⁶ And the sons of Gershon ^[a]received thirteen cities by lot from the families of the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

⁷ The sons of Merari according to their families ^[b]received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.

⁸ So the ^(A)sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.