⁷ Merari’s descendants received 12 cities for their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. ⁸ The Israelites gave these cities with pasturelands to Levi’s descendants by drawing lots, as Yahweh had commanded through Moses.

Cities for Kohath’s Descendants

⁹ These are the names of the cities from the tribes of Judah and Simeon