FLOGVIT
.bible

JosuéChapitre 21

Ce chapitre n'est pas encore disponible en français — texte original affiché.

+ Texte secondaireTexte original← PrécédentSuivant →Contribuer
The heads of the Levite families came to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
At Shiloh in the land of Canaan they said to them, "The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities to live in, with pastureland for our livestock."
So, at the LORD's command, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands out of their own inheritance.
The lot came out for the clans of the Kohathites. The descendants of Aaron the priest, who were Levites, received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
The rest of the Kohathites received ten cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
So the Israelites gave the Levites these cities with their pasturelands by lot, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they assigned the following cities, here listed by name:
These cities went to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, since the first lot fell to them.
They were given Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron, in the hill country of Judah—Arba being the ancestor of Anak—along with the pastureland around it.
But the fields and villages belonging to the city they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.
So to the descendants of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron, a city of refuge for anyone accused of murder, with its pastureland, and Libnah with its pastureland,
Jattir with its pastureland, Eshtemoa with its pastureland,
Ain with its pastureland, Juttah with its pastureland, and Beth Shemesh with its pastureland—nine cities from these two tribes.
From the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon with its pastureland, Geba with its pastureland,
Anathoth with its pastureland, and Almon with its pastureland—four cities.
In all, the cities of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, numbered thirteen, together with their pasturelands.
The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites received their cities by lot from the tribe of Ephraim.
They were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, a city of refuge for anyone accused of murder, with its pastureland, and Gezer with its pastureland,
Kibzaim with its pastureland, and Beth Horon with its pastureland—four cities.
From the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh with its pastureland, Gibbethon with its pastureland,
From the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach with its pastureland and Gath Rimmon with its pastureland—two cities.
To the Gershonites, one of the Levite clans, they gave from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for anyone accused of murder, with its pastureland, and Be Eshterah with its pastureland—two cities.
From the tribe of Issachar: Kishion with its pastureland, Daberath with its pastureland,
Jarmuth with its pastureland, and En Gannim with its pastureland—four cities.
From the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its pastureland, Abdon with its pastureland,
Helkath with its pastureland, and Rehob with its pastureland—four cities.
From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, a city of refuge for anyone accused of murder, with its pastureland, Hammoth Dor with its pastureland, and Kartan with its pastureland—three cities.
To the Merarite clans, the rest of the Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pastureland, Kartah with its pastureland,
Dimnah with its pastureland, and Nahalal with its pastureland—four cities.
From the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pastureland, Jahzah with its pastureland,
Kedemoth with its pastureland, and Mephaath with its pastureland—four cities.
From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for anyone accused of murder, with its pastureland, Mahanaim with its pastureland,
The cities allotted to the Merarite clans, the last of the Levite clans, came to twelve.
In all, the cities of the Levites within the holdings of the Israelites came to forty-eight cities, together with their pasturelands.
Each of these cities had its own pastureland surrounding it; this was true of them all.
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, just as he had sworn to their fathers. Not one of their enemies could stand against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hands.
Not one word failed of all the good things the LORD had promised the house of Israel; every one of them came true.
←→