Therefore, I am commanding you to set apart for yourselves three cities.

Heshbon and all its surrounding cities on the plain, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon – a total of twenty-nine cities and their towns. ¹ 

Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah (or Gederothaim) – a total of fourteen cities and their towns.

Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah – a total of sixteen cities and their towns.

Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah – a total of nine cities and their towns.

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh – a total of eleven cities and their towns.

Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior – a total of nine cities and their towns.

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah – a total of ten cities and their towns.

Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon – a total of six cities and their towns.

Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah – a total of two cities and their towns.

Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi – a total of six cities and their towns.

These cities belonged to the tribe ¹  of Benjamin by its clans: Jericho, ²  Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba – a total of twelve cities and their towns.

Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen – a total of thirteen cities and their towns,

Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan – a total of four cities and their towns,

Umah, Aphek, and Rehob. In all they had ¹  twenty-two cities and their towns.

“Have the Israelites select ¹  the cities of refuge ²  that I told you about through Moses.

They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.

Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.