6 ⁵⁴ These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the families of Kohathites, for theirs was the lot, 6 ⁵⁵ to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasture lands, 6 ⁵⁶ but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 6 ⁵⁷ To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, 6 ⁵⁸ Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, 6 ⁵⁹ Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; 6 ⁶⁰ and from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Alemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.

6 ⁶¹ To the rest of the Kohathites were given by lot out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. 6 ⁶² To the Gershomites according to their families were allotted thirteen cities out of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan. 6 ⁶³ To the Merarites according to their families were allotted twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 6 ⁶⁴ So the people of Israel gave the Levites the cities with their pasture lands. 6 ⁶⁵ They also gave them by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities which are mentioned by name.

6 ⁶⁶ And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim. 6 ⁶⁷ They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasture lands, 6 ⁶⁸ Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands, 6 ⁶⁹ Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands, 6 ⁷⁰ and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the families of the Kohathites.

6 ⁷¹ To the Gershomites were given out of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands; 6 ⁷² and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, 6 ⁷³ Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands; 6 ⁷⁴ out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, 6 ⁷⁵ Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands; 6 ⁷⁶ and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands. 6 ⁷⁷ To the rest of the Merarites were allotted out of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands, 6 ⁷⁸ and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the steppe with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands, 6 ⁷⁹ Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands; 6 ⁸⁰ and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands, 6 ⁸¹ Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.