8. By drawing lots, the people of Israel assigned these cities and their pasture lands to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
9. These are the names of the cities from the territories of Judah and Simeon which were given
10. to the descendants of Aaron who were of the clan of Kohath, which was descended from Levi. Their assignment was the first to be made.
11. They were given the city of Arba (Arba was Anak's father), now called Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasture land surrounding it.
12. However, the fields of the city, as well as its towns, had already been given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
13. In addition to Hebron (one of the cities of refuge), the following cities were assigned to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Libnah,
14. Jattir, Eshtemoa,
15. Holon, Debir,
16. Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands: nine cities from the tribes of Judah and Simeon.
17. From the territory of Benjamin they were given four cities: Gibeon, Geba,
18. Anathoth, and Almon, with their pasture lands.
19. Thirteen cities in all, with their pasture lands, were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
20. The other families of the Levite clan of Kohath were assigned some cities from the territory of Ephraim.
21. They were given four cities: Shechem and its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim (one of the cities of refuge), Gezer,
22. Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, with their pasture lands.
23. From the territory of Dan they were given four cities: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,
24. Aijalon, and Gathrimmon, with their pasture lands.
25. From the territory of West Manasseh they were given two cities: Taanach and Gathrimmon, with their pasture lands.
26. These families of the clan of Kohath received ten cities in all, with their pasture lands.
27. Another group of Levites, the clan of Gershon, received from the territory of East Manasseh two cities: Golan in Bashan (one of the cities of refuge) and Beeshterah, with their pasture lands.