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1 Chronicles 6:60-66 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

60. From the tribe of Benjamin they got the cities of Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth. They got all the cities and the fields around them. Thirteen cities were given to the Kohath families.

61. The rest of Kohath’s descendants got ten towns from half the tribe of Manasseh.

62. The tribes that were the descendants of Gershon got 13 cities. They got the cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of Manasseh living in the area of Bashan.

63. The tribes that were the descendants of Merari got 12 cities. They got the cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. They got them by throwing lots.

64. So the Israelites gave those towns and fields to the Levites.

65. All those cities came from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. They decided which Levite family got which city by throwing lots.

66. The tribe of Ephraim gave some of the Kohath families some towns. Those towns were chosen by throwing lots.