1 Then the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites came to Elea'zar 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;
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 pasture lands for our cattle."
3 So by command of the LORD the people of Israel gave to the Levites the following cities and pasture lands out of their inheritance.
4 The lot came out for the families of the Ko'hathites. So those Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, thirteen cities.
5 And the rest of the Ko'hathites received by lot from the families of the tribe of E'phraim, from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manas'seh, ten cities.
6 The Gersonites received by lot from the families of the tribe of Is'sachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naph'tali, and from the half-tribe of Manas'seh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
7 The Merar'ites according to their families received from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zeb'ulun, twelve cities.
8 These cities and their pasture lands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
9 Out of the tribe of Judah and the tribe of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,
10 which went to the descendants of Aaron, one of the families of the Ko'hathites who belonged to the Levites; since the lot fell to them first.
11 They gave them Kir'iath-ar'ba (Arba being the father of Anak), that is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasture lands round about it.
12 But the fields of the city and its villages had been given to Caleb the son of Jephun'neh as his possession.
13 And to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasture lands, Libnah with its pasture lands,
14 Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemo'a with its pasture lands,
15 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
16 A'in with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, Beth-she'mesh with its pasture lands -- nine cities out of these two tribes;
17 then out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
18 An'athoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands -- four cities.
19 The cities of the descendants of Aaron, the priests, were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
20 As to the rest of the Ko'hathites belonging to the Ko'hathite families of the Levites, the cities allotted to them were out of the tribe of E'phraim.
21 To them were given Shechem, the city of refuge for the slayer, with its pasture lands in the hill country of E'phraim, Gezer with its pasture lands,
22 Kib'za-im with its pasture lands, Beth-hor'on with its pasture lands -- four cities;
23 and out of the tribe of Dan, El'teke with its pasture lands, Gib'bethon with its pasture lands,
24 Ai'jalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rim'mon with its pasture lands -- four cities;
25 and out of the half-tribe of Manas'seh, Ta'anach with its pasture lands, and Gath-rim'mon with its pasture lands -- two cities.
26 The cities of the families of the rest of the Ko'hathites were ten in all with their pasture lands.
27 And to the Gershonites, one of the families of the Levites, were given out of the half-tribe of Manas'seh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, and Beesh'terah with its pasture lands -- two cities;
28 and out of the tribe of Is'sachar, Ki'shion with its pasture lands, Dab'erath with its pasture lands,
29 Jarmuth with its pasture lands, En-gan'nim with its pasture lands -- four cities;
30 and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
31 Helkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands -- four cities;
32 and out of the tribe of Naph'tali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ham'moth-dor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands -- three cities.
33 The cities of the several families of the Gershonites were in all thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
34 And to the rest of the Levites, the Merar'ite families, were given out of the tribe of Zeb'ulun, Jok'ne-am with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
35 Dimnah with its pasture lands, Na'halal with its pasture lands -- four cities;
36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
37 Ked'emoth with its pasture lands, and Meph'a-ath with its pasture lands -- four cities;
38 and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the slayer, Mahana'im with its pasture lands,
39 Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands -- four cities in all.
40 As for the cities of the several Merar'ite families, that is, the remainder of the families 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 pasture lands.
42 These cities had each its pasture lands round about it; so it was with all these cities.
43 Thus the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and having taken possession of it, they settled there.
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.
45 Not one of all the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.
Versículos relacionados com Joshua, 21:
Joshua chapter 21 deals with the distribution of the cities of refuge and levitical cities to the Levites within the inheritances of the tribes of Israel. The cities of refuge were cities designated to offer protection to those who accidentally committed homicide, while levitic cities were cities for the Levites, where they could live and serve the Lord.
Exodus 21:13: "But if he did not get ambushed and God has allowed him to fall into his hands, I will designate a place for you where He can escape." This verse talks about the idea of a safe place for someone who accidentally committed murder, which is relevant to the cities of refuge in Joshua 21.
Numbers 35:6-7: "The cities you attribute to the Levites will be six cities of refuge, where someone who kills a person can escape, besides these cities, you will give 42 other cities to the Levites." This verse talks about the attribution of cities of refuge to the Levites, which is relevant to chapter 21 of Joshua, where the cities of refuge are distributed among the tribes.
Leviticus 25:32-33: "With regard to the cities of the Levites, the permanent property of the cities they have will be forever of the Levites; they have the right to perpetual rescue for all their properties in the cities of the Levites." This verse talks about the permanent property of the cities of the Levites, which is relevant to Joshua chapter 21, where levitic cities are distributed among the tribes.
Numbers 35:12: "They will have cities to live and pasture for their flocks, along with their cities given to them." This verse talks about the law of the Levites to cities and pastures for their flocks, which is relevant to Joshua chapter 21, where levitic cities are distributed among the tribes.
Numbers 35:26-28: "But if the killer leaves the limit of the city of refuge for which he fled, and the avenger of the blood finds him outside the limit of the city of refuge and killing him, there will be no bloodshed. Killer should be in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest, which was anointed with holy oil. " This verse talks about the laws governing accidental murder and the need to remain in the city of refuge, which is relevant to Joshua chapter 21, where the cities of refuge are distributed among the tribes.
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