1 Toe het die familiehoofde van die Leviete nader gekom na Ele sar, die priester, en na Josua, die seun van Nun, en na die familiehoofde van die stamme van die kinders van Israel,

2 en met hulle gespreek in Silo, in die land Kana„n, en gesê: Die HERE het deur die diens van Moses bevel gegee dat aan ons stede afgestaan moet word om in te woon, met hulle weiveld vir ons vee.

3 Toe het die kinders van Israel aan die Leviete, volgens die bevel van die HERE, uit hulle erfdeel die volgende stede met hulle weiveld afgestaan:

4 Die lot het uitgekom vir die geslagte van die Kehatiete; en die kinders van A„ron, die priester, uit die Leviete, het ontvang uit die stam van Juda en uit die stam van S¡meon en uit die stam van Benjamin, deur die lot, dertien stede;

5 en die ander kinders van Kehat, uit die geslagte van die stam van Efraim en uit die stam van Dan en uit die halwe stam van Manasse, deur die lot, tien stede;

6 en die kinders van Gerson, uit die geslagte van die stam van Issaskar en uit die stam van Aser en uit die stam van N ftali en uit die halwe stam van Manasse in Basan, deur die lot, dertien stede;

7 en die kinders van Mer ri, volgens hulle geslagte, uit die stam van Ruben en uit die stam van Gad en uit die stam van S,bulon, twaalf stede.

8 So het dan die kinders van Israel aan die Leviete hierdie stede met hulle weiveld deur die lot gegee, soos die HERE deur die diens van Moses beveel het.

9 Verder het hulle, uit die stam van die kinders van Juda en uit die stam van die kinders van S¡meon, hierdie stede gegee wat hulle met hul name genoem het:

10 die kinders van A„ron dan, uit die geslagte van die Kehatiete, uit die kinders van Levi, het ontvang -- want die eerste lot was vir hulle --

11 en aan hulle is gegee: die stad van Arba, die vader van Anok, dit is Hebron, op die gebergte van Juda, met sy weiveld daaromheen;

12 maar die saaigrond van die stad, met sy dorpe, het hulle aan Kaleb, die seun van Jefunne, as sy besitting gegee.

13 En aan die kinders van A„ron, die priester, het hulle gegee Hebron, die vrystad vir hom wat 'n doodslag begaan het, met sy weiveld, en Libna met sy weiveld,

14 en Jattir met sy weiveld, en Estemoa met sy weiveld,

15 en Holon met sy weiveld, en Debir met sy weiveld,

16 en Ajin met sy weiveld, en Jutta met sy weiveld, en Bet-Semes met sy weiveld: nege stede uit hierdie twee stamme.

17 En uit die stam van Benjamin: G¡beon met sy weiveld, en Geba met sy weiveld,

18 en Anatot met sy weiveld, en Almon met sy weiveld: vier stede.

19 Al die stede van die kinders van A„ron, die priesters, was dertien stede met hulle weiveld.

20 En die geslagte van die kinders van Kehat, die Leviete, wat nog oor was van die kinders van Kehat, het hulle stede wat deur die lot aangewys was, ontvang uit die stam van Efraim;

21 en hulle het aan hulle gegee: die vrystad vir hom wat 'n doodslag begaan het: Sigem met sy weiveld op die gebergte van Efraim, en Geser met sy weiveld,

22 en Kibs im met sy weiveld, en Bet-Horon met sy weiveld: vier stede.

23 En uit die stam van Dan: lteke met sy weiveld, G¡bbeton met sy weiveld,

24 Ajalon met sy weiveld, Gat-Rimmon met sy weiveld: vier stede.

25 En uit die helfte van die stam van Manasse: T änag met sy weiveld, en Gat-Rimmon met sy weiveld: twee stede;

26 alles saam tien stede met hulle weiveld vir die geslagte van die kinders van Kehat wat nog oorgebly het.

27 En aan die kinders van Gerson uit die geslagte van die Leviete: uit die halwe stam van Manasse, die vrystad vir hom wat 'n doodslag begaan het: Golan in Basan met sy weiveld, en Beëst,ra met sy weiveld: twee stede.

28 En uit die stam van Issaskar: Kisjon met sy weiveld, en Daberat met sy weiveld,

29 Jarmut met sy weiveld, En-Gannim met sy weiveld: vier stede.

30 En uit die stam van Aser: Miseal met sy weiveld, Abdon met sy weiveld,

31 Helkat met sy weiveld, en Rehob met sy weiveld: vier stede.

32 En uit die stam van N ftali, die vrystad vir hom wat 'n doodslag begaan het: Kedes in Galil,a met sy weiveld, en Hammot-Dor met sy weiveld, en Kartan met sy weiveld: drie stede;

33 al die stede van die Gersoniete, volgens hulle geslagte, was dertien stede met hulle weiveld.

34 En aan die geslagte van die kinders van Mer ri, die Leviete wat nog oor was -- uit die stam van S,bulon: Jokneam met sy weiveld, Karta met sy weiveld,

35 Dimna met sy weiveld, N halal met sy weiveld: vier stede.

36 En uit die stam van Ruben: Beser met sy weiveld, en Jahas met sy weiveld,

37 Ked,mot met sy weiveld, en Mef ät met sy weiveld: vier stede.

38 En uit die stam van Gad, die vrystad vir hom wat 'n doodslag begaan het: Ramot in G¡lead met sy weiveld, en Mahan im met sy weiveld,

39 Hesbon met sy weiveld, Ja,ser met sy weiveld: alles saam vier stede.

40 Al die stede was vir die kinders van Mer ri, volgens hulle geslagte wat nog oor was uit die geslagte van die Leviete; en hulle lot was twaalf stede.

41 Al die stede van die Leviete, tussen die besitting van die kinders van Israel in, was agt en veertig stede met hulle weiveld.

42 Hierdie stede het stad vir stad rondom hulle weiveld gehad; so was dit met al hierdie stede.

43 So het die HERE dan die hele land aan Israel gegee wat Hy hulle vaders met 'n eed beloof het om hulle te gee; en hulle het dit in besit geneem en daarin gaan woon.

44 En die HERE het hulle aan alle kante rus gegee net soos Hy hulle vaders met 'n eed beloof het; en niemand van al hul vyande het voor hulle standgehou nie; al hulle vyande het die HERE in hulle hand gegee.

45 Geen woord van al die goeie woorde wat die HERE met die huis van Israel gespreek het, het onvervuld gebly nie; alles het uitgekom.

1 Then came near the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel; 2 and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.

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

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

6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families 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, thirteen cities.

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

8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses. 9 And 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 here mentioned by name: 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 them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with its suburbs, 14 and Jattir with its suburbs, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs, 15 and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs, 16 and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs, 18 Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs, 22 and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs, 24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities. 26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs, 31 Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs, 35 Dimnah with its suburbs, Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities. 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs, 39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all. 40 All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and 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 and eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.

43 So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 There failed not aught of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.