English Bible Presentation Sharing - Joshua Book, chapter 21, verse 4 in Hcsb Version

Joshua 21 : 1 (HCSB)

The heads of the Levite families approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.

Joshua 21 : 2 (HCSB)

They told them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan: "The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to live in, with their pasturelands for our livestock."

Joshua 21 : 3 (HCSB)

So the Israelites, by the LORD's command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.

Joshua 21 : 4 (HCSB)

The lot came out for the Kohathite clans: The Levites who were the descendants of Aaron the priest received 13 cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Joshua 21 : 5 (HCSB)

The remaining descendants of Kohath received 10 cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 21 : 6 (HCSB)

Gershon's descendants received 13 cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and half the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

Joshua 21 : 7 (HCSB)

Merari's descendants received 12 cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Joshua 21 : 8 (HCSB)

The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Joshua 21 : 9 (HCSB)

The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon

Joshua 21 : 10 (HCSB)

to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because they received the first lot.

Joshua 21 : 11 (HCSB)

They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) with its surrounding pasturelands in the hill country of Judah. Arba was the father of Anak.

Joshua 21 : 12 (HCSB)

But they gave the fields and villages of the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

Joshua 21 : 13 (HCSB)

They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 14 (HCSB)

Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 15 (HCSB)

Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 16 (HCSB)

Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands-- nine cities from these two tribes.

Joshua 21 : 17 (HCSB)

From the tribe of Benjamin *they gave : Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 18 (HCSB)

Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands-- four cities.

Joshua 21 : 19 (HCSB)

All 13 cities with their pasturelands were for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

Joshua 21 : 20 (HCSB)

The allotted cities to the remaining clans of Kohath's descendants, who were Levites, came from the tribe of Ephraim.

Joshua 21 : 21 (HCSB)

The Israelites gave them: Shechem, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 22 (HCSB)

Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands-- four cities.

Joshua 21 : 23 (HCSB)

From the tribe of Dan *they gave : Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 24 (HCSB)

Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands-- four cities.

Joshua 21 : 25 (HCSB)

From half the tribe of Manasseh *they gave : Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands-- two cities.

Joshua 21 : 26 (HCSB)

All 10 cities with their pasturelands were for the clans of Kohath's other descendants.

Joshua 21 : 27 (HCSB)

From half the tribe of Manasseh, *they gave to the descendants of Gershon, who were one of the Levite clans: Golan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in Bashan, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands-- two cities.

Joshua 21 : 28 (HCSB)

From the tribe of Issachar *they gave : Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 29 (HCSB)

Jarmuth with its pasturelands, and En-gannim with its pasturelands-- four cities.

Joshua 21 : 30 (HCSB)

From the tribe of Asher *they gave : Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 31 (HCSB)

Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands-- four cities.

Joshua 21 : 32 (HCSB)

From the tribe of Naphtali *they gave : Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands-- three cities.

Joshua 21 : 33 (HCSB)

All 13 cities with their pasturelands were for the Gershonites by their clans.

Joshua 21 : 34 (HCSB)

From the tribe of Zebulun, *they gave to the clans of the descendants of Merari, who were the remaining Levites: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 35 (HCSB)

Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands-- four cities.

Joshua 21 : 36 (HCSB)

From the tribe of Reuben, *they gave : Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 37 (HCSB)

Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands-- four cities.

Joshua 21 : 38 (HCSB)

From the tribe of Gad, *they gave : Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,

Joshua 21 : 39 (HCSB)

Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands-- four cities in all.

Joshua 21 : 40 (HCSB)

All 12 cities were allotted to the clans of Merari's descendants, the remaining Levite clans.

Joshua 21 : 41 (HCSB)

Within the Israelite possession there were 48 cities in all with their pasturelands for the Levites.

Joshua 21 : 42 (HCSB)

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

Joshua 21 : 43 (HCSB)

So the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled there.

Joshua 21 : 44 (HCSB)

The LORD gave them rest on every side according to all He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies were able to stand against them, for the LORD handed over all their enemies to them.

Joshua 21 : 45 (HCSB)

None of the good promises the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed. Everything was fulfilled.