These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:

他们的住处按着境内的营寨，记在下面：哥辖族亚伦的子孙先拈阄得地，

他们的住处按着境内的营寨如下：亚伦的子孙哥辖族先抽签得地，

他们的住处按着境内的营寨如下：亚伦的子孙哥辖族先抽签得地，

以下是哥辖族人亚伦的后代分到的地方：他们抽中第一签，

以下是在他们境内，他们按着营房居住的地方：哥辖族中亚伦的子孙抽中了签，

他們的住處按着境內的營寨，記在下面：哥轄族亞倫的子孫先拈鬮得地，

他們的住處按着境內的營寨如下：亞倫的子孫哥轄族先抽籤得地，

他們的住處按着境內的營寨如下：亞倫的子孫哥轄族先抽籤得地，

以下是哥轄族人亞倫的後代分到的地方：他們抽中第一籤，

以下是在他們境內，他們按著營房居住的地方：哥轄族中亞倫的子孫抽中了籤，

以下是他們住的地方，按着他們的境界裏的營房分給哥轄家族亞倫的子孫：頭一鬮是給了他們的。

亞倫子孫所居之處、依其境內之營壘列左、哥轄族首籤掣而得地、

亞倫族哥轄子孫、掣籤所得之里居鄉黨、臚列如左、

亞倫子孫之居處、其井邑鄉里、臚列於左、哥轄族亞倫子孫、先鬮得地、

These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory( they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):

Here were the places where they made their homes. These places were given to them as their territory. Some were given to the children of Aaron who were from the family group of Kohath. They were given out by casting lots. The first lot was for Kohath.

These are their dwelling places according to their settlements within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the clans of Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot,

This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath.

These were the places assigned to Aaron’s descendants from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.

Now these are their settlements according to their camps within their borders. To the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites( for theirs was the first lot),

Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites:

Now these are their dwelling- places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites( for theirs was the first lot),

These were the places assigned to Aaron’s sons from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.

Now these[ are] their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites( for theirs was the first lot),

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names by their settlements and their camps– twelve princes according to their clans.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Moabite plains by the Jordan near Jericho. He said:“ Instruct the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in from the inheritance the Israelites will possess. You must also give the Levites grazing land around the towns.Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.The grazing lands around the towns that you will give to the Levites must extend to a distance of 500 yards from the town wall.“ You must measure from outside the wall of the town on the east 1,000 yards, and on the south side 1,000 yards, and on the west side 1,000 yards, and on the north side 1,000 yards, with the town in the middle. This territory must belong to them as grazing land for the towns.Now from these towns that you will give to the Levites you must select six towns of refuge to which a person who has killed someone may flee. And you must give them forty-two other towns.“ So the total of the towns you will give the Levites is forty-eight. You must give these together with their grazing lands.The towns you will give must be from the possession of the Israelites. From the larger tribes you must give more; and from the smaller tribes fewer. Each must contribute some of its own towns to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance allocated to each.

They burned all their towns where they lived and all their encampments.

So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the LORD had instructed.The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.Gershon’s descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.Merari’s descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.So the Israelites assigned to the Levites by lot these cities and their grazing areas, as the LORD had instructed Moses.

They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.