4. The families of the Levite clan of Kohath were the first to be assigned cities. The families who were descended from Aaron the priest were assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5. The rest of the clan of Kohath was assigned ten cities from the territories of Ephraim, Dan, and West Manasseh.
6. The clan of Gershon was assigned thirteen cities from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and East Manasseh.
7. The families of the clan of Merari were assigned twelve cities from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
41-42. From the land that the people of Israel possessed, a total of 48 cities, with the pasture lands round them, was given to the Levites.