1 Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;2 and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.3 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.4 And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, 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 children of Kohath that remained 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 by lot 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 to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through 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 were mentioned by name,10 and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);11 and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, {which Arba was} the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.12 But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.13 And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,14 and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,15 and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,16 and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, {and} Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;17 and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,18 Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.20 And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, {they gave cities}. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,21 and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,22 and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,24 Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;25 and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.26 All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.27 And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, {they gave} the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,29 Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,31 Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.34 And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, {they gave} out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,35 Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,37 Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;38 and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,39 Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.40 {These were} all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.42 Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.43 And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.45 There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.

1 Or, les chefs de famille des Lévites s'approchèrent d'Éléazar, le sacrificateur, et de Josué, fils de Nun, et des chefs de famille des tribus des enfants d'Israël;2 Et ils leur parlèrent à Silo, dans le pays de Canaan, et leur dirent: L'Éternel a commandé par l'organe de Moïse qu'on nous donnât des villes pour y habiter, et leurs banlieues pour notre bétail.3 Et les enfants d'Israël donnèrent de leur héritage aux Lévites, selon le commandement de l'Éternel, ces villes-ci avec leurs banlieues.4 Le sort échut aux familles des Kéhathites; et les enfants d'Aaron, le sacrificateur, d'entre les Lévites, obtinrent par le sort treize villes, de la tribu de Juda, de la tribu de Siméon et de la tribu de Benjamin.5 Et les autres enfants de Kéhath obtinrent par le sort dix villes des familles de la tribu d'Éphraïm, de la tribu de Dan, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé.6 Puis les enfants de Guershon obtinrent par le sort treize villes, des familles de la tribu d'Issacar, de la tribu d'Asser, de la tribu de Nephthali, et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, en Bassan.7 Les enfants de Mérari, selon leurs familles, eurent douze villes, de la tribu de Ruben, de la tribu de Gad, de la tribu de Zabulon.8 Et les enfants d'Israël donnèrent aux Lévites, par le sort, ces villes-ci avec leurs banlieues, comme l'Éternel l'avait commandé par l'organe de Moïse.9 Ils donnèrent donc de la tribu des enfants de Juda, et de la tribu des enfants de Siméon, ces villes, qu'on nommera par leur nom.10 Elles furent pour les enfants d'Aaron, des familles des Kéhathites, des enfants de Lévi (car le premier sort fut pour eux);11 Et on leur donna la cité d'Arba, père d'Anak (c'est Hébron), dans la montagne de Juda, et sa banlieue tout autour.12 Mais quant au territoire de la ville, et à ses villages, on les donna à Caleb, fils de Jephunné, pour sa propriété.13 On donna donc aux enfants d'Aaron, le sacrificateur, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Hébron avec sa banlieue, Libna et sa banlieue,14 Jatthir et sa banlieue, Eshthémoa et sa banlieue,15 Holon et sa banlieue, Débir et sa banlieue,16 Aïn et sa banlieue, Jutta et sa banlieue, et Beth-Shémèsh et sa banlieue, neuf villes de ces deux tribus.17 Et de la tribu de Benjamin, Gabaon et sa banlieue, Guéba et sa banlieue,18 Anathoth et sa banlieue, et Almon et sa banlieue, quatre villes.19 Total des villes des sacrificateurs enfants d'Aaron: treize villes et leurs banlieues.20 Quant aux familles des enfants de Kéhath, aux Lévites formant le reste des enfants de Kéhath, les villes de leur lot furent de la tribu d'Éphraïm.21 On leur donna la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Sichem et sa banlieue, dans la montagne d'Éphraïm, Guézer et sa banlieue,22 Kibtsaïm et sa banlieue, et Beth-Horon et sa banlieue, quatre villes.23 De la tribu de Dan, Eltheké et sa banlieue, Guibbéthon et sa banlieue,24 Ajalon et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, quatre villes.25 Et de la demi-tribu de Manassé, Thaanac et sa banlieue, Gath-Rimmon et sa banlieue, deux villes.26 Total, dix villes et leurs banlieues, pour les familles des autres enfants de Kéhath.27 On donna aussi de la demi-tribu de Manassé, aux enfants de Guershon, d'entre les familles des Lévites, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Golan en Bassan et sa banlieue, et Beeshthra et sa banlieue, deux villes;28 De la tribu d'Issacar, Kishjon et sa banlieue, Dabrath et sa banlieue,29 Jarmuth et sa banlieue, En-Gannim et sa banlieue, quatre villes;30 De la tribu d'Asser, Misheal et sa banlieue, Abdon et sa banlieue,31 Helkath et sa banlieue, et Réhob et sa banlieue, quatre villes;32 Et de la tribu de Nephthali, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Kédès en Galilée et sa banlieue, Hammoth-Dor et sa banlieue, et Karthan et sa banlieue, trois villes.33 Total des villes des Guershonites, selon leurs familles: treize villes et leurs banlieues.34 On donna de la tribu de Zabulon, aux familles des enfants de Mérari, formant le reste des Lévites, Joknéam et sa banlieue, Kartha et sa banlieue,35 Dimna et sa banlieue, et Nahalal et sa banlieue, quatre villes;36 De la tribu de Ruben, Betser et sa banlieue, Jahtsa et sa banlieue,37 Kedémoth et sa banlieue, et Méphaath et sa banlieue, quatre villes;38 Et de la tribu de Gad, la ville de refuge pour le meurtrier, Ramoth en Galaad et sa banlieue, Mahanaïm et sa banlieue,39 Hesbon et sa banlieue, et Jaezer et sa banlieue, en tout quatre villes.40 Total des villes données aux enfants de Mérari, selon leurs familles, qui étaient le reste des familles des Lévites: leur lot fut de douze villes.41 Total des villes des Lévites au milieu des possessions des enfants d'Israël: quarante-huit villes et leurs banlieues.42 Chacune de ces villes avait sa banlieue autour d'elle, il en était ainsi de toutes ces villes.43 L'Éternel donna donc à Israël tout le pays qu'il avait juré de donner à leurs pères. Ils le possédèrent, et y habitèrent.44 Et l'Éternel leur donna du repos de tous côtés, selon tout ce qu'il avait juré à leurs pères; et il n'y eut aucun de tous leurs ennemis qui subsistât devant eux; l'Éternel livra tous leurs ennemis entre leurs mains.45 Il ne tomba pas un seul mot de toutes les bonnes paroles que l'Éternel avait dites à la maison d'Israël; toutes s'accomplirent.