Josué 21 | Nova Versão Internacional

Nova Versão Internacional

As Cidades dos Levitas

1 Os chefes de família dos levitas se aproximaram do sacerdote Eleazar, de Josué, filho de Num, e dos chefes das outras famílias das tribos dos israelitas 2 em Siló, na terra de Canaã, e lhes disseram: “O SENHOR ordenou por meio de Moisés que vocês nos dessem cidades onde pudéssemos habitar e pastagens para os nossos animais”. 3 Por isso, de acordo com a ordem do SENHOR, os israelitas deram da sua própria herança as seguintes cidades com suas pastagens aos levitas: 4 A sorte saiu primeiro para os coatitas, clã por clã. Os levitas, que eram descendentes do sacerdote Arão, receberam treze cidades das tribos de Judá, de Simeão e de Benjamim. 5 Os outros descendentes de Coate receberam dez cidades dos clãs das tribos de Efraim e de Dã, e da metade da tribo de Manassés. 6 Os descendentes de Gérson receberam treze cidades dos clãs das tribos de Issacar, de Aser e de Naftali, e da metade da tribo de Manassés estabelecida em Basã. 7 Os descendentes de Merari, clã por clã, receberam doze cidades das tribos de Rúben, de Gade e de Zebulom. 8 Dessa maneira os israelitas deram aos levitas essas cidades com suas pastagens, como o SENHOR tinha ordenado por meio de Moisés. 9 Das tribos de Judá e de Simeão, os israelitas deram as seguintes cidades, indicadas nominalmente. 10 Foram dadas aos descendentes de Arão que pertenciam aos clãs coatitas dos levitas, pois para eles saiu a primeira sorte: 11 Quiriate-Arba, que é Hebrom, com as suas pastagens ao redor, nos montes de Judá. (Arba era antepassado de Enaque.) 12 Mas os campos e os povoados em torno da cidade foram dados a Calebe, filho de Jefoné, como sua propriedade. 13 Assim, aos descendentes do sacerdote Arão deram Hebrom, cidade de refúgio para os acusados de homicídio, Libna, 14 Jatir, Estemoa, 15 Holom, Debir, 16 Aim, Jutá e Bete-Semes, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram nove cidades dadas por essas duas tribos. 17 Da tribo de Benjamim deram-lhes Gibeom, Geba, 18 Anatote e Almom, cada qual com os seus arredores. Eram quatro cidades. 19 Todas as cidades dadas aos sacerdotes, descendentes de Arão, foram treze; cada qual com os seus arredores. 20 Os outros clãs coatitas dos levitas receberam cidades da tribo de Efraim. 21 Nos montes de Efraim receberam Siquém, cidade de refúgio para os acusados de homicídio, Gezer, 22 Quibzaim e Bete-Horom, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram quatro cidades. 23 Também da tribo de Dã receberam Elteque, Gibetom, 24 Aijalom e Gate-Rimom, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram quatro cidades. 25 Da meia tribo de Manassés receberam Taanaque e Gate-Rimom, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram duas cidades. 26 Todas essas dez cidades e seus arredores foram dadas aos outros clãs coatitas. 27 Os clãs levitas gersonitas receberam da metade da tribo de Manassés: Golã, em Basã, cidade de refúgio para os acusados de homicídio, e Beesterá, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram duas cidades. 28 Receberam da tribo de Issacar: Quisiom, Daberate, 29 Jarmute e En-Ganim, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram quatro cidades. 30 Receberam da tribo de Aser: Misal, Abdom, 31 Helcate e Reobe, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram quatro cidades. 32 Receberam da tribo de Naftali: Quedes, na Galileia, cidade de refúgio dos acusados de homicídio, Hamote-Dor e Cartã, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram três cidades. 33 Todas as cidades dos clãs gersonitas foram treze. 34 Os clãs meraritas, o restante dos levitas, receberam as seguintes cidades: Da tribo de Zebulom: Jocneão, Cartá, 35 Dimna e Naalal, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram quatro cidades. 36 Da tribo de Rúben: Bezer, Jaza, 37 Quedemote e Mefaate, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram quatro cidades. 38 Da tribo de Gade: em Gileade, Ramote, cidade de refúgio dos acusados de homicídio, Maanaim, 39 Hesbom e Jazar, cada qual com os seus arredores. Foram quatro cidades ao todo. 40 Todas as cidades dadas aos clãs meraritas, que eram o restante dos levitas, foram doze. 41 No total, as cidades dos levitas nos territórios dos outros israelitas foram quarenta e oito cidades com os seus arredores. 42 Cada uma de todas essas cidades tinha pastagens ao seu redor. 43 Assim o SENHOR deu aos israelitas toda a terra que tinha prometido sob juramento aos seus antepassados, e eles tomaram posse dela e se estabeleceram ali. 44 O SENHOR lhes concedeu descanso de todos os lados, como tinha jurado aos seus antepassados. Nenhum dos seus inimigos pôde resistir-lhes, pois o SENHOR entregou todos eles em suas mãos. 45 De todas as boas promessas do SENHOR à nação de Israel, nenhuma delas falhou; todas se cumpriram.

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Cities and Pasturelands Allotted to Levi

1 Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites came to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua the son of Nun and to the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the people of Israel. (Nm 34:17; Js 14:1; Js 17:4; Js 19:51)

Nm 34:17Js 14:1Js 17:4Js 19:51

2 And they said to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, “The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to dwell in, along with their pasturelands for our livestock.” (Nm 35:2; Js 18:1) 3 So by command of the Lord the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasturelands out of their inheritance. 4 The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities. (Ex 6:16; Nm 3:17; Js 21:9) 5 And the rest of the Kohathites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. (Js 21:20) 6 The Gershonites received by lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. (Js 21:27) 7 The Merarites according to their clans received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. (Js 21:34) 8 These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses. (Nm 35:2; Js 14:3; Js 21:3) 9 Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name, 10 which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the clans of the Kohathites who belonged to the people of Levi; since the lot fell to them first. (Js 21:4) 11 They gave them Kiriath-arba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasturelands around it. (Js 14:13; Js 20:7; 1 Cr 6:54; Lc 1:39)

Js 14:13Js 20:71 Cr 6:54Lc 1:39

12 But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as his possession. 13 And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands, (Js 10:29; Js 20:7) 14 Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, 15 Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 16 Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands—nine cities out of these two tribes; 17 then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands, (Js 9:3) 18 Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands—four cities. 19 The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. 20 As to the rest of the Kohathites belonging to the Kohathite clans of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of Ephraim. (1 Cr 6:66) 21 To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands, (Js 20:7) 22 Kibzaim with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands—four cities; 23 and out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands, 24 Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—four cities; 25 and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands—two cities. 26 The cities of the clans of the rest of the Kohathites were ten in all with their pasturelands. 27 And to the Gershonites, one of the clans of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands—two cities; (Js 21:21; 1 Cr 6:71) 28 and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, 29 Jarmuth with its pasturelands, En-gannim with its pasturelands—four cities; 30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, 31 Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities; 32 and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands—three cities. (Js 21:21) 33 The cities of the several clans of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasturelands. 34 And to the rest of the Levites, the Merarite clans, were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands, (1 Cr 6:77) 35 Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands—four cities; 36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahaz with its pasturelands, (Js 20:8) 37 Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands—four cities; 38 and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, (Js 13:26; Js 21:36) 39 Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands—four cities in all. (Js 21:38) 40 As for the cities of the several Merarite clans, that is, the remainder of the clans of the Levites, those allotted to them were in all twelve cities. 41 The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the people of Israel were in all forty-eight cities with their pasturelands. (Nm 35:7) 42 These cities each had its pasturelands around it. So it was with all these cities. 43 Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. (Gn 13:15; Gn 15:18; Gn 26:3; Gn 28:4; Gn 28:13)

Gn 13:15Gn 15:18Gn 26:3Gn 28:4Gn 28:13

44 And the Lord gave them rest on every side just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of all their enemies had withstood them, for the Lord had given all their enemies into their hands. (Dt 7:24; Js 2:24; Js 10:8; Js 11:23; Js 23:9)

Dt 7:24Js 2:24Js 10:8Js 11:23Js 23:9

45 Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass. (Js 23:14)