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Joshua 21:8-27 New International Version (NIV)

8. So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

9. From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name

10. (these towns were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them):

11. They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

12. But the fields and villages around the city they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

13. So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron (a city of refuge for one accused of murder), Libnah,

14. Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15. Holon, Debir,

16. Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes.

17. And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,

18. Anathoth and Almon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

19. The total number of towns for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, came to thirteen, together with their pasturelands.

20. The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:

21. In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,

22. Kibzaim and Beth Horon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

23. Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

24. Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—four towns.

25. From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.

26. All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

27. The Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Be Eshterah, together with their pasturelands—two towns;