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25 From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon,[a] along with the grazing areas of each—a total of two cities. 26 The rest of the Kohathite clans received ten cities and their grazing areas.

27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities:[b] from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each—a total of two cities;

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 21:25 tn The name “Gath Rimmon” is problematic here, for it appears in the preceding list of Danite cities. The LXX reads Iebatha (Ιεβαθα); 1 Chr 6:55 HT (6:70 ET) reads Bilʿam (בִּלְעָם). Most modern translations retain the name “Gath Rimmon,” however.
  2. Joshua 21:27 tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34).