All[these were] the citiesof the sonsof Merariaccording to their families,the restof the familiesof the Levites;and their lotwas twelvecities.
Heshbonwith its pasturelands,Jazerwith its pasturelands;fourcitiesin all.
Allthe citiesof the Levitesin the midstof the possessionof the sonsof Israelwere forty-eightcitieswith their pasturelands.
The sonsof Merariaccording to their familiesreceived twelvecitiesfrom the tribeof Reubenand from the tribeof Gadand from the tribeof Zebulun.