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Joshua 21:1-36

21:1

Then came near
<05066> (8799)

the heads
<07218>

of the fathers
<01>

of the Levites
<03881>

unto Eleazar
<0499>

the priest
<03548>_,

and unto Joshua
<03091>

the son
<01121>

of Nun
<05126>_,

and unto the heads
<07218>

of the fathers
<01>

of the tribes
<04294>

of the children
<01121>

of Israel
<03478>_;

21:2

And they spake
<01696> (8762)

unto them at Shiloh
<07887>

in the land
<0776>

of Canaan
<03667>_,

saying
<0559> (8800)_,

The LORD
<03068>

commanded
<06680> (8765)

by the hand
<03027>

of Moses
<04872>

to give
<05414> (8800)

us cities
<05892>

to dwell in
<03427> (8800)_,

with the suburbs
<04054>

thereof for our cattle
<0929>_.

21:3

And the children
<01121>

of Israel
<03478>

gave
<05414> (8799)

unto the Levites
<03881>

out of their inheritance
<05159>_,

at the commandment
<06310>

of the LORD
<03068>_,

these cities
<05892>

and their suburbs
<04054>_.

21:4

And the lot
<01486>

came out
<03318> (8799)

for the families
<04940>

of the Kohathites
<06956>_:

and the children
<01121>

of Aaron
<0175>

the priest
<03548>_,

[which were] of the Levites
<03881>_,

had by lot
<01486>

out of the tribe
<04294>

of Judah
<03063>_,

and out of the tribe
<04294>

of Simeon
<08099>_,

and out of the tribe
<04294>

of Benjamin
<01144>_,

thirteen
<07969> <06240>

cities
<05892>_.

21:5

And the rest
<03498> (8737)

of the children
<01121>

of Kohath
<06955>

[had] by lot
<01486>

out of the families
<04940>

of the tribe
<04294>

of Ephraim
<0669>_,

and out of the tribe
<04294>

of Dan
<01835>_,

and out of the half
<02677>

tribe
<04294>

of Manasseh
<04519>_,

ten
<06235>

cities
<05892>_.

21:6

And the children
<01121>

of Gershon
<01648>

[had] by lot
<01486>

out of the families
<04940>

of the tribe
<04294>

of Issachar
<03485>_,

and out of the tribe
<04294>

of Asher
<0836>_,

and out of the tribe
<04294>

of Naphtali
<05321>_,

and out of the half
<02677>

tribe
<04294>

of Manasseh
<04519>

in Bashan
<01316>_,

thirteen
<07969> <06240>

cities
<05892>_.

21:7

The children
<01121>

of Merari
<04847>

by their families
<04940>

[had] out of the tribe
<04294>

of Reuben
<07205>_,

and out of the tribe
<04294>

of Gad
<01410>_,

and out of the tribe
<04294>

of Zebulun
<02074>_,

twelve
<08147> <06240>

cities
<05892>_.

21:8

And the children
<01121>

of Israel
<03478>

gave
<05414> (8799)

by lot
<01486>

unto the Levites
<03881>

these cities
<05892>

with their suburbs
<04054>_,

as the LORD
<03068>

commanded
<06680> (8765)

by the hand
<03027>

of Moses
<04872>_.

21:9

And they gave
<05414> (8799)

out of the tribe
<04294>

of the children
<01121>

of Judah
<03063>_,

and out of the tribe
<04294>

of the children
<01121>

of Simeon
<08095>_,

these cities
<05892>

which are [here] mentioned
<07121> (8799)

by name
<08034>_,

{mentioned: Heb. called}

21:10

Which the children
<01121>

of Aaron
<0175>_,

[being] of the families
<04940>

of the Kohathites
<06956>_,

[who were] of the children
<01121>

of Levi
<03878>_,

had: for theirs was the first
<07223> (8675) <07223>

lot
<01486>_.

21:11

And they gave
<05414> (8799)

them the city
<07151>

of Arba
<0704> (8677) <07153>

the father
<01>

of Anak
<06061>_,

which [city is] Hebron
<02275>_,

in the hill
<02022>

[country] of Judah
<03063>_,

with the suburbs
<04054>

thereof round about
<05439>

it. {the city...: or, Kirjatharba}

21:12

But the fields
<07704>

of the city
<05892>_,

and the villages
<02691>

thereof, gave
<05414> (8804)

they to Caleb
<03612>

the son
<01121>

of Jephunneh
<03312>

for his possession
<0272>_.

21:13

Thus they gave
<05414> (8804)

to the children
<01121>

of Aaron
<0175>

the priest
<03548>

Hebron
<02275>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

[to be] a city
<05892>

of refuge
<04733>

for the slayer
<07523> (8802)_;

and Libnah
<03841>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

21:14

And Jattir
<03492>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Eshtemoa
<0851>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

21:15

And Holon
<02473>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Debir
<01688>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

{Holon: also called, Hilen}

21:16

And Ain
<05871>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Juttah
<03194>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

[and] Bethshemesh
<01053>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

nine
<08672>

cities
<05892>

out of those two
<08147>

tribes
<07626>_.

{Ain: also called, Ashan}

21:17

And out of the tribe
<04294>

of Benjamin
<01144>_,

Gibeon
<01391>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

Geba
<01387>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

{Geba: also called, Gaba}

21:18

Anathoth
<06068>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Almon
<05960>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

four
<0702>

cities
<05892>_.

{Almon: also called, Alemeth}

21:19

All the cities
<05892>

of the children
<01121>

of Aaron
<0175>_,

the priests
<03548>_,

[were] thirteen
<07969> <06240>

cities
<05892>

with their suburbs
<04054>_.

21:20

And the families
<04940>

of the children
<01121>

of Kohath
<06955>_,

the Levites
<03881>

which remained
<03498> (8737)

of the children
<01121>

of Kohath
<06955>_,

even they had the cities
<05892>

of their lot
<01486>

out of the tribe
<04294>

of Ephraim
<0669>_.

21:21

For they gave
<05414> (8799)

them Shechem
<07927>

with her suburbs
<04054>

in mount
<02022>

Ephraim
<0669>_,

[to be] a city
<05892>

of refuge
<04733>

for the slayer
<07523> (8802)_;

and Gezer
<01507>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

21:22

And Kibzaim
<06911>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Bethhoron
<01032>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

four
<0702>

cities
<05892>_.

21:23

And out of the tribe
<04294>

of Dan
<01835>_,

Eltekeh
<0514>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

Gibbethon
<01405>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

21:24

Aijalon
<0357>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

Gathrimmon
<01667>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

four
<0702>

cities
<05892>_.

21:25

And out of the half
<04276>

tribe
<04294>

of Manasseh
<04519>_,

Tanach
<08590>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Gathrimmon
<01667>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

two
<08147>

cities
<05892>_.

21:26

All the cities
<05892>

[were] ten
<06235>

with their suburbs
<04054>

for the families
<04940>

of the children
<01121>

of Kohath
<06955>

that remained
<03498> (8737)_.

21:27

And unto the children
<01121>

of Gershon
<01648>_,

of the families
<04940>

of the Levites
<03881>_,

out of the [other] half
<02677>

tribe
<04294>

of Manasseh
<04519>

[they gave] Golan
<01474>

in Bashan
<01316>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

[to be] a city
<05892>

of refuge
<04733>

for the slayer
<07523> (8802)_;

and Beeshterah
<01203>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

two
<08147>

cities
<05892>_.

21:28

And out of the tribe
<04294>

of Issachar
<03485>_,

Kishon
<07191>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

Dabareh
<01705>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

21:29

Jarmuth
<03412>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

Engannim
<05873>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

four
<0702>

cities
<05892>_.

21:30

And out of the tribe
<04294>

of Asher
<0836>_,

Mishal
<04861>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

Abdon
<05658>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

21:31

Helkath
<02520>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Rehob
<07340>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

four
<0702>

cities
<05892>_.

21:32

And out of the tribe
<04294>

of Naphtali
<05321>_,

Kedesh
<06943>

in Galilee
<01551>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

[to be] a city
<05892>

of refuge
<04733>

for the slayer
<07523> (8802)_;

and Hammothdor
<02576>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Kartan
<07178>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

three
<07969>

cities
<05892>_.

21:33

All the cities
<05892>

of the Gershonites
<01649>

according to their families
<04940>

[were] thirteen
<07969> <06240>

cities
<05892>

with their suburbs
<04054>_.

21:34

And unto the families
<04940>

of the children
<01121>

of Merari
<04847>_,

the rest
<03498> (8737)

of the Levites
<03881>_,

out of the tribe
<04294>

of Zebulun
<02074>_,

Jokneam
<03362>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

and Kartah
<07177>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

21:35

Dimnah
<01829>

with her suburbs
<04054>_,

Nahalal
<05096>

with her suburbs
<04054>_;

four
<0702>

cities
<05892>_.

21:36

And out of the tribe of Reuben
<07205>_,

Bezer
<01221>

with her suburbs, and Jahazah
<03096>

with her suburbs,