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1 Chronicles 6:65

BenjaminSimeon

63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

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BSB
They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
KJV
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
WEB
They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
ASV
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
DARBY
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which were mentioned by name.
BLB
And they gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities that are called by the names.
ÅB
De gav dem ved loddkasting av Judas barns stamme og av Simeons barns stamme og av Benjamins barns stamme disse byer, som de nevnte ved navn.
OTB
De tildelte ved lodd fra stammen til sønnene av Juda, stammen til sønnene av Simeon, og stammen til sønnene av Benjamin, disse byene som er nevnt ved navn.
B1930
De gav dem ved loddkasting av Judas barns stamme og av Simeons barns stamme og av Benjamins barns stamme disse byer, som de nevnte ved navn.

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:57–60

    And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

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