יהושע, פרק כ״א, פסוק ט׳

After establishing the general distribution of the Levite families across the various tribes and recording the total number of cities they received, the focus narrows to a specific registry. The tribes of Judah and Simeon now grant their designated cities.

Up to this point, the record only provided a broad numerical count of the locations given to the Levites. To bridge this general summary with the upcoming details, a transitional statement announces that the exact names of the cities, as they were known and recognized at that time, will now be clearly listed [רד״ק]. Rather than leaving the locations anonymous, the narrative simply invites the reader to call out each city by its specific name, a standard method used to introduce detailed lists [רד״ק, ביאור שטיינזלץ].