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Kedemoth: The town of Kedemoth was mentioned in 13:18. It was possibly east of the Dead Sea and north of the Arnon River.

and Mephaath: The town of Mephaath was mentioned in 13:18. Possibly it was south of the town of Amman in what is now the country of Jordan.

four cities, together with their pasturelands: The phrase four cities indicates that the clan of Reuben gave the Merari families four towns in all.

Here are some other ways to translate this verse:

the town of Kedemoth and the grasslands around it, and the town of Mephaath and the grasslands around it. The total was four towns.
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the town of Kedemoth with its grazing lands and the town of Mephaath with its grazing lands. The clan of Reuben gave the families of Merari four towns in all.

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