New American Bible, Revised Edition

Joshua 21:25-41 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

25. From the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.

26. These cities which with their pasture lands belonged to the rest of the Kohathite clans were ten in all.

27. The Gershonite clan of the Levites received from the half-tribe of Manasseh the city of refuge for homicides at Golan in Bashan, with its pasture lands; and also Beth-Astharoth with its pasture lands: two cities.

28. From the tribe of Issachar they obtained Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

29. Jarmuth with its pasture lands, and En-gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.

30. From 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. From the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for homicides at Kedesh in Galilee, with its pasture lands; also Hammath with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.

33. The cities which belonged to the Gershonite clans, with their pasture lands, were thirteen in all.

34. The Merarite clans, the last of the Levites, received, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,

35. Dimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.

36. Also, across the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, the city of refuge for homicides at Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,

37. Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.

38. From the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for homicides at Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

39. Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.

40. The cities allotted to the Merarite clans, the last of the Levites, were therefore twelve in all.

41. Thus the total number of cities within the territory of the Israelites which, with their pasture lands, belonged to the Levites, was forty-eight.