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Joshua 21:25-41 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

25. From half of the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon. The total number of those towns and their grasslands was two.

26. So all of those ten towns and their grasslands were given to the other family groups of Kohath.

27. Here are the towns the family groups of Gershon among the Levites were given. From half of the tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in the land of Bashan. Golan was a city where anyone who was charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Be Eshtarah. The total number of those towns and their grasslands was two.

28. From the tribe of Issachar they received Kishion, Daberath,

29. Jarmuth and En Gannim. The total number of those towns and their grasslands was four.

30. From the tribe of Asher they received Mishal, Abdon,

31. Helkath and Rehob. The total number of those towns and their grasslands was four.

32. From the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee. Kedesh was a city where anyone who was charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Hammoth Dor and Kartan. The total number of those towns and their grasslands was three.

33. So the total number of towns and their grasslands that were given to the family groups of Gershon was 13.

34. The rest of the Levites were from the family groups of Merari. Here are the towns they were given. From the tribe of Zebulun they received Jokneam, Kartah,

35. Dimnah and Nahalal. The total number of those towns and their grasslands was four.

36. From the tribe of Reuben they received Bezer, Jahaz,

37. Kedemoth and Mephaath. The total number of those towns and their grasslands was four.

38. From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead. Ramoth was a city where anyone who was charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Mahanaim,

39. Heshbon and Jazer. The total number of those towns and their grasslands was four.

40. So the total number of towns that were given to the family groups of Merari was 12. That concludes the list of towns the rest of the Levites received.

41. The total number of Levite towns and their grasslands in the territory that was given to Israel was 48.

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