Now the sonsof Israelgaveby lotto the Levitesthesecitieswith their pasturelands,as the LORDhad commandedthroughMoses.
"Simeonand Leviare brothers;Their swordsare implementsof violence.
"Cursedbe their anger,for it is fierce;And their wrath,for it is cruel.I will dispersethem in Jacob,And scatterthem in Israel.
The lotis castinto the lap,But its everydecisionis from the LORD.
The [cast] lotputsan endto strifeAnd decidesbetweenthe mightyones.
the sonsof Gadand the sonsof Reubencameand spoketo Mosesand to Eleazarthe priestand to the leadersof the congregation,saying,
You shall inheritthe landby lotaccording to your families;to the largeryou shall givemoreinheritance,and to the smalleryou shall givelessinheritance.Whereverthe lotfallsto anyone, that shall be his. You shall inheritaccording to the tribesof your fathers.
"The citiesshall be theirsto livein; and their pasturelandsshall be for their cattleand for their herdsand for alltheir beasts.
"You shall describethe landin sevendivisions,and bring[the description] hereto me. I will castlotsfor you herebeforethe LORDour God.
So the sonsof Israelgavethe Levitesfrom their inheritancethesecitieswith their pasturelands,accordingto the commandof the LORD.
The sonsof Merariaccording to their familiesreceived twelvecitiesfrom the tribeof Reubenand from the tribeof Gadand from the tribeof Zebulun.
They gavethesecitieswhichare [here] mentionedby namefrom the tribeof the sonsof Judahand from the tribeof the sonsof Simeon;
