1 Then came near the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel; 2 and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.

4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5 And the rest of the children 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 children 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 children of Merari according to 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 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses. 9 And 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 here 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 And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

13 And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, 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 Beth-shemesh 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 the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 And they gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs, 22 and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs, 24 Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; four cities. 25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities. 26 All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.

27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs, 29 Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim 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, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, 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 with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs, 39 Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; 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; and their lot was twelve cities.

41 All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.

43 So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 44 And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand. 45 There failed not aught of any good thing which Jehovah had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

1 Os chefes de família dos levitas vieram ter com o sacerdote Eleazar, com Josué, filho de Nun, e com os chefes de família das tribos israelitas,

2 e disseram-lhes em Silo, na terra de Canaã: O Senhor ordenou por Moisés que se nos dessem cidades para habitarmos, e juntamente seus arredores para nossos animais.

3 E os israelitas deram, pois, de suas possessões, as seguintes cidades com seus arrabaldes aos levitas, segundo a ordem do Senhor:

4 A sorte foi lançada para as famílias dos caatitas; e os levitas, filhos do sacerdote Aarão, obtiveram por sorte treze cidades das tribos de Judá, de Simeão e de Benjamim;

5 os outros filhos de Caat obtiveram por sorte dez cidades das famílias das tribos de Efraim, de Dã e da meia tribo de Manassés.

6 Tocaram por sorte aos filhos de Gérson treze cidades das famílias das tribos de Issacar, de Aser, de Neftali e da meia tribo de Manassés em Basã.

7 Os filhos de Merari, segundo suas famílias, obtiveram doze cidades das tribos de Rubem, de Gad e de Zabulon.

8 Os israelitas deram aos levitas essas cidades com seus arrabaldes, repartindo-as por sorte, como o Senhor tinha ordenado por Moisés.

9 Da tribo dos juditas e da tribo dos filhos de Simeão, deram as cidades cujos nomes seguem.

10 Elas.foram dadas aos filhos de Aarão dentre as famílias dos caatitas, filhos de Levi, a quem caiu a primeira sorte.

11 Foi-lhes dada na montanha de Judá a cidade de Arbé, pai de Enac, que é Hebron, com seus arrabaldes.

12 Os campos, porém, e as aldeias dessa cidade foram dados como propriedade a Caleb, filho de Jefoné.

13 Aos filhos do sacerdote Aarão deram Hebron e seus arrabaldes, a cidade de refúgio para o homicida, assim como Libna com seus arredores,

14 Jeter com seus arredores, Estemo e seus arredores,

15 Holon e seus arredores, Dabir e seus arredores,

16 Ain e seus arredores, Jeta e seus arredores, Betsames e seus arredores; nove cidades dessas duas tribos.

17 Da tribo de Benjamim deram-lhes Gabaon e seus arredores,

18 Gabaa e seus arredores, Anatot e seus arredores, Almon e seus arredores; quatro cidades.

19 Total das cidades dos sacerdotes, filhos de Aarão: treze cidades com seus arredores.

20 Os levitas das outras famílias dos filhos de Caat receberam por sorte cidades da tribo de Efraim.

21 Deram-lhes Siquém, cidade de refúgio para o homicida, e seus arredores, na montanha de Efraim, Geser e seus arredores,

22 Gibsaim e seus arredores, Betoron e seus arredores; quatro cidades.

23 Da tribo de Dã, foram-lhes dadas Elteco e seus arredores,

24 Gabaton e seus arredores, Ajalon e seus arredores, Get-Remon e seus arredores; quatro cidades.

25 Da meia tribo de Manassés: Tanac e seus arredores, Get-Remon e seus arredores; duas cidades.

26 Total: dez cidades com seus arredores para as famílias dos outros filhos de Caat.

27 Aos filhos de Gérson, uma das famílias de Levi, foram dadas da meia tribo de Manassés: Gaulon, cidade de refúgio para o homicida, em Basã, com seus arredores, e Bosra com seus arredores; duas cidades.

28 Da tribo de Issacar, Cesion e seus arredores, Daberet e seus arredores,

29 Jaramote seus arredores, En-Gamin e seus, arredores; quatro cidades.

30 Da tribo de Aser, Masal e seus arredores, Abdon e seus arredores,

31 Helcat e seus arredores, Roob e seus arredores; quatro cidades.

32 Da tribo de Neftali, Cedes na Galiléia, cidade de refúgio para o homicida, e seus arredores, Hamat-Dor e seus arredores. Cartã e seus arredores; três cidades.

33 Total das cidades dos gersonitas segundo suas famílias: treze cidades com seus arredores.

34 Às famílias dos filhos de Merari, o resto dos levitas, deram, da tribo de Zabulon, Jecnão e seus arredores, Carta e seus arredores,

35 Damna e seus arredores, Naalol e seus arredores; quatro cidades;

36 da tribo de Rubem, Basor e seus arredores, Jassa e seus arredores,

37 Cedemot e seus arredores, Mefaat e seus arredores; quatro cidades.

38 Da tribo de Gad: a cidade de refúgio para o homicida, Ramot em Galaad e seus arredores, Manaim e seus arredores,

39 Hesebon e seus arredores, Jaser e seus arredores; ao todo, quatro cidades.

40 Total das cidades dadas por sorte aos filhos de Merari segundo suas famílias, que formavam o resto dos levitas: doze cidades.

41 Total das cidades dos levitas no meio das possessões dos israelitas: quarenta e oito cidades com seus arredores.

42 Cada uma dessas cidades tinha os seus arrabaldes ao redor: assim foi com todas as cidades.

43 Foi assim que o Senhor deu a Israel toda a terra que ele tinha jurado dar a seus pais. Eles possuíram-na e estabeleceram-se nela.

44 E o Senhor deu-lhes repouso em todo o derredor de sua terra, como tinha jurado a seus pais; nenhum dos seus inimigos pôde resistir-lhes, pois o Senhor entregou-os todos nas suas mãos.

45 Não falhou nenhuma de todas as boas palavras que o Senhor tinha dito a Israel. Todas se cumpriram.