Joshua · Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Joshua 21 Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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1 And the heads of the families of the sons of Levi drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the [son] of Nun, and to the heads of families of the tribes of Israel.

1 Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.

2 And they spoke to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about for our cattle.

2 They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”

3 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites in their inheritance by the command of the Lord the cities and the country round.

3 The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.

4 And the lot came out for the children of Kohath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

4 The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

5 And to the sons of Kohath that were left [were given] by lot ten cities, out of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh.

5 The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

6 And the sons of Gershon had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

6 The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7 And the sons of Merari according to their families had by lot twelve cities, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

7 The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

8 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.

8 The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.

9 And the tribe of the children of Judah, and the tribe of the children of Simeon, and [part] of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned

9 They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:

10 to the sons of Aaron of the family of Kohath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.

10 and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

11 And they gave to them Kiriath-arba the metropolis of the sons of Anak; this is Hebron in the mountain [country] of Judah, and the suburbs round it.

11 They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.

12 But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh for a possession.

12 But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 And to the sons of Aaron he gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron, and the suburbs belonging to it; and Libnah and the suburbs belonging to it;

13 To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,

14 and Aelom and its suburbs; and Eshtemoa and its suburbs;

14 Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

15 and Holon and its suburbs; and Debir and its suburbs;

15 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

16 and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

16 Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.

17 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs; and Gatheth and its suburbs;

17 Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,

18 and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

18 Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

19 All the cities of the sons of Aaron the priests, thirteen.

19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

20 And to the families, [even] the sons of Kohath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Kohath, there was [given] their priests’ city,

20 The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

21 out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer’s city of refuge, Shechem, and its suburbs, and Gezer and its appendages, and its suburbs;

21 They gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,

22 and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities:

22 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.

23 and of the tribe of Dan, Elteke and its suburbs; and Gibbethon and its suburbs:

23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,

24 and Aijalon and its suburbs; and Gath-rimmon and its suburbs: four cities.

24 Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.

25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs; and Jebatha and its suburbs; two cities.

25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

26 In all [were given] ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Kohath that remained.

26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

27 And [Joshua gave] to the sons of Gershon the Levites out of the other half tribe of Manasseh cities set apart for the slayers, Golan in the country of Bashan, and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs; two cities.

27 They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.

28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs; and Daberath and its suburbs;

28 Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

29 and Jarmuth and its suburbs; and the well of Letters, and its suburbs; four cities.

29 Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.

30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs; and Abdon and its suburbs;

30 Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

31 and Helkath and its suburbs; and Rehob and its suburbs; four cities.

31 Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.

32 And of the tribe of Naphtali, the city set apart for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth, and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.

32 Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.

33 All the cities of Gershon according to their families [were] thirteen cities.

33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

34 And to the family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, [he gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Maan and its suburbs; and Kadesh and its suburbs,

34 To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,

35 and Sella and its suburbs: three cities.

35 Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.

36 And beyond Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Reuben, the city of refuge for the slayer, Bezer in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs; and Jahaz and its suburbs;

36 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,

37 and Kedemoth and its suburbs; and Mephaath and its suburbs; four cities.

37 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.

38 And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the slayer, both Ramoth in Gilead, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs;

38 Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

39 and Heshbon and its suburbs; and Jazer and its suburbs: the cities [were] four in all.

39 Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.

40 All [these] cities [were given] to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the twelve cities.

40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.

41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, [were] forty-eight cities,

41 All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

42 and their suburbs round about these cities: a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these cities:

42 Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.

42a and Joshua ceased dividing the land by their borders:

42b and the children of Israel gave a portion to Joshua because of the commandment of the Lord: they gave him the city which he asked: they gave him Timnath-serah in Mount Ephraim;

42c and Joshua built the city, and dwelt in it:

42d and Joshua took the knives of stone, wherewith he circumcised the children of Israel that were born in the desert by the way, and put them in Timnath-serah.

43 So the Lord gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers: and they inherited it, and dwelt in it.

43 So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.

44 And the Lord gave them rest round about, as he swore to their fathers: not one of all their enemies maintained his ground against them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hands.

44 Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.

45 There failed not one of the good things which the Lord spoke to the children of Israel; all came to pass.

45 Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.

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