Joshua 21:20-42

²⁰The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

²¹they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,

²²Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

²³From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

²⁴Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

²⁵And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

²⁶In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

²⁷This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

²⁸From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,

²⁹Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

³⁰From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

³¹Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

³²And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.

³³In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.

³⁴This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

³⁵Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

³⁶From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

³⁷Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

³⁸And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

³⁹Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

⁴⁰In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

⁴¹For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.

⁴²Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

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