39. Heshbon, and Jazer—four towns.
40. So in all, twelve towns were allotted to the clan of Merari.
41. The total number of towns and pasturelands within Israelite territory given to the Levites came to forty-eight.
42. Every one of these towns had pasturelands surrounding it.
43. So the lord gave to Israel all the land he had sworn to give their ancestors, and they took possession of it and settled there.