3 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their common-lands:

4 Now the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. And ^athe children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, ^bhad thirteen cities by lot from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin.  ‡

7 ^aThe children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.  ‡

8 ^aAnd the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands by lot to the Levites, ^bas the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses.  ‡