MT reads “Hilez” here; the place name appears as “Holon” in Josh 21:15.

[6:59]  ⁷ tc The MT reads “Ashan” here; the place name appears as “Ain” in Josh 21:16.

[6:59]  ⁸ 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.”

[6:60]  ⁹ 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.

[6:61]  ¹¹ 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.”