Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were sent to live with the tribe of Benjamin.

利未人中有几班曾住在犹大地归于便雅悯的。

在犹大地区的利未人中，有些已归属便雅悯。

在犹大地区的利未人中，有些已归属便雅悯。

一些原本住在犹大的利未人被安顿在便雅悯。

有些利未人曾经住在犹大地，却归到便雅悯地。

利未人中有幾班曾住在猶大地歸於便雅憫的。

在猶大地區的利未人中，有些已歸屬便雅憫。

在猶大地區的利未人中，有些已歸屬便雅憫。

一些原本住在猶大的利未人被安頓在便雅憫。

有些利未人曾經住在猶大地，卻歸到便雅憫地。

利未人之中有幾班曾住在猶大的、已歸於便雅憫。

利未人昔居猶大者、有數班歸於便雅憫、

利未人析居、半在猶大、半在便雅憫、

利未人分居、有居猶大者、有居便雅憫者、

Some of the divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.

Some of the groups of the Levites from Judah made their homes in the territory of Benjamin.

And certain divisions of the Levites in Judah were assigned to Benjamin.

Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

And from the Levites, some divisions in Judah belonged to Benjamin.

Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.

And of the Levites[ were] divisions[ in] Judah,[ and] in Benjamin.

Some of the Judean divisions of the Levites settled in Benjamin.

Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.

This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath.This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron( a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,Holon, Debir,Ain, Juttah, and Beth shemesh.And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron.The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites.The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.The descendants of Kohath were given the following towns from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands:Shechem( a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer,Jokmeam, Beth horon,Aijalon, and Gath rimmon.The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan( in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath,Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands.From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon,Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands.From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.The remaining descendants of Merari received the towns of Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmon, and Tabor from the territory of Zebulun, each with its pasturelands.From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer( a desert town), Jahaz,Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands.And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands.

Then the leaders of the tribe of Levi came to consult with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the other tribes of Israel.They came to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said,“ The Lord commanded Moses to give us towns to live in and pasturelands for our livestock.”So by the command of the Lord the people of Israel gave the Levites the following towns and pasturelands out of their own grants of land.The descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, were allotted thirteen towns that were originally assigned to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.The other families of the Kohathite clan were allotted ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half tribe of Manasseh.The clan of Gershon was allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.So the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.The Israelites gave the following towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeonto the descendants of Aaron, who were members of the Kohathite clan within the tribe of Levi, since the sacred lot fell to them first:Kiriath arba( that is, Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, along with its surrounding pasturelands.( Arba was an ancestor of Anak.)But the open fields beyond the town and the surrounding villages were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron( a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,Jattir, Eshtemoa,Holon, Debir,Ain, Juttah, and Beth shemesh— nine towns from these two tribes.From the tribe of Benjamin the priests were given the following towns with their pasturelands: Gibeon, Geba,Anathoth, and Almon— four towns.So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were given to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.The rest of the Kohathite clan from the tribe of Levi was allotted the following towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Ephraim:Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim( a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,Kibzaim, and Beth horon— four towns.The following towns and pasturelands were allotted to the priests from the tribe of Dan: Eltekeh, Gibbethon,Aijalon, and Gath rimmon— four towns.The half tribe of Manasseh allotted the following towns with their pasturelands to the priests: Taanach and Gath rimmon— two towns.So in all, ten towns with their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clan.The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan( a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be eshterah— two towns.From the tribe of Issachar they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kishion, Daberath,Jarmuth, and En gannim— four towns.From the tribe of Asher they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Mishal, Abdon,Helkath, and Rehob— four towns.From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee( a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth dor, and Kartan— three towns.So in all, thirteen towns with their pasturelands were allotted to the clan of Gershon.The rest of the Levites— the Merari clan— were given the following towns with their pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,Dimnah, and Nahalal— four towns.From the tribe of Reuben they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Bezer, Jahaz,Kedemoth, and Mephaath— four towns.From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead( a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,Heshbon, and Jazer— four towns.So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty eight.Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.So the Lord gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.And the Lord gave them rest on every side, just as he had solemnly promised their ancestors. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the Lord helped them conquer all their enemies.Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.

A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob; I will disperse them throughout Israel.