New Living Translation

Joshua 21:13-32 New Living Translation (NLT)

13. The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,

14. Jattir, Eshtemoa,

15. Holon, Debir,

16. Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.

17. From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,

18. Anathoth, and Almon—four towns.

19. So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

20. The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim:

21. Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,

22. Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four towns.

23. The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

24. Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four towns.

25. The half-tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two towns.

26. So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.

27. The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.

28. From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath,

29. Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four towns.

30. From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,

31. Helkath, and Rehob—four towns.

32. From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.