Joshua 21:13-16-32 The Message (MSG)

3. So the People of Israel, out of their own inheritance, gave the Levites, just as God commanded, the following cities and pastures:

6. The Gershonites received by lot thirteen cities from the families of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7. The families of the Merarites received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

8. So the People of Israel gave these cities with their pastures to the Levites just as God had ordered through Moses, that is, by lot.

13-16. To the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (the asylum-city for the unconvicted killers), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Holon, Debir, Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, all with their accompanying pastures—nine towns from these two tribes.

17-18. And from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon, Geba, Anathoth, and Almon, together with their pastures—four towns.

19. The total for the cities and pastures for the priests descended from Aaron came to thirteen.

20-22. The rest of the Kohathite families from the tribe of Levi were assigned their cities by lot from the tribe of Ephraim: Shechem (the asylum-city for the unconvicted killer) in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer, Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, with their pastures—four towns.

23-24. From the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon, Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, all with their pastures—four towns.

25. And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon with their pastures—two towns.

26. All told, ten cities with their pastures went to the remaining Kohathite families.

27. The Gershonite families of the tribe of Levi were given from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (an asylum-city for the unconvicted killer), and Be Eshtarah, with their pastures—two cities.

28-29. And from the tribe of Issachar: Kishion, Daberath, Jarmuth, and En Gannim, with their pastures—four towns.

30-31. From the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon, Helkath, and Rehob, with their pastures—four towns.

32. From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (an asylum-city for the unconvicted killer), Hammoth Dor, and Kartan, with their pastures—three towns.

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