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

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.

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.

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

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.

On the plains of Moab, the Lord spoke to Moses. It was by the Jordan River across from Jericho. The Lord said,“ Command the Israelites to give the Levites towns to live in. The towns must come from the shares of land the people will have as their own. Also give the Levites the grasslands around the towns.Then the Levites will have towns to live in. They will also have grasslands for their cattle and all their other livestock.“ The grasslands around each town you give them will go out to 1,500 feet from the town wall.Outside each town, the east side will measure 3,000 feet. So will the south side, the west side and the north side. The town must be in the center. And the Levites will own the grasslands around each town.“ Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities to go to for safety. A person who has killed someone can run to one of them. Also give the Levites 42 other towns.You must give the Levites a total of 48 towns. Also give them the grasslands around those towns.The towns you give the Levites must come from the land the Israelites have as their own. So the number you give from each tribe will depend on the size of that tribe’s share. Take many towns from a tribe that has many towns. But take only a few towns from a tribe that has only a few.”

The leaders of the Levite family groups approached Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun. They also approached the leaders of the family groups of Israel’s other tribes.They went to all of them at Shiloh in Canaan. They said to them,“ Give us towns to live in. Also give us grasslands for our livestock. That’s what the Lord commanded through Moses.”So the Israelites gave the Levites towns and grasslands out of their own shares of land. They did what the Lord had commanded. Here are the towns the Levites were given.The first lot drawn out was for the people of Kohath, according to their family groups. Some of the Levites came from the family line of Aaron the priest. They were given 13 towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.The rest of Kohath’s family groups were given ten towns. Those towns were from the family groups of the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and half of the tribe of Manasseh.The family groups of Gershon were given 13 towns. Those towns were from the family groups of the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali and half of the tribe of Manasseh. That part of Manasseh was in the land of Bashan.The family groups of Merari received 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. Each family group received its share.So the Israelites gave those towns and their grasslands to the Levites. They did what the Lord had commanded through Moses.Some towns were given from the territories of the tribes of Judah and Simeon.The Israelites gave them to the members of the family line of Aaron. The towns were given to the family groups of Kohath. They were Levites. The first lot drawn out was for them. Here are the towns the family groups of Kohath were given.The Israelites gave them Kiriath Arba and the grasslands around it. Kiriath Arba is also called Hebron. It’s in the hill country of Judah. Anak came from the family line of Arba.But Israel had already given away the fields and villages around the city. They had given them to Caleb as his share. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh.So they gave Hebron to the members of the family line of Aaron the priest. Hebron was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They also gave them Libnah,Jattir, Eshtemoa,Holon, Debir,Ain, Juttah and Beth Shemesh. They gave those towns and their grasslands to the family groups of Kohath. The total number of towns from the tribes of Judah and Simeon came to nine.The Israelites gave some towns from the tribe of Benjamin to the family groups of Kohath. The towns were Gibeon, Geba,Anathoth and Almon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.So the total number of towns and their grasslands given to the priests in Aaron’s family line came to 13.There were other family groups of Kohath among the Levites. They were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim. Here are the towns those other family groups of Kohath were given.In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem. It was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They were also given Gezer,Kibzaim and Beth Horon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.From the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,Aijalon and Gath Rimmon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.From half of the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach and Gath Rimmon. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to two.So all these ten towns and their grasslands were given to the other family groups of Kohath.Here are the towns given to the family groups of Gershon among the Levites. From half of the tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in the land of Bashan. Golan was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Be Eshterah. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to two.From the tribe of Issachar they received Kishion, Daberath,Jarmuth and En Gannim. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.From the tribe of Asher they received Mishal, Abdon,Helkath and Rehob. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.From the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee. Kedesh was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Hammoth Dor and Kartan. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to three.So the total number of towns and their grasslands given to the family groups of Gershon came to 13.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,Dimnah and Nahalal. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.From the tribe of Reuben they received Bezer, Jahaz,Kedemoth and Mephaath. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead. Ramoth was a city where anyone charged with murder could go for safety. They also received Mahanaim,Heshbon and Jazer. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.So the total number of towns given to the family groups of Merari came to 12. That concludes the list of towns the rest of the Levites received.The total number of Levite towns and their grasslands in the territory given to Israel came to 48.Each of those towns had grasslands around it. That was true of all of them.So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And Israel took it over. Then they made their homes there.The Lord gave them peace and rest on every side. He had promised their people of long ago that he would do that. Not one of Israel’s enemies was able to fight against them and win. The Lord handed all their enemies over to them.The Lord kept all the good promises he had made to the Israelites. Every one of them came true.