Now then your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt, before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon they shall be mine.

And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he [was] the firstborn; but because of his going up to his father's couch, [his father] gave his blessing to his son Joseph, [even] the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as firstborn;

for Judah [was] very mighty even among his brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing [was] Joseph's).

And they spoke to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord gave commandment by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and the country round about for our livestock.

And the lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.

And the sons of Gershon had thirteen cities, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Nephthali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded Moses, by lot.

to the sons of Aaron of the family of Caath of the sons of Levi, for the lot fell to these.

But the lands of the city, and its villages Joshua gave to the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh for a possession.

and Elom and its suburbs; and Tema and its suburbs;

and Asa and its suburbs; and Tany and its suburbs; and Beth Shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities from these two tribes.

and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

And to the families, [even] the sons of Caath the Levites, that were left of the sons of Caath, there was [given] their priests' city,

and Beth Horon and its suburbs, four cities;

and Aijalon and its suburbs; and Garh Rimmon and its suburbs, four cities.

In all [were given] ten cities, and the suburbs of each belonging to them, to the families of the sons of Caath that remained.

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs; and Daberath and its suburbs;

And out of the tribe of Asher, Basella and its suburbs; and Dabbon and its suburbs;

And of the tribe of Nephthali, the city set apart for the manslayer, Kadesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Nemmath and its suburbs; and Themmon and its suburbs; three cities.

And to the family of the sons of Merari the Levites that remained, [he gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Maan and its suburbs; and Kartah and its suburbs,

And beyond the Jordan over against Jericho, out of the tribe of Reuben, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Bezer in the wilderness; Miso and its suburbs;

And out of the tribe of Gad the city of refuge for the manslayer, both Ramoth in Gilead, and its suburbs; Camin and its suburbs;

All [these] cities [were given] to the sons of Merari according to the families of them that were left out of the tribe of Levi; and their limits were the twelve cities.

a city and the suburbs round about the city to all these cities: and Joshua ceased dividing the land by their borders. And the children of Israel gave a portion to Joshua because of the commandment of the Lord: they gave him the city which he asked. They gave him Thamnasachar in Mount Ephraim; and Joshua built the city, and dwelt in it. And Joshua took the knives of stone in which he circumcised the children of Israel that were born in the desert by the way, and put them in Thamnasachar.

Give orders to the children of Israel, and they shall give to the Levites cities to dwell in from the lot of their possession, and they shall give to the Levites the suburbs of the cities round about them.

And the suburbs of the cities which you shall give to the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outwards two thousand cubits round about.

And you shall give the cities to the Levites, the six cities of refuge which you shall give for the manslayer to flee there, and in addition to these, forty-two cities.

And as for the cities which you shall give out of the possession of the children of Israel, from those [that have] much [you shall give] much, and from those that have less you shall give less: they shall give of their cities to the Levites each one according to his inheritance which they shall inherit.

And these [are] their residences in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Kohathites; for they had the lot.

But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

Jethar and her suburbs, Debir and her suburbs,

And of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba and her suburbs, Alemeth and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs. All their cities [were] thirteen cities according to their families.

And to the sons of Gershon according to their families [there were given] thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the tribe of Asher, of the tribe of Naphtali, and of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

So the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.

And [to the members] of the families of the sons of Kohath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

Jokmeam and her suburbs, Beth Horon and her suburbs,

And of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner and her suburbs, and Bileam and her suburbs, to the sons of Kohath that were left, according to [each] family.

And out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and her suburbs, Daberath and her suburbs,

And of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and her suburbs, Abdon and her suburbs,

And of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and her suburbs, Hammon and her suburbs, and Kirjathaim and her suburbs.

And beyond the Jordan, Jericho west of the Jordan, [they gave] out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and her suburbs, Jahzah and her suburbs,

Out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth Gilead and her suburbs, Mahanaim and her suburbs,