Joshua 21
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Towns for the Levites
21 The leaders of the Levite families came to speak to Joshua, son of Nun. Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the other tribes were also there. 2 They met at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. The Levites said, ‘The Lord told Moses that you must give us towns to live in, as well as land for our animals.’[a]
3 So the Israelites did as the Lord had told them. They gave to the Levites towns to live in and land for their animals. They gave these from their own land.
4 They gave towns first to the clans of Kohath. They gave 13 towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin. They gave these to Levites who were descendants of Aaron, the priest. 5 They also gave to the other descendants of Kohath, towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and the west half of Manasseh.
6 Then they gave 13 towns to the descendants of Gershon. Those towns came from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the east half of Manasseh in Bashan.
7 They gave 12 towns to the descendants of Merari. Those towns came from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
8 In that way, the Israelites gave these towns to the Levites, as well as land for their animals. They used lots to do it. They did as the Lord had told Moses to do.
9 These are the names of the towns that the tribes of Simeon and Judah gave to the Levites. 10 The Kohathite clans who were descendants of Aaron received these towns, because God chose them first.
11 They received Kiriath Arba (or Hebron), with land near to it, in the hill country of Judah. Arba was the father of Anak. 12 But the fields and villages near Hebron belonged to Caleb, son of Jephunneh. 13 Hebron was one of the safe cities. The descendants of Aaron, the priest, received Hebron, Libnah, 14 Jattir, Eshtemoa, 15 Holon, Debir, 16 Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, as well as their fields. These two tribes gave them nine towns. 17 Benjamin's tribe also gave four towns to them: Gibeon, Geba, 18 Anathoth and Almon, as well as their fields.
19 So the priests, descendants of Aaron, received 13 towns with their fields.
20 The tribe of Ephraim gave some towns to Levites from other clans of Kohath. 21 They gave them Shechem, a safe city, in the hill country of Ephraim, as well as Gezer, 22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon, with their fields. That was four towns. 23 The tribe of Dan gave them Eltekeh, Gibbethon, 24 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon. That was another four towns with their fields. 25 The west half tribe of Manasseh gave them Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their fields. That was two towns.
26 So these Kohathite clans received ten towns with their fields.
27 The Levites from the clans of Gershon received these towns. The east half tribe of Manasseh gave them Golan in Bashan, a safe city, and Be Eshtarah. That was two towns, as well as their fields. 28 The tribe of Issachar gave them Kishion, Daberath, 29 Jarmuth and En Gannim, with their fields. That was another four towns. 30 The tribe of Asher gave them Mishal, Abdon, 31 Helkath and Rehob, with their fields. That was four more towns. 32 The tribe of Naphtali gave them Kedesh in Galilee, a safe city, Hammoth Dor and Kartan, with their fields. That was three towns.
33 So the clans of Gershon received 13 cities with their fields.
34 The other Levites were from the clan of Merari. The tribe of Zebulun gave them Jokneam, Kartah, 35 Dimnah and Nahalal. That was four towns, as well as their fields. 36 The tribe of Reuben gave them Bezer, Jahaz, 37 Kedemoth and Mephaath, with their fields. That was four towns. 38 The tribe of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead, a safe city, Mahanaim, 39 Heshbon and Jazer, with their fields. That was four more towns.
40 So the clans of Merari received 12 towns. That was all the Levite clans.
41 The Levites received 48 towns in the land of the Israelite people. 42 Each of these towns had its own fields round it, for animals to eat the grass.
43 That is how the Lord gave the land to all the Israelite people. He had promised their ancestors that he would give the land to them. They took it from the people who had lived there, and then they lived there themselves. 44 The Lord let them live there safely, as he had promised to their ancestors. The Lord made them stronger than their enemies, so nobody could attack them. 45 The Lord did all the good things that he had promised to do for the people of Israel. He did not fail to do anything that he had promised.
Footnotes
- 21:2 The Levites did not have any land of their own.
Joshua 21
Living Bible
21 Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to Shiloh to consult with Eleazar the priest and with Joshua and the leaders of the various tribes.
2 “The Lord instructed Moses to give cities to us Levites for our homes, and pastureland for our cattle,” they said.
3 So they were given some of the recently conquered cities with their pasturelands. 4 Thirteen of these cities had been assigned originally to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. These were given to some of the priests of the Kohath division (of the tribe of Levi, descendants of Aaron). 5 The other families of the Kohath division were given ten cities from the territories of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 6 The Gershon division received thirteen cities, selected by sacred lot in the area of Bashan. These cities were given by the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 7 The Merari division received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 8 So the Lord’s command to Moses was obeyed, and the cities and pasturelands were assigned by the toss of the sacred dice.
9-16 First to receive their assignment were the priests—the descendants of Aaron, who was a member of the Kohath division of the Levites. The tribes of Judah and Simeon gave them the nine cities[a] listed below, with their surrounding pasturelands:
Hebron, in the Judean hills, as a City of Refuge—it was also called Kiriath-arba (Arba was the father of Anak)—although the fields beyond the city and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh; Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Holon, Debir, Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh.
17-18 The tribe of Benjamin gave them these four cities and their pasturelands: Gibeon, Gaba, Anathoth, and Almon. 19 So in all, thirteen cities were given to the priests—the descendants of Aaron.
20-22 The other families of the Kohath division received four cities[b] and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim: Shechem (a City of Refuge), Gezer, Kibza-im, and Beth-horon.
23-24 The following four cities and pasturelands were given by the tribe of Dan: Elteke, Gibbethon, Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.
25 The half-tribe of Manasseh gave the cities of Taanach and Gath-rimmon with their surrounding pasturelands.
26 So the total number of cities and pasturelands given to the remainder of the Kohath division was ten.
27 The descendants of Gershon, another division of the Levites, received two cities and pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan, in Bashan (a City of Refuge), and Beeshterah.
28-29 The tribe of Issachar gave four cities: Kishion, Daberath, Jarmuth, and Engannim.
30-31 The tribe of Asher gave four cities and pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon, Helkath, and Rehob.
32 The tribe of Naphtali gave: Kedesh, in Galilee (a City of Refuge), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan.
33 So thirteen cities with their pasturelands were assigned to the division of Gershon.
34-35 The remainder of the Levites—the Merari division—were given four cities by the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, Dimnah, and Nahalal.
36-37 Reuben gave them: Bezer, Jahaz, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. 38-39 Gad gave them four cities with pasturelands: Ramoth (a City of Refuge), Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer.
40 So the Merari division of the Levites was given twelve cities in all.
41-42 The total number of cities and pasturelands given to the Levites came to forty-eight.
43 So in this way the Lord gave to Israel all the land he had promised to their ancestors, and they went in and conquered it and lived there. 44 And the Lord gave them peace, just as he had promised, and no one could stand against them; the Lord helped them destroy all their enemies. 45 Every good thing the Lord had promised them came true.
Footnotes
- Joshua 21:9 the nine cities, implied in v. 16, where a subtotal is indicated in the original text.
- Joshua 21:20 four cities, implied in v. 22, where the total appears in the text.
Josue 21
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang mga Bayan para sa mga Levita
21 Ang mga pinuno ng mga Levita ay pumunta kina Eleazar na pari, Josue na anak ni Nun at sa mga pinuno ng bawat lahi ng Israel 2 doon sa Shilo sa lupain ng Canaan. Sinabi nila, “Nag-utos ang Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises na bigyan kami ng mga bayan na titirhan namin at mga pastulan para sa mga hayop namin.” 3 Kaya ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon, binigyan ang mga Levita ng mga bayan at mga pastulan mula sa mga lupain ng mga Israelita.
4 Ang unang nakatanggap ng lupain ay ang mga angkan ni Kohat. Ang mga Levita na mula sa angkan ni Aaron ay kabilang sa angkan ni Kohat. Nakatanggap sila ng 13 bayan na galing sa lupain ng mga lahi nina Juda, Simeon at Benjamin. 5 Ang ibang mga angkan ni Kohat ay binigyan ng 10 bayan mula sa lupain ng mga lahi nina Efraim, Dan at ng kalahating lahi ni Manase.
6 Ang mga angkan ni Gershon ay binigyan ng 13 bayan mula sa lupain ng mga lahi nina Isacar, Asher, Naftali at ng kalahating lahi ni Manase sa Bashan.
7 Ang mga angkan ni Merari ay binigyan ng 12 bayan mula sa lupain ng mga lahi nina Reuben, Gad at Zebulun.
8 Kaya sa paraan ng palabunutan, binigyan ng mga Israelita ang mga Levita ng mga bayan at mga pastulan, ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.
9-10 Ito ang mga pangalan ng mga bayan na mula sa lupain ng mga lahi nina Simeon at Juda na ibinigay sa mga angkan ni Aaron. Sila ang mga angkan ni Kohat na mga Levita. Sila ang unang nabunot na bibigyan ng mga bayan. 11 Ibinigay sa kanila ang Kiriat Arba (na siyang Hebron), sa kabundukan ng Juda, kasama na ang mga pastulan sa paligid nito. (Si Arba ang ama[a] ni Anak). 12 Pero ang mga bukirin ng lungsod at ang mga baryo sa paligid nito ay ibinigay na kay Caleb na anak ni Jefune bilang bahagi niya. 13 Kaya ibinigay sa mga angkan ni Aaron ang Hebron na isa sa mga lungsod na tanggulan, kung saan makakapagtago ang taong nakapatay nang hindi sinasadya. Ibinigay din sa kanila ang Libna, 14 Jatir, Estemoa, 15 Holon, Debir, 16 Ayin, Juta at Bet Shemesh, kasama ang mga pastulan nila. Siyam na bayan lahat mula sa lupain ng mga lahi nina Simeon at Juda.
17-18 Binigyan din sila ng apat na bayan mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Benjamin. Ito ay ang Gibeon, Geba, Anatot at Almon, kasama ang mga pastulan nito.
19 Ang natanggap ng mga pari na angkan ni Aaron ay 13 bayan lahat, kasama ang mga pastulan nito.
20-22 Ang ibang angkan ni Kohat na mga Levita ay nakatanggap ng apat na bayan mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Efraim. Ito ay ang Shekem (sa kabundukan ng Efraim na isa sa mga lungsod na tanggulan, kung saan makakapagtago ang tao na nakapatay nang hindi sinasadya), ang Gezer, Kibzaim at Bet Horon, kasama ang mga pastulan nito.
23-24 Binigyan din sila ng apat na bayan mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Dan. Ito ay ang Elteke, Gibeton, Ayalon at Gat Rimon, kasama ang mga pastulan nito.
25-26 At mula naman sa lupain ng kalahating lahi ni Manase sa kanluran, natanggap nila ang dalawang bayan: ang Taanac at Gat Rimon, kasama ang mga pastulan ng nito. Ang natanggap ng ibang mga angkan ni Kohat ay 10 bayan lahat, kasama ang mga pastulan nito.
27 Ang mga angkan ni Gershon na mga Levita ay nakatanggap ng dalawang bayan mula sa lupain ng kalahating lahi ni Manase sa silangan. Ito ay ang Golan sa Bashan (na isa sa mga lungsod na tanggulan, kung saan makakapagtago ang taong nakapatay nang hindi sinasadya) at ang Be Eshtara, kasama ang mga pastulan nito. 28-29 Binigyan din sila ng apat na bayan mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Isacar. Ito ay ang Kishion, Daberat, Jarmut, En Ganim, kasama ang mga pastulan nito. 30-31 At mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Asher, natanggap nila ang apat na bayan: ang Mishal, Abdon, Helkat at Rehob, kasama ang mga pastulan nito. 32-33 Binigyan pa sila ng tatlong bayan mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Naftali. Ito ay ang Kedesh sa Galilea (isa ito sa mga lungsod na tanggulan, kung saan makakapagtago ang taong nakapatay nang hindi sinasadya), ang Hamot Dor at ang Kartan kasama ang mga pastulan nito. Ang natanggap ng mga angkan ni Gershon ay 13 bayan lahat, kasama ang mga pastulan nito.
34-35 Ang mga natirang Levita – ang mga angkan ni Merari – ay nakatanggap ng apat na bayan mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Zebulun. Ito ay ang Jokneam, Karta, Dimna at Nahalal kasama ang mga pastulan nito. 36-37 Binigyan din sila ng apat na bayan mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Reuben. Ito ay ang Bezer, Jahaz, Kedemot at Mefaat, kasama ang mga pastulan nito. 38-39 Binigyan din sila ng apat na bayan mula sa lupain ng lahi ni Gad. Ito ay ang Ramot sa Gilead (na isa sa mga lungsod na tanggulan, kung saan makakapagtago ang taong nakapatay nang hindi sinasadya), ang Mahanaim, Heshbon at Jazer, kasama ang mga pastulan nito.
40 Ang natanggap ng mga angkan ni Merari na Levita ay 12 bayan lahat kasama ang mga pastulan nito.
41-42 Ang natanggap ng mga Levita na mula sa lupain na pagmamay-ari ng mga Israelita ay 48 bayan lahat, kasama ang kani-kanilang pastulan.
43 Kaya ibinigay ng Panginoon sa Israel ang lahat ng lupain na ipinangako niya sa mga ninuno nila. Sinakop nila ang mga ito at doon nanirahan. 44 Binigyan sila ng Panginoon ng kapahingahan sa mga kalaban nila sa paligid ayon sa ipinangako ng Panginoon sa mga ninuno nila. Hindi sila natalo ng mga kalaban nila dahil pinagtagumpay sila ng Panginoon sa lahat ng kalaban nila. 45 Tinupad ng Panginoon ang lahat ng ipinangako niya sa mga mamamayan ng Israel.
Footnotes
- 21:11 ama: o, ninuno.
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