48 To the sons of Merari 12 cities were assigned by lot, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
49 So Bnei-Yisrael gave to the Levites the cities with their open land.
50 They also assigned by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities that were mentioned by name.
51 Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
52 They assigned to them as cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its open land, Gezer also with its open land,
53 Jokmeam with its open land, Beth-horon with its open land
54 Aijalon with its open land, and Gath-rimmon with its open land.