Joshua 21
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- 1Then came near the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' houses 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 unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying: 'The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the open land thereabout for our cattle.'
- 3And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of the LORD, these cities with the open land about them.
- 4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were 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 rest of the children of Kohath 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 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 unto the Levites these cities with the open land about them, as the LORD commanded by the hand of 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 are here 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 they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
- 11And they gave them Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak--the same is Hebron--in the hill-country of Judah, with the open land round about it.
- 12But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
- 13And unto the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah with the open land about it;
- 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 with the open land about it, and Eshtemoa with the open land about it;
- 15and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;
- 16and Ain with the open land about it, and Juttah with the open land about it, and Beth-shemesh with the open land about it; 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 with the open land about it, Geba with the open land about it;
- 18Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.
- 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with the open land about them.
- 20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- 21And they gave them Shechem with the open land about it in the hill-country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with the open land about it;
- 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 with the open land about it, and Beth-horon with the open land about it; four cities.
- 23And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with the open land about it, Gibbethon with the open land about it;
- 24Aijalon with the open land about it, Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; four cities.
- 25And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with the open land about it, and Gath-rimmon with the open land about it; 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 of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with the open land about them.
- 27And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; 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 with the open land about it, Dobrath with the open land about it;
- 29Jarmuth with the open land about it, En-gannim with the open land about it; four cities.
- 30And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with the open land about it, Abdon with the open land about it;
- 31Helkath with the open land about it, and Rehob with the open land about it; four cities.
- 32And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with the open land about it, and Kartan with the open land about it; 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 with the open land about them.
- 34And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with the open land about it, and Kartah with the open land about it;
- 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 with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four cities.
- 36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it;
- 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 with the open land about it, and Mephaath with the open land about it; 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, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it;
- 39Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.
- 40All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.
- 41All the cities of the Levites--forty and eight cities with the open land about them--shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,
- 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
- 42even these cities, every one with the open land round about it; thus it shall be with all these cities.
- 43So the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which He swore to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
- 44And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered 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 not aught of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto 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־
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