8. And so the sons of Israel gave cities and their suburbs to the Levites, just as the Lord instructed by the hand of Moses, distributing to each by lot.
9. From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:
10. to the sons of Aaron, of the families of Kohath of the stock of Levi, (for the first lot went out for them,)
11. the city of Arba, the father of Anak, which is called Hebron, on the mountain of Judah, and its surrounding suburbs.
12. Yet truly, the fields and its villages he had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as a possession.
13. Therefore, he gave to the sons of Aaron the priest, Hebron as a city of refuge, as well as its suburbs, and Libnah, with its suburbs,
14. and Jattir, and Eshtemoa,
15. and Holon, and Debir,
16. and Ain, and Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, with their suburbs: nine cities from two tribes, just as has been said.
17. Then, from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, he gave Gibeon, and Geba,
18. and Anathoth, and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.
19. All the cities together of the sons of Aaron, the priest, were thirteen, with their suburbs.
20. Yet truly, the remainder of the families of the sons of Kohath, of the stock of Levi, were given this possession:
21. from the tribe of Ephraim, Shechem, one of the cities of refuge, with its suburbs, on mount Ephraim, and Gezer,
22. and Kibzaim, and Beth-horon, with their suburbs, four cities;
23. and from the tribe of Dan, Elteke and Gibbethon,
24. and Aijalon and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, four cities;
25. then, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and Gath-Rimmon, with their suburbs, two cities.
26. All the cities were ten, with their suburbs; these were given to the sons of Kohath, of the lesser degree.
27. Likewise, to the sons of Gershon, of the stock of Levi, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, went Golan in Bashan, one of the cities of refuge, and Bosra, with their suburbs, two cities;