^39 [a]The following were their dwelling places, by encampments in their territories. To the sons of Aaron who belonged to the clan of the Kohathites, since the lot fell to them, ⁴⁰ was assigned Hebron in the land of Judah, with its adjacent pasture lands. ⁴¹ However, the open country and the villages belonging to the city had been given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. ⁴² There were assigned to the sons of Aaron: Hebron a city of refuge, Libnah with its pasture lands, Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, ⁴³ Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, ⁴⁴ Ashan with its pasture lands, Jetta with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands. ⁴⁵ Also from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, Almon with its pasture lands, Anathoth with its pasture lands. In all, they had thirteen cities with their pasture lands. ⁴⁹ The Israelites assigned these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, ⁵⁰ designating them by name and assigning them by lot from the tribes of the Judahites, Simeonites, and Benjaminites.

⁴⁶ The other Kohathites obtained ten cities by lot for their clans from the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. ⁴⁷ The clans of the Gershonites obtained thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. ⁴⁸ The clans of the Merarites obtained twelve cities by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

⁵¹ The clans of the Kohathites obtained cities by lot from the tribe of Ephraim. ⁵² They were assigned cities of refuge: Shechem in the mountain region of Ephraim, with its pasture lands, Gezer with its pasture lands, ⁵³ Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands. ⁵⁴ From the tribe of Dan: Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands. ⁵⁵ From the half-tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasture lands and Ibleam with its pasture lands. These belonged to the rest of the Kohathite clan.

⁵⁶ The clans of the Gershonites received from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands. ⁵⁷ From the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, ⁵⁸ Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Engannim with its pasture lands. ⁵⁹ From the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, ⁶⁰ Hilkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands. ⁶¹ From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.

⁶² The rest of the Merarites received from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands, Rimmon with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands. ⁶³ Across the Jordan at Jericho (that is, east of the Jordan) they received from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands, ⁶⁴ Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands. ⁶⁵ From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands, ⁶⁶ Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.