So the sonsof Israelgavethe Levitesfrom their inheritancethesecitieswith their pasturelands,accordingto the commandof the LORD.
"Cursedbe their anger,for it is fierce;And their wrath,for it is cruel.I will dispersethem in Jacob,And scatterthem in Israel.
"Allthe citieswhichyou shall giveto the Levites[shall be] forty-eightcities,together with their pasturelands.
They spoketo them at Shilohin the landof Canaan,saying,"The LORDcommandedthroughMosesto giveus citiesto livein, with their pasturelandsfor our cattle."
Then the lotcameout for the familiesof the Kohathites.And the sonsof Aaronthe priest,who were of the Levites,receivedthirteencitiesby lotfrom the tribeof Judahand from the tribeof the Simeonitesand from the tribeof Benjamin.
Allthe citiesof the Levitesin the midstof the possessionof the sonsof Israelwere forty-eightcitieswith their pasturelands.
