Josua 21 | New International Version

Towns for the Levites

1 Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribal families of Israel

2 at Shiloh in Canaan and said to them, ‘The Lord commanded through Moses that you give us towns to live in, with pasture-lands for our livestock.’

3 So, as the Lord had commanded, the Israelites gave the Levites the following towns and pasture-lands out of their own inheritance:

4 The first lot came out for the Kohathites, according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.

5 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.

6 The descendants of Gershon were allotted thirteen towns from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

7 The descendants of Merari, according to their clans, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.

8 So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasture-lands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

9 They allotted towns by name from the tribes of Judah and Simeon.

10 The following towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

11 They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasture-land, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

12 But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

13 So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah,

14 Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15 Holon, Debir,

16 Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasture-lands – nine towns from these two tribes.

17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them: Gibeon, Geba,

18 Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasture-lands – four towns.

19 The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasture-lands.

20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:

21 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given: Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,

22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasture-lands – four towns.

23 Also from the tribe of Dan they received: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

24 Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasture-lands – four towns.

25 From half the tribe of Manasseh they received: Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasture-lands – two towns.

26 All these ten towns and their pasture-lands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

27 The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasture-lands – two towns;

28 from the tribe of Issachar: Kishion, Daberath,

29 Jarmuth and En Gannim, together with their pasture-lands – four towns;

30 from the tribe of Asher: Mishal, Abdon,

31 Helkath and Rehob, together with their pasture-lands – four towns;

32 from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Hammoth Dor and Kartan, together with their pasture-lands – three towns.

33 The total number of towns of the Gershonite clans came to thirteen, together with their pasture-lands.

34 The Merarite clans (the rest of the Levites) were given: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

35 Dimnah and Nahalal, together with their pasture-lands – four towns;

36 from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer, Jahaz,

37 Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasture-lands – four towns;

38 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Mahanaim,

39 Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasture-lands – four towns in all.

40 The total number of towns allotted to the Merarite clans, who were the rest of the Levites, came to twelve.

41 The towns of the Levites in the territory held by the Israelites were forty-eight in all, together with their pasture-lands.

42 Each of these towns had pasture-lands surrounding it; this was true for all these towns.

43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.

44 The Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their ancestors. Not one of their enemies withstood them; the Lord gave all their enemies into their hands.

45 Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.

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Leviternas städer

1 Sedan kom ledarna för Levis stam till Silo för att rådgöra med prästen Eleasar och Josua samt de övriga ledarna i Israel.

2 "Herren sa till Mose att ge oss leviter städer där vi kunde bo och betesmark för vår boskap", sa de.

3 Då fick leviterna några av de städer som man nyligen intagit och de jordområden som hörde till dem.

4 Tretton av dessa städer hade ursprungligen tilldelats Judas, Simeons och Benjamins stammar. Städerna gavs till prästen Arons söner bland Kehats barn.

5 De övriga familjerna bland Kehats barn fick tio städer från de områden som tillhörde Efraims, Dans och Manasses stammar.

6 Gersons barn fick genom lottkastning tretton städer. Dessa städer hade tidigare överlämnats till Isaskars, Asers och Naftalis stammar och Manasses halva stam i Basan.

7 Meraris barn fick tolv städer som tillhört Ruben, Gad och Sebulon.

8 Man gjorde alltså som Herren hade befallt Mose, och alla dessa städer valdes genom helig lottdragning inför Herren.

9 De som först fick sitt område var de präster och ättlingar till Aron, som tillhörde Kehats barn i Levis stam. Judas och Simeons stammar gav dem nio städer med kringliggande jordområden. En av städerna hette Hebron och låg i Judeens bergsbygd. Hebron, som var en fristad, hette också Kirjat-Arba. (Arba var far till Anak.) Men fälten bakom staden och de kringliggande byarna gavs åt Kaleb, Jefunnes son. De andra städerna hette: Libna, Jattir, Estemoa, Holon, Debir, Ain, Jutta och Bet-Semes.

17 Benjamins stam gav prästerna följande fyra städer med omkringliggande åkrar: Gibeon, Geba, Anatot och Almon.

19 Sammanlagt gavs alltså tretton städer åt Arons ättlingar.

20 De övriga familjerna bland Kehats barn fick fyra städer från Efraims stam: Sikem (en av fristäderna), Geser, Kibsaim och Bet-Horon.

23 Följande fyra städer med jordområden gavs av Dans stam: Elteke, Gibbeton, Ajalon och Gat-Rimmon.

25 Ena halvan av Manasses stam gav städerna Taanak och Gat-Rimmon med tillhörande jordområden.

26 Sammanlagt fick resten av Kehats barn tio städer med tillhörande jordområden.

27 Gersons barn, en annan del av Levis stam, fick två städer med jordområden av Manasses stam: Golan i Basan (en av fristäderna), och Beestera.

28 Isaskars stam gav fyra städer: Kisjon, Dobrat, Jarmut och En-Gannim.

30 Asers stam gav fyra städer med jordområden: Minal, Abdon, Helkat och Rehob.

32 Naftalis stam gav Kedes i Galileen (en av fristäderna), Hammot-Dor och Kartan.

33 Tretton städer med tillhörande jordområden tilldelades Gersons barn.

34 Resten av Levis stam, Meraris barn, fick fyra städer av Sebulons stam: Jokneam, Karta, Dimna och Nahalal.

36 Ruben gav dem Beser, Jahas, Kedemot och Mefat.

38 Gad gav dem fyra städer med jordområden: Ramot (en av fristäderna), Mahanaim, Hesbon och Jaeser.

40 Meraris barn fick alltså sammanlagt tolv städer.

41 Allt som allt fick leviterna fyrtioåtta städer med tillhörande jordområden.

Fred i hela landet

43 På så sätt gav Herren Israel hela det land han hade lovat deras förfäder, och de drog in i det och bosatte sig där.

44 Och Herren gav dem fred, precis som han hade lovat, och ingen kunde stå emot dem. Herren hjälpte dem, så att de kunde besegra alla sina fiender,

45 och allt gott Herren hade lovat dem gick i uppfyllelse.

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