Joshua 21
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- 1Then the chief fathers of the Levites drew near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
- וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ
- רָאשֵׁי֙
- רָאשֵׁי֙ra.Shei[the] leaders ofH7218H
- אֲב֣וֹת
- אֲב֣וֹת'a.Vot[the] fathers ofH0001G
- הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אֶלְעָזָר֙
- אֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarEleazarH0499G
- הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
- וְאֶל־
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091G
- בִּן־
- בִּןbin-[the] son ofH1121A
- נ֑וּן
- נ֑וּןNunNunH5126
- וְאֶל־
- רָאשֵׁ֛י
- רָאשֵׁ֛יra.Shei[the] leaders ofH7218H
- אֲב֥וֹת
- אֲב֥וֹת'a.Vot[the] fathers ofH0001G
- הַמַּטּ֖וֹת
- לִבְנֵ֥י
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽלYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- 2and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.
- 3And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
- 4And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
- וַיֵּצֵ֥א
- הַגּוֹרָ֖ל
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת
- הַקְּהָתִ֑י
- וַיְהִ֡י
- לִבְנֵי֩
- אַהֲרֹ֨ן
- אַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- הַכֹּהֵ֜ן
- מִן־
- מִןmin-ofH4480A
- הַלְוִיִּ֗ם
- מִמַּטֵּ֣ה
- יְ֠הוּדָה
- יְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahJudahH3063G
- וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה
- הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י
- וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה
- בִנְיָמִן֙
- בִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144G
- בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל
- עָרִ֖ים
- עָרִ֖ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- שְׁלֹ֥שׁ
- שְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.Loshthir-H7969
- עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃
- עֶשְׂרֵֽה'es.RehteenH6240
- 5And the children of Kohath that remained had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
- וְלִבְנֵ֨י
- קְהָ֜ת
- קְהָ֜תke.HatKohathH6955
- הַנּוֹתָרִ֗ים
- מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת
- מַטֵּֽה־
- מַטֵּֽהma.teh-[the] tribe ofH4294H
- אֶ֠פְרַיִם
- אֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־
- דָ֞ן
- דָ֞ןdanDanH1835G
- וּמֵחֲצִ֨י
- מַטֵּ֧ה
- מַטֵּ֧הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294H
- מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- בַּגּוֹרָ֖ל
- עָרִ֥ים
- עָרִ֥ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- עָֽשֶׂר׃
- עָֽשֶׂר'A.sertenH6235
- 6And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
- וְלִבְנֵ֣י
- גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן
- גֵרְשׁ֗וֹןge.re.ShonGershonH1648
- מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת
- מַטֵּֽה־
- מַטֵּֽהma.teh-[the] tribe ofH4294H
- יִשָּׂשכָ֣ר
- יִשָּׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharIssacharH3485G
- וּמִמַּטֵּֽה־
- אָ֠שֵׁר
- אָ֠שֵׁר'a.SherAsherH0836
- וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה
- נַפְתָּלִ֜י
- נַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiNaphtaliH5321G
- וּ֠מֵחֲצִי
- מַטֵּ֨ה
- מַטֵּ֨הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294H
- מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- בַבָּשָׁן֙
- בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל
- עָרִ֖ים
- עָרִ֖ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- שְׁלֹ֥שׁ
- שְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.Loshthir-H7969
- עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃
- עֶשְׂרֵֽה'es.RehteenH6240
- 7The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
- 8And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
- וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ
- בְנֵֽי־
- בְנֵֽיve.nei-[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לַלְוִיִּ֔ם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הֶעָרִ֥ים
- הָאֵ֖לֶּה
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
- צִוָּ֧ה
- צִוָּ֧הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
- יְהוָ֛ה
- יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּיַד־
- מֹשֶׁ֖ה
- מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- בַּגּוֹרָֽל׃
- 9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,
- וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּ
- מִמַּטֵּה֙
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121G
- יְהוּדָ֔ה
- יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וּמִמַּטֵּ֖ה
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121G
- שִׁמְע֑וֹן
- שִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onSimeonH8095G
- אֵ֚ת
- אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H0853
- הֶֽעָרִ֣ים
- הָאֵ֔לֶּה
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- יִקְרָ֥א
- יִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'he calledH7121H
- אֶתְהֶ֖ן
- בְּשֵֽׁם׃
- 10and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
- 11and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, [supplied: which Arba was] the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
- 12But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- 13And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
- וְלִבְנֵ֣י׀
- אַהֲרֹ֣ן
- אַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
- נָֽתְנוּ֙
- נָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.Nuthey gaveH5414G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עִיר֙
- עִיר֙'ir[the] city ofH5892B
- מִקְלַ֣ט
- מִקְלַ֣טmik.Lat<the> refuge ofH4733
- הָרֹצֵ֔חַ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- חֶבְר֖וֹן
- חֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonHebronH2275A
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ
- וְאֶת־
- לִבְנָ֖ה
- לִבְנָ֖הliv.NahLibnahH3841H
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
- 14and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
- 15and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
- 16and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, [supplied: and] Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
- וְאֶת־
- עַ֣יִן
- עַ֣יִן'A.yinAinH5871H
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָ
- וְאֶת־
- יֻטָּה֙
- יֻטָּה֙yu.TahJuttahH3194
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeitBethH1053G
- שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ
- שֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshShemeshH1053G
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ
- עָרִ֣ים
- עָרִ֣ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- תֵּ֔שַׁע
- תֵּ֔שַׁעTe.sha'nineH8672
- מֵאֵ֕ת
- שְׁנֵ֥י
- שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
- הַשְּׁבָטִ֖ים
- הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
- 17and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
- 18Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
- 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
- 20And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, [supplied: they gave cities]. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
- 21and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
- וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ
- לָהֶ֜ם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עִ֨יר
- עִ֨יר'ir[the] city ofH5892B
- מִקְלַ֧ט
- מִקְלַ֧טmik.Lat<the> refuge ofH4733
- הָרֹצֵ֛חַ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- שְׁכֶ֥ם
- שְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemShechemH7927G
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָ
- בְּהַ֣ר
- אֶפְרָ֑יִם
- אֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669G
- וְאֶת־
- גֶּ֖זֶר
- גֶּ֖זֶרGe.zerGezerH1507
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
- 22and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
- 23and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
- 24Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
- 25and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
- וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙
- מַטֵּ֣ה
- מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294H
- מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- תַּעְנַךְ֙
- תַּעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhTaanachH8590
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ
- וְאֶת־
- גַּת־
- גַּתgat-GathH1667H
- רִמּ֖וֹן
- רִמּ֖וֹןri.MonRimmonH1667H
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ
- עָרִ֖ים
- עָרִ֖ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- שְׁתָּֽיִם׃
- שְׁתָּֽיִםshe.Ta.yimtwoH8147
- 26All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
- 27And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, [supplied: they gave] the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;
- וְלִבְנֵ֣י
- גֵרְשׁוֹן֮
- גֵרְשׁוֹן֮ge.re.shOnGershonH1648
- מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת
- הַלְוִיִּם֒
- מֵחֲצִ֞י
- מַטֵּ֣ה
- מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294H
- מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה
- מְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehManassehH4519G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עִיר֙
- עִיר֙'ir[the] city ofH5892B
- מִקְלַ֣ט
- מִקְלַ֣טmik.Lat<the> refuge ofH4733
- הָרֹצֵ֔חַ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- גּוֹלָ֤ןQere, written (Ketiv): גָּלוֹן
- גּוֹלָ֤ןga.lonGolanH1474
- בַּבָּשָׁן֙
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ
- וְאֶֽת־
- בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה
- בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖הbe.'esh.te.RahBeeshtarahH1203
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ
- עָרִ֖ים
- עָרִ֖ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- שְׁתָּֽיִם׃
- שְׁתָּֽיִםshe.Ta.yimtwoH8147
- 28and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
- 29Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
- 30and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
- 31Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
- 32and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.
- וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה
- נַפְתָּלִ֜י
- נַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiNaphtaliH5321G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עִ֣יר׀
- עִ֣יר'ir[the] city ofH5892B
- מִקְלַ֣ט
- מִקְלַ֣טmik.Lat<the> refuge ofH4733
- הָֽרֹצֵ֗חַ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- קֶ֨דֶשׁ
- קֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshKedeshH6943G
- בַּגָּלִ֤יל
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֙הָ֙
- וְאֶת־
- חַמֹּ֥ת
- חַמֹּ֥תcha.MotHammothH2576
- דֹּאר֙
- דֹּאר֙doRDorH2576
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ
- וְאֶת־
- קַרְתָּ֖ן
- קַרְתָּ֖ןkar.TanKartanH7178
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ
- עָרִ֖ים
- עָרִ֖ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- שָׁלֹֽשׁ׃
- שָׁלֹֽשׁsha.LoshthreeH7969
- 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
- 34And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, [supplied: they gave] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
- וּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת
- בְּנֵֽי־
- בְּנֵֽיbe.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121G
- מְרָרִי֮
- מְרָרִי֮me.ra.RiMerariH4847
- הַלְוִיִּ֣ם
- הַנּוֹתָרִים֒
- מֵאֵת֙
- מַטֵּ֣ה
- מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[the] tribe ofH4294H
- זְבוּלֻ֔ן
- זְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunZebulunH2074
- אֶֽת־
- אֶֽת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יָקְנְעָ֖ם
- יָקְנְעָ֖םya.ke.ne.'AmJokneamH3362
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- קַרְתָּ֖ה
- קַרְתָּ֖הkar.TahKartahH7177
- וְאֶת־
- מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
- 35Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
- 36and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
- וּמִמַּטֵּ֣הrestored from the parallel passage
- רְאוּבֵ֔ןrestored from the parallel passage
- רְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenReubenH7205
- אֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בֶּ֖צֶרrestored from the parallel passage
- בֶּ֖צֶרBe.tzerBezerH1221G
- וְאֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָrestored from the parallel passage
- וְאֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- יַ֖הְצָהrestored from the parallel passage
- וְאֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃restored from the parallel passage
- 37Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
- אֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- קְדֵמוֹת֙restored from the parallel passage
- קְדֵמוֹת֙ke.de.mOtKedemothH6932
- וְאֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָrestored from the parallel passage
- וְאֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- מֵיפָ֖עַתrestored from the parallel passage
- מֵיפָ֖עַתmei.Fa.'atMephaathH4158
- וְאֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָrestored from the parallel passage
- עָרִ֖יםrestored from the parallel passage
- עָרִ֖ים'a.RimcitiesH5892B
- אַרְבַּֽע׃restored from the parallel passage
- אַרְבַּֽע'ar.Ba'fourH0702
- אֶת־restored from the parallel passage
- 38and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
- 39Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
- 40[supplied: These were] all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
- 41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
- כֹּ֚ל
- כֹּ֚לkolallH3605
- עָרֵ֣י
- עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892B
- הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
- בְּת֖וֹךְ
- אֲחֻזַּ֣ת
- אֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.Zat[the] possession ofH0272
- בְּנֵֽי־
- בְּנֵֽיbe.nei-[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- עָרִ֛ים
- עָרִ֛ים'a.Rim[were] citiesH5892B
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH0705
- וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה
- וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃
- כֹּ֚ל
- 42Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities.
- 43And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give unto their fathers; and they took possession of it, and dwelt in it.
- 44And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he had sworn unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them: Jehovah gave all their enemies into their hand.
- וַיָּ֨נַח
- יְהוָ֤ה
- יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לָהֶם֙
- מִסָּבִ֔יב
- כְּכֹ֥ל
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- נִשְׁבַּ֖ע
- נִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'he had swornH7650
- לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם
- וְלֹא־
- עָ֨מַד
- עָ֨מַד'A.madhe stoodH5975G
- אִ֤ישׁ
- אִ֤ישׁ'ishanyoneH0376I
- בִּפְנֵיהֶם֙
- מִכָּל־
- אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם
- אֵ֚ת
- אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם
- נָתַ֥ן
- נָתַ֥ןna.Tanhe gaveH5414G
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּיָדָֽם׃
- 45There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- נָפַ֣ל
- נָפַ֣לna.Falit fellH5307L
- דָּבָ֔ר
- דָּבָ֔רda.Vara wordH1697G
- מִכֹּל֙
- הַדָּבָ֣ר
- הַטּ֔וֹב
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- דִּבֶּ֥ר
- דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696I
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- בֵּ֣ית
- בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004M
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- הַכֹּ֖ל
- בָּֽא׃
- בָּֽאBa'it cameH0935G
- לֹֽא־
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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