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 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 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 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 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 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 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 The children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses. 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 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 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 they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 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 Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, 15 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, 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 Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, 18 Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities. 19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

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 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 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities. 23 Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, 24 Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities. 25 Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities. 26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.

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 Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, 29 Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities. 30 Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, 31 Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four 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 the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

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 Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities. 36 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, 37 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities. 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 Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: 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. Their lot was twelve 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 Each of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.

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

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.