Catholic Public Domain Version
"And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot. "
— Joshua 21:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.”
“And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded by Moses. ”
“The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.”
“So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses.”
“And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot.”
“All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.”
“And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.”
And to the remainder of the sons of Kohath, that is, to the Levites who were left over, there went, from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
And next the lot went out to the sons of Gershon, so that they would receive, from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali, and from the one half tribe of Manasseh at Bashan: the number of thirteen cities.
And to the sons of Merari, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun, there went twelve cities.
And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.
From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:
to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them,)
the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.