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Josue 21:4-17 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

4. And the lot came out for the family of Caath of the children of Aaron the priest out of the tribes of Juda, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

5. And to the rest of the children of Caath, that is, to the Levites, who remained, out of the tribes of Ephraim, and of Dan, and the half tribe of Manasses, ten cities.

6. And the lot came out to the children of Gerson, that they should take of the tribes of Issachar and of Aser and of Nephtali, and of the half tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.

7. And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, of the tribes of Ruben and or Cad and of Zabulon, twelve cities.

8. And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses, giving to every one by lot.

9. Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities: whose names are these,

10. To the sons of Aaron, of the families of Caath of the race of Levi (for the first lot came out for them)

11. The city of Arbe the father of Enac, which is called Hebron, in the mountain of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about.

12. But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession.

13. He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof: and Lobna with the suburbs thereof,

14. And Jether and Estemo,

15. And Holon, and Dabir,

16. And Ain, and Jeta, and Bethsames, with their suburbs: nine cities out of the two tribes, as hath been said.

17. And out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Gabaon, and Gabae,

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