The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim.

Next will be ¹  the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.

You must send to the battle a thousand men from every tribe throughout all the tribes of Israel.” ¹ 

Within the territory of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,

“Only the tribe of Levi ¹  you must not number ²  or count ³  with ⁴  the other Israelites.

The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. ¹ 

They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. ¹ 

“Bring with you your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, so that they may join ¹  with you and minister to you while ²  you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.

The clans of Gershom’s descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan). ¹ 

Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen ¹  Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

And he has put it in his heart ¹  to teach, he and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

Now Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord had commanded Moses;

The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. ¹ 

Then Moses gave a ruling ¹  to the Israelites by the word ²  of the Lord: “What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.

Then we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

Now, divide up this land ¹  among the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.”

The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. ¹ 

From the half-tribe of Manasseh they assigned Taanach and Gath Rimmon, ¹  along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities.

They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter), Mahanaim,