Joshua 21:20-40

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Cities of Kohath’s Other Descendants

²⁰The allotted cities to the remaining clans of Kohath’s descendants, who were Levites, came from the tribe of Ephraim. ²¹The Israelites gave them:

Shechem,^(A) the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, ²²Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities.

²³From the tribe of Dan they gave:

Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands, ²⁴Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities.

²⁵From half the tribe of Manasseh they gave:

Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon^[a] with its pasturelands—two cities.

²⁶All 10 cities with their pasturelands were for the clans of Kohath’s other descendants.

Cities of Gershon’s Descendants

²⁷From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave to the descendants of Gershon,^(B) who were one of the Levite clans:

Golan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in Bashan, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands—two cities.

²⁸From the tribe of Issachar they gave:

Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, ²⁹Jarmuth with its pasturelands, and En-gannim with its pasturelands—four cities.

³⁰From the tribe of Asher they gave:

Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, ³¹Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities.

³²From the tribe of Naphtali they gave:

Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities.

³³All 13 cities with their pasturelands were for the Gershonites by their clans.

Cities of Merari’s Descendants

³⁴From the tribe of Zebulun, they gave to the clans of the descendants of Merari,^(C) who were the remaining Levites:

Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands, ³⁵Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities.

³⁶From the tribe of Reuben they gave:

Bezer^(D) with its pasturelands, Jahzah^[b] with its pasturelands, ³⁷Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities.^[c]

³⁸From the tribe of Gad they gave:

Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, ³⁹Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all. ⁴⁰All 12 cities were allotted to the clans of Merari’s descendants, the remaining Levite clans.

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