“ Concerning the Levitical cities, the Levites always have the right to redeem houses in the cities they possess.

然而利未人所得为业的城邑，其中的房屋，利未人可以随时赎回。

至于利未人所得为业的城镇，利未人可以随时赎回他们城镇中的房屋。

至于利未人所得为业的城镇，利未人可以随时赎回他们城镇中的房屋。

在利未人的城邑里，利未人有权随时赎回所卖的房子。

至于利未人的城，就是他们所得为业的城，其中的房屋，利未人有随时可以赎回的权利。

然而利未人所得為業的城邑，其中的房屋，利未人可以隨時贖回。

至於利未人所得為業的城鎮，利未人可以隨時贖回他們城鎮中的房屋。

至於利未人所得為業的城鎮，利未人可以隨時贖回他們城鎮中的房屋。

在利未人的城邑裡，利未人有權隨時贖回所賣的房子。

至於利未人的城，就是他們所得為業的城，其中的房屋，利未人有隨時可以贖回的權利。

惟獨利未人的城、他們所得為產業的城、其中的房屋、利未人有隨時贖回的權利。

惟利未族之邑、即其業中諸邑之宅、隨時可贖、

惟利未族之邑、與邑中之宅、利未人隨時可贖。

利未人所得為業之城邑、其中利未人之宅、隨時可贖、

“‘ The Levites always have the right to redeem their houses in the Levitical towns, which they possess.

“‘ The Levites always have the right to buy back their houses in the towns that belong to them.

As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem at any time the houses in the cities they possess.

“ The Levites always have the right to buy back a house they have sold within the towns allotted to them.

“ Concerning the Levitical cities, the Levites always have the right to redeem houses in the cities they possess.

As for the cities of the Levites, the Levites have a permanent right of redemption for the houses of the cities which are their possession.

Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, and the houses in the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time.

Nevertheless the cities of the Levites, the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites,[ and] the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

As for the cities of the Levites, the houses in the cities which they possess, the Levites must have a perpetual right of redemption.

“‘ Nevertheless, in the cities of the Levites, the Levites may redeem the houses in the cities of their possession at any time.

The Lord again spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho:“ Command the Israelites to give cities out of their hereditary property for the Levites to live in and pastureland around the cities.The cities will be for them to live in, and their pasturelands will be for their herds, flocks, and all their other animals.The pasturelands of the cities you are to give the Levites will extend from the city wall 500 yards on every side.Measure 1,000 yards outside the city for the east side, 1,000 yards for the south side, 1,000 yards for the west side, and 1,000 yards for the north side, with the city in the center. This will belong to them as pasturelands for the cities.“ The cities you give the Levites will include six cities of refuge, which you must provide so that the one who kills someone may flee there; in addition to these, give 42 other cities.The total number of cities you give the Levites will be 48, along with their pasturelands.Of the cities that you give from the Israelites’ territory, you should take more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one. Each tribe is to give some of its cities to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance it receives.”

The heads of the Levite families approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.At Shiloh, in the land of Canaan, they told them,“ The Lord commanded through Moses that we be given cities to live in, with their pasturelands for our livestock.”So the Israelites, by the Lord’s command, gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands from their inheritance.The lot came out for the Kohathite clans: The Levites who were the descendants of Aaron the priest received 13 cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.The remaining descendants of Kohath received 10 cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half the tribe of Manasseh.Gershon’s descendants received 13 cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and half the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.Merari’s descendants received 12 cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeonto the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because they received the first lot.They gave them Kiriath-arba( that is, Hebron) with its surrounding pasturelands in the hill country of Judah. Arba was the father of Anak.But they gave the fields and villages of the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.They gave to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,Ain with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands— nine cities from these two tribes.From the tribe of Benjamin they gave: Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands— four cities.All 13 cities with their pasturelands were for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.The allotted cities to the remaining clans of Kohath’s descendants, who were Levites, came from the tribe of Ephraim.The Israelites gave them: Shechem, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,Kibzaim with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands— four cities.From the tribe of Dan they gave: Elteke with its pasturelands, Gibbethon with its pasturelands,Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands— four cities.From half the tribe of Manasseh they gave: Taanach with its pasturelands and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands— two cities.All 10 cities with their pasturelands were for the clans of Kohath’s other descendants.From half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave to the descendants of Gershon, who were one of the Levite clans: Golan, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands in Bashan, and Beeshterah with its pasturelands— two cities.From the tribe of Issachar they gave: Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,Jarmuth with its pasturelands, and En-gannim with its pasturelands— four cities.From the tribe of Asher they gave: Mishal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands— four cities.From the tribe of Naphtali they gave: Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands— three cities.All 13 cities with their pasturelands were for the Gershonites by their clans.From the tribe of Zebulun, they gave to the clans of the descendants of Merari, who were the remaining Levites: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,Dimnah with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands— four cities.From the tribe of Reuben they gave: Bezer with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands— four cities.From the tribe of Gad they gave: Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the one who commits manslaughter, with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands— four cities in all.All 12 cities were allotted to the clans of Merari’s descendants, the remaining Levite clans.Within the Israelite possession there were 48 cities in all with their pasturelands for the Levites.Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.So the Lord gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled there.The Lord gave them rest on every side according to all He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies were able to stand against them, for the Lord handed over all their enemies to them.None of the good promises the Lord had made to the house of Israel failed. Everything was fulfilled.