^{3 Ref} And the children of Israel out of their heritage gave to the Levites these towns with their grass-lands, by the order of the Lord.

^{4 Ref} And the heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

^{5 Ref} The rest of the children of Kohath by their families were given ten towns from the tribes of Ephraim and Dan and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

^{6 Ref} The children of Gershon by their families were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar and Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh which was in Bashan.

^{7 Ref} The children of Merari by their families were given twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun.

^{8 Ref} All these towns with their grass-lands the children of Israel gave by the decision of the Lord to the Levites, as the Lord had given orders by Moses.