Joshua 21:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³ Since the Lord had said this, the leaders of the other Israelite tribes agreed to give some of the towns and pastures from their tribal lands to Levi. ⁴ The leaders asked the Lord to show them^[a] in what order the clans of Levi would be given towns, and which towns each clan would receive.

The Kohath clans were first. The descendants of Aaron, Israel's first priest,^[b] were given 13 towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. ⁵ The other members of the Kohath clans received 10 towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and West Manasseh.