⁷ The sons of Merari according to their families ^[a]received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.

⁸ Now the ^(A)sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the Lord had commanded ^[b]through Moses.

⁹ They gave these cities which are here mentioned by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;