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Joshua 21

Forty-eight Cities of the Levites

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Then the headsh7218 of  1householdsh1 of  athe Levitesh3881 approachedh5066 Eleazarh499 the priesth3548, and Joshuah3091 the sonh1121 of Nunh5126, and the headsh7218 of  1householdsh1 of the tribesh4294 of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478.

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They spokeh1696 to them at Shilohh7887 in the landh776 of Canaanh3667a, sayingh559, " aThe LORDh3068 commandedh6680  1throughh3027 Mosesh4872 to giveh5414 us citiesh5892b to liveh3427 in, with their pastureh4054 landsh4054 for our cattleh929."

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So the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 gaveh5414 the Levitesh3881 from their inheritanceh5159 theseh428 citiesh5892b with their pastureh4054 landsh4054, accordingh413 to the  1commandh6310 of the LORDh3068.

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Then the loth1486 cameh3318 out for the familiesh4940 of the Kohathitesh6956. And the sonsh1121 of Aaronh175 the priesth3548, who were of the Levitesh3881,  1receivedh1961 thirteenh7969h6240 citiesh5892b by loth1486 from the tribeh4294 of Judahh3063 and from the tribeh4294 of the Simeonitesh8099 and from the tribeh4294 of Benjaminh1144.

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The resth3498 of the sonsh1121 of Kohathh6955  1received tenh6235 citiesh5892b by loth1486 from the familiesh4940 of the tribeh4294 of Ephraimh669 and from the tribeh4294 of Danh1835 and from the half-tribeh2677h4294 of Manassehh4519.

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The sonsh1121 of Gershonh1648  1received thirteenh7969h6240 citiesh5892b by loth1486 from the familiesh4940 of the tribeh4294 of Issacharh3485 and from the tribeh4294 of Asherh836 and from the tribeh4294 of Naphtalih5321 and from the half-tribeh2677h4294 of Manassehh4519 in Bashanh1316.

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The sonsh1121 of Merarih4847 according to their familiesh4940  1received twelveh8147h6240 citiesh5892b from the tribeh4294 of Reubenh7205 and from the tribeh4294 of Gadh1410 and from the tribeh4294 of Zebulunh2074.

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Now the  asonsh1121 of Israelh3478 gaveh5414 by loth1486 to the Levitesh3881 theseh428 citiesh5892b with their pastureh4054 landsh4054, as the LORDh3068 had commandedh6680  1throughh3027 Mosesh4872.

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They gaveh5414 theseh428 citiesh5892b whichh834 are here mentionedh7121 by nameh8034 from the tribeh4294 of the sonsh1121 of Judahh3063 and from the tribeh4294 of the sonsh1121 of Simeonh8095;

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and they were for the sonsh1121 of Aaronh175, one of the familiesh4940 of the Kohathitesh6956, of the sonsh1121 of Levih3878, for the loth1486 was theirsh1992a firsth7223.

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Thus  athey gaveh5414 them Kiriath-arbah7153, Arba being the  bfatherh1 of Anakh6061 (that is, Hebronh2275a), in the hillh2022 countryh2022 of Judahh3063, with its surroundingh5439 pastureh4054 landsh4054.

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But the fieldsh7704 of the cityh5892b and its villagesh2691b they gaveh5414 to Calebh3612 the sonh1121 of Jephunnehh3312 as his possessionh272.

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So  ato the sonsh1121 of Aaronh175 the priesth3548 they gaveh5414  bHebronh2275a, the cityh5892b of refugeh4733 for the manslayerh7523, with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, and  cLibnahh3841 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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and  aJattirh3492 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and  bEshtemoah851 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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and  1Holonh2473 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and  aDebirh1688 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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and  1Ainh5871b with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and  aJuttahh3194 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and  bBeth-shemeshh1053 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; nineh8672 citiesh5892b from theseh428 twoh8147 tribesh7626.

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From the tribeh4294 of Benjaminh1144,  aGibeonh1391 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,  bGebah1387 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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Anathothh6068 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and  1Almonh5960 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; fourh702 citiesh5892b.

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Allh3605 the citiesh5892b of the sonsh1121 of Aaronh175, the priestsh3548, were thirteenh7969h6240 citiesh5892b with their pastureh4054 landsh4054.

20

Then the citiesh5892b from the tribeh4294 of Ephraimh669 were allottedh1486 to the  afamiliesh4940 of the sonsh1121 of Kohathh6955, the Levitesh3881, even to the resth3498 of the sonsh1121 of Kohathh6955.

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They gaveh5414 them  aShechemh7927, the cityh5892b of refugeh4733 for the manslayerh7523, with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, in the hillh2022 countryh2022 of Ephraimh669, and Gezerh1507 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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and Kibzaimh6911 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and Beth-horonh1032 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; fourh702 citiesh5892b.

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From the tribeh4294 of Danh1835, Eltekeh514 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, Gibbethonh1405 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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Aijalonh357 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, Gath-rimmonh1667 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; fourh702 citiesh5892b.

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From the half-tribeh4276h4294 of Manassehh4519, they allotted Taanachh8590 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and Gath-rimmonh1667 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; twoh8147 citiesh5892b.

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Allh3605 the citiesh5892b with their pastureh4054 landsh4054 for the familiesh4940 of the resth3498 of the sonsh1121 of Kohathh6955 were tenh6235.

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 aTo the sonsh1121 of Gershonh1648, one of the familiesh4940 of the Levitesh3881, from the half-tribeh2677h4294 of Manassehh4519, they gave Golanh1474 in Bashanh1316, the cityh5892b of refugeh4733 for the manslayerh7523, with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, and Be-eshterahh1203 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; twoh8147 citiesh5892b.

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From the tribeh4294 of Issacharh3485, they gave Kishionh7191 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, Daberathh1705 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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Jarmuthh3412 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, En-gannimh5873 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; fourh702 citiesh5892b.

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From the tribeh4294 of Asherh836, they gave Mishalh4861 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, Abdonh5658 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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Helkathh2520 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and Rehobh7340 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; fourh702 citiesh5892b.

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From the tribeh4294 of Naphtalih5321, they gave  aKedeshh6943 in Galileeh1551, the cityh5892b of refugeh4733 for the manslayerh7523, with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and Hammoth-dorh2576 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and Kartanh7178 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; threeh7969 citiesh5892b.

33

Allh3605 the citiesh5892b of the Gershonitesh1649 according to their familiesh4940 were thirteenh7969h6240 citiesh5892b with their pastureh4054 landsh4054.

34

To the familiesh4940 of  athe sonsh1121 of Merarih4847, the resth3498 of the Levitesh3881, they gave from the tribeh4294 of Zebulunh2074, Jokneamh3362 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and Kartahh7177 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054.

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Dimnahh1829 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, Nahalalh5096 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; fourh702 citiesh5892b.

36

From the tribeh4294 of Reubenh7205, they gave  aBezerh1221 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and Jahazh3096 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

37

Kedemothh6932 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and Mephaathh4158 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; fourh702 citiesh5892b.

38

From the tribeh4294 of Gadh1410, they gave  aRamothh7216 in Gileadh1568, the cityh5892b of refugeh4733 for the manslayerh7523, with its pastureh4054 landsh4054 and  bMahanaimh4266 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054,

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Heshbonh2809 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054, Jazerh3270 with its pastureh4054 landsh4054; fourh702 citiesh5892b in allh3605.

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Allh3605 these were the citiesh5892b of the sonsh1121 of Merarih4847 according to their familiesh4940, the resth3498 of the familiesh4940 of the Levitesh3881; and their loth1486 was twelveh8147h6240 citiesh5892b.

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 aAllh3605 the citiesh5892b of the Levitesh3881 in the midsth8432 of the possessionh272 of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 were forty-eighth705h8083 citiesh5892b with their pastureh4054 landsh4054.

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Theseh428 citiesh5892b eachh5892b hadh1961 its surroundingh5439 pastureh4054 landsh4054; thush3651 it was with allh3605 theseh428 citiesh5892b.

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 aSo the LORDh3068 gaveh5414 Israelh3478 allh3605 the landh776 whichh834 He had swornh7650 to giveh5414 to their fathersh1, and  bthey possessedh3423 it and livedh3427 in it.

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And the LORDh3068  agaveh5117 them resth5117 on everyh5439 sideh5439, according to allh3605 that He had swornh7650 to their fathersh1, and  bnoh3808 oneh376 of allh3605 their enemiesh340 stoodh5975 beforeh6440 them;  cthe LORDh3068 gaveh5414 allh3605 their enemiesh340 into their handh3027.

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 aNot  1oneh1697 of the goodh2896a promisesh1697 whichh834 the LORDh3068 had  2madeh1696 to the househ1004 of Israelh3478 failedh5307; allh3605 cameh935 to passh935.



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