Giving the Priests & Levites Cities with Their Pasture Land |
Joshua 21:1-45 The Book of Joshua [in Smaller Chunks] |
Then, the [family] heads, [a.k.a. leaders,] of the [Levites' forefathers,] came [close] to Eleazar, the priest, & to Joshua, [Nun’s] son, & to the [leaders] of the [forefathers'] tribes of the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel. |
At Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, they [said] to them, The Lord commanded [at] the hand of Moses, to give us cities to [live] in, with [its] suburbs, [a.k.a. pasture lands for,] our cattle, [a.k.a. livestock.] And the [people] of Israel gave these cities & suburbs to the Levites [from] their inheritance, at the [command] of the Lord. |
And the lot [came] out [from] the [tribes] of: Judah; Simeon; & Benjamin, for the families of the Kohathites, & the children of Aaron, the priest, [who] were [descendants] of the Levites, [& they received:] 13 cities, [by lot from these tribes.] The rest of [Kohath’s descendants] [received] 10 cities, [from] the families of the [tribes] of: Ephraim, Dan & 1/2 of the tribe of Manasseh. |
The lot [came] out for the children of Gershon, & [their descendants received] 13 cities in Bashan, [from] the families of the [tribes] of: Issachar, Asher, Naphtali & 1/2 of the tribe of Manasseh. |
[The lot came out for] the children of Merari, by their famiies, & [their descendants received] 12 cities [from] the [tribes] of: Reuben, Gad, & Zebulun. The [people] of Israel gave these cities to the Levites by lot with their suburbs, [a.k.a. pasture lands,] as the Lord commanded [at] the hand of Moses. |
And [from] the children of the [tribes] of: Judah & Simeon, they [gave] these cities mentioned by name [to the descendants] of Aaron, [who were from] the families of the [Kohathite] [tribe of the] [Levites, because] the 1st lot was theirs. |
They gave them the [cities] of: Arba, [who was] the father of Anak, which is the city [of] Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with [its] suburbs, [a.k.a. pasture lands around,] it. But they gave [its] fields & villages to Caleb, [Jephunneh’s] son, for his possession. |
[Like this,] they gave to the [descendants] of Aaron, the priest, [these cities] to be a city of refuge for the slayer, with [its] pasture lands.] [Joshua 20:2 [So] that the slayer who kills any person [accidentally] may flee [there] & they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.] |
[The Levites' descendants received:] Hebron, & [its] suburbs, [a.k.a. pasture lands around it;] & Libnah [& its pasture lands;] Jatir [& its pasture lands;] Eshtemoa [& its pasture lands;] Holon [& its pasture lands;] Debir [& its pasture lands;] Ain [& its pasture lands;] Juttah [& its pasture lands;] & Beth Shemesh [& its pasture lands:] 9 cities [from] those 2 tribes. |
[From] the tribe of Benjamin, [they gave] 4 cities: Gibeon [& its pasture lands;] Geba [& its pasture lands;] Anathoth [& its pasture lands;] & Almon [& its pasture lands.] All [these] 13 cities [were for the descendants] of Aaron, the priests, [including their pasture lands.] |
And the families of children of Kohath, the [Levites'] [descendants who] remained, of [Kohath's children, a.k.a. people,] [were given these] 4 cities [from] their lot [from] the tribe of Ephraim. They gave them: Shechem [& its pasture lands] in Mount Ephraim; & Gezer [& its pasture lands;] Kibzaim [& its pasture lands;] & Beth Horon [& its pasture lands] to be a [cities] of refuge for the slayer. |
And [from] the tribe of Dan, [they gave the Levites' descendants] 4 cities: Eltekeh [& its pasture lands;] Gibbethon [& its pasture lands;] Aijalon [& its pasture lands;] & Gath Rimmon [& its pasture lands.] |
And [from] the 1/2 tribe of Manasseh, [they gave the Levites' descendants:] 2 cities. Tanach [& its pasture lands;] & Gath Rimmon [& its pasture lands.] All 10 cities, & their suburbs, [a.k.a. pasture lands,] [were given for] [Kohath's remaining] [Levite descendants.] |
And to the children of Gershon, [were given for] the [Levites'] [descendants:] 2 cities, [from] the other [1/2] tribe of Manasseh. They gave: Golan in Bashan [& its pasture lands;] & Beesh Terah [& its pasture lands;] to be [cities] of refuge for the slayer. |
And [from] the tribe of Issacher, [the Levites' descendants were given:] 4 cities. Kishon [& its pasture lands;] Dabareh [& its pasture lands;] Jarmuth [& its pasture lands;] & En Gannim [& its pasture lands.] |
And from the tribe of Asher, [the Levites' descendants were given:] 4 cities. Mishal [& its pasture lands;] Abdon [& its pasture lands;] Helkath [& its pasture lands;] & Rehob [& its pasture lands.] |
And [from] the tribe of Naphtali, [the Levites' descendants were given:] 3 cities. Kedesh in Galilee [& its pasture lands;] & Hammoth Dor [& its pasture lands;] & Kartan [& its pasture lands,] to be [cities] of refuge for the slayer. |
All the cities [given to] the Gershonites, [the Levites' descendants,] according to their families were: 13 cities [& their pasture lands.] |
And to the families of the children of Merari, the rest of [the Levites' descendants, were given] 4 cities [from] the tribe of Zebulun. Jokneam [& its pasture lands;] Kartah [& its pasture lands;] Dimnah [& its pasture lands;] & Nahalal [& its pasture lands.] |
And [from] the tribe of Reuben, [were given to the Levites' descendants:] 4 cities. Bezer [& its pasture lands;] Jahazah [& its pasture lands;] Kedemoth [& its pasture lands;] & Mephaath [& its pasture lands.] |
And [from] the tribe of Gad, 4 cities in all [were given to the Levites' descendants:] Ramoth in Gilead [& its pasture lands;] Mahanaim [& its pasture lands;] Heshbon [& its pasture lands;] & Jazer [& its pasture lands;] to be [cities] of refuge for the slayer. |
So all the cities for the children of Merari, [who] were remaining of the [Levite] families, were given: 12 cities, by lot [to the Levites' descendants.] |
All the cities of the Levites, [that] the [people] of Israel [possessed,] 48 cities & their suburbs, [a.k.a. pasture lands,] [were given to the Levites' descendants.] All these cities [included] their [pasture lands around] them. All these cities were [like this.] |
And the Lord gave to Israel all the land [that] He [swore] to give to their [forefathers] & they possessed it & [lived in it.] And the Lord gave them rest, [a.k.a. peace, all around] [them,] according to all that He [swore] to their [forefathers.] |
Not a [single] man of all their enemies stood before them; [because] the Lord [had] delivered all their enemies into their [hands.] All of the good [things that] the Lord had [said] to the house of Israel [happened,] & not [even 1 of them] failed [to happen.] |