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.

1,2 Os chefes das famílias dos levitas foram até a cidade de Siló, na terra de Canaã. Ali falaram com o sacerdote Eleazar, com Josué, filho de Num, e com os chefes das famílias de todas as tribos de Israel. Eles disseram:

— O Senhor Deus ordenou, por meio de Moisés, que nos dessem cidades para morar e também pastos ao redor delas para o nosso gado.

3 E os israelitas, obedecendo à ordem de Deus, o Senhor, deram das suas terras cidades e pastos para os levitas.

4 As famílias dos coatitas foram as primeiras a receber cidades. Os levitas que eram descendentes do sacerdote Arão receberam treze cidades das tribos de Judá, Simeão e Benjamim. 5 Os outros coatitas receberam dez cidades das famílias das tribos de Efraim e de Dã e da metade oeste da tribo de Manassés.

6 Os gersonitas receberam treze cidades das famílias das tribos de Issacar, Aser, Naftali e da metade da tribo de Manassés que estava em Basã, a leste do Jordão.

7 As famílias dos meraritas receberam doze cidades das tribos de Rúben, Gade e Zebulom.

8 O povo de Israel, por meio de sorteio, separou para os levitas essas cidades e os pastos ao redor delas, como o Senhor havia ordenado por meio de Moisés.

9 São citadas a seguir as cidades das tribos de Judá e de Simeão que foram dadas 10 aos descendentes de Arão que eram do grupo de famílias de Coate, filho de Levi. As terras dos coatitas foram as primeiras a serem sorteadas. 11 Deram a essas famílias a cidade de Quiriate-Arba (Arba foi o pai de Anaque), que é Hebrom, na região montanhosa de Judá, e os pastos ao seu redor. 12 Mas os campos em volta da cidade e os seus povoados tinham sido dados a Calebe, filho de Jefoné, como sua propriedade.

13 Aos descendentes de Arão deram Hebrom com os seus pastos. Esta era uma das cidades para os fugitivos que tivessem matado alguém. Deram também as cidades de Libna, 14 Jatir, Estemoa, 15 Holom, Debir, 16 Aim, Jutá e Bete-Semes, com os seus pastos. Ao todo nove cidades das tribos de Judá e de Simeão. 17 Da tribo de Benjamim deram quatro cidades: Gibeão, Geba, 18 Anatote e Almom. 19 Ao todo foram dadas treze cidades com os seus pastos aos sacerdotes, que eram descendentes de Arão.

20 Para as outras famílias coatitas, que eram levitas, eles deram algumas cidades da tribo de Efraim. 21 Essas famílias receberam Siquém e os seus pastos na região montanhosa de Efraim. Siquém era uma das cidades para os fugitivos que tivessem matado alguém. Os coatitas receberam também Gezer, 22 Quibzaim e Bete-Horom, com os seus pastos. Ao todo quatro cidades. 23 Da tribo de Dã eles receberam quatro cidades: Elteque, Gibetom, 24 Aijalom e Gate-Rimom, com os seus pastos. 25 Da metade oeste da tribo de Manassés eles receberam duas cidades: Taanaque e Gate-Rimom, com os seus pastos. 26 Essas famílias coatitas receberam ao todo dez cidades com os seus pastos.

27 Os gersonitas, que eram outra família de levitas, receberam da metade leste da tribo de Manassés a cidade de Golã, em Basã, com os seus pastos. Esta era uma das cidades para os fugitivos que tivessem matado alguém. Os gersonitas receberam também a cidade de Beesterá com os seus pastos. 28 Da tribo de Issacar eles receberam quatro cidades: Quisião, Daberate, 29 Jarmute e En-Ganim, com os seus pastos. 30 Da tribo de Aser eles receberam quatro cidades: Misal, Abdom, 31 Helcate e Reobe, com os seus pastos. 32 Da tribo de Naftali receberam a cidade de Quedes, na Galileia, com os seus pastos. Quedes era uma cidade para os fugitivos que tivessem matado alguém. Os gersonitas receberam também Hamote-Dor e Cartã, com os seus pastos. Ao todo três cidades. 33 As várias famílias dos gersonitas receberam ao todo treze cidades com os seus pastos.

34 Os outros levitas, isto é, as famílias meraritas, receberam da tribo de Zebulom quatro cidades: Jocneão, Cartá, 35 Dimna e Naalal, com os seus pastos. 36 Da tribo de Rúben eles receberam quatro cidades: Bezer, Jasa, 37 Quedemote e Mefaate, com os seus pastos. 38 Da tribo de Gade eles receberam Ramote, em Gileade, com os seus pastos. Ramote era uma das cidades para os fugitivos que tivessem matado alguém. Os meraritas receberam também Maanaim, 39 Hesbom e Jazer, com os seus pastos. Ao todo quatro cidades. 40 Esses levitas, isto é, as várias famílias meraritas, receberam doze cidades ao todo.

41 Das terras dos israelitas foram dadas aos levitas, ao todo, quarenta e oito cidades com os seus pastos. 42 Cada uma dessas cidades tinha pastos ao seu redor.

43 Assim o Senhor Deus deu aos israelitas toda a terra que havia prometido aos seus antepassados. E, quando tomaram posse da terra, eles passaram a morar nela. 44 O Senhor lhes deu paz com os povos vizinhos, conforme havia prometido aos seus antepassados. Nenhum dos inimigos conseguiu resistir, pois o Senhor deu ao povo de Israel a vitória sobre eles. 45 O Senhor cumpriu todas as boas promessas que havia feito ao povo de Israel.