³ So in accordance with the Lord's command the people of Israel gave the Levites certain cities and pasture lands out of their own territories.

⁴ The families of the Levite clan of Kohath were the first to be assigned cities. The families who were descended from Aaron the priest were assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. ⁵ The rest of the clan of Kohath was assigned ten cities from the territories of Ephraim, Dan, and West Manasseh.