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.
1 Then the heads of the fathers of the Levites came near unto Eleazar the priest and unto Joshua, the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel;
2 and they spoke unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in with the suburbs thereof for our beasts.
3 Then the sons of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their possessions, according to the word of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the sons of Aaron the priest, [who were] of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah and out of the tribe of Simeon and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
5 And the rest of the sons 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 sons 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 sons of Merari by 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 Thus the sons of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the sons of Judah and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon these cities which are [here] mentioned by name;
10 and the first lot was of the sons of Aaron, of the family of Kohath, of the sons of Levi;
11 and they gave them the city of Arba of the father of Anak, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about.
12 But the fields of the city and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 Thus they gave to the sons of Aaron the priest Hebron with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for murderers 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] Bethshemesh 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 these cities of the priests, the sons of Aaron, [are] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20 But the families of the sons of Kohath, Levites, those who remained of the sons of Kohath, received cities by lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21 For they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the mountain of Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for murderers, and Gezer with its suburbs,
22 Kibzaim with its suburbs, Bethhoron with its suburbs: four cities.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gathrimmon with its suburbs: four cities.
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with its suburbs and Gathrimmon with its suburbs: two cities.
26 All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs for the remaining families of the sons of Kohath.
27 And unto the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for murderers, and Beeshterah with its suburbs: two cities.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with its suburbs, Dabareh with its suburbs,
29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, Engannim 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, [to be] a city of refuge for murderers, and Hammothdor with its suburbs and Kartan with its suburbs: three cities.
33 All the cities of those of Gershon according to their families [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34 And unto the families of the sons of Merari, Levites that remained, out of the tribe of Zebulun [they gave them], 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 and Jahazah,
37 Kedemoth, and Mephaath: four cities.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for murderers; and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
40 So all the cities for the sons of Merari by their families, who remained of the families of the Levites, were [by] their lot twelve cities.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the sons of Israel [were] forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
42 Each one of these cities were separated with their suburbs round about them; thus [were] all these cities.
43 Thus the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it and dwelt therein.
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and none of their enemies could stand before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hands.
45 There failed not a word of all the good things which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all of it came to pass.: