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Joshua 21

1ThencameneartheheadsH7218offathers’אֲב֣וֹת'a.VotH1housesoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881untoEleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,anduntoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonH1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126,anduntotheheadsH7218offathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1housesofthetribesH4294ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2andtheyspake untothematShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֗הbe.shi.LohH7887inthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680byMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872togiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414uscitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892todwellלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in,withthesuburbs thereofforourcattleH929.

3AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH5414untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881outoftheirinheritanceמִנַּחֲלָתָ֖םmi.na.cha.la.TamH5159,accordingtothecommandmentofJehovah,thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892withtheirsuburbs.

4Andthelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486cameoutforthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956:andthechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,whowereH1961oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,hadbylotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294oftheSimeonites,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֤הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144,thirteencitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

5AndtherestofthechildrenofKohathקְהָ֜תke.HatH6955hadbylotבַּגּוֹרָ֖לba.go.RalH1486outofthefamiliesH4940ofthetribeH4294ofEphraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669,andoutofthetribeH4294ofDanדָ֞ןdanH1835,andoutofthehalf-tribeofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519,tenעָֽשֶׂר׃ ס'A.serH6235citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892.

6AndthechildrenofGershonגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןge.re.ShonH1648hadbylotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486outofthefamiliesH4940ofthetribeH4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,andoutofthetribeH4294ofAsherאָ֠שֵׁר'a.SherH836,andoutofthetribeH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,andoutofthehalf-tribeofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519inBashanבַבָּשָׁן֙va.ba.ShanH1316,thirteencitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

7ThechildrenofMerariמְרָרִ֜יme.ra.RiH4847accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940hadoutofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֨הmi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָד֙gadH1410,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,twelvecitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

8AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH5414bylotבַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פba.go.RalH1486untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892withtheirsuburbs,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680byMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

9AndtheygaveH5414outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּה֙mi.ma.TehH4294ofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֖הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofthechildrenofSimeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095,thesecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichareherementionedbynameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034:

10andtheywereH1961forthechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,ofthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956,whowereH1961ofthechildrenofLeviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878;fortheirswasH1961thefirstרִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486.

11AndtheygaveH5414themKiriath-arbaH7153,whichArbawasthefatherאֲבִ֧י'a.ViH1ofAnakהָֽעֲנ֛וֹקha.'a.NokH6061(thesameisHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275),inthehill-countryofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,withthesuburbs thereofroundH5439aboutit.

12Butthefieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,andthevillages thereof,gaveH5414theytoCalebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312forhispossessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ סba.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

13AnduntothechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548theygaveH5414Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275withitssuburbs,thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733forthemanslayer,andLibnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841withitssuburbs,

14andJattirיַתִּר֙ya.TirH3492withitssuburbs,andEshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851withitssuburbs,

15andHolonחֹלֹן֙cho.LonH2473withitssuburbs,andDebirדְּבִ֖רde.VirH1688withitssuburbs,

16andAinעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5871withitssuburbs,andJuttahיֻטָּה֙yu.TahH3194withitssuburbs,andBeth-shemeshH1053withitssuburbs;nineתֵּ֔שַׁעTe.sha'H8672citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892outofthosetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tribesH7626.

17Andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391withitssuburbs,Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387withitssuburbs,

18Anathothעֲנָתוֹת֙'a.na.tOtH6068withitssuburbs,andAlmonwithitssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

19Allthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofthechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,werethirteencitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892withtheirsuburbs.

20AndthefamiliesH4940ofthechildrenofKohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, eventherestofthechildrenofKohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955, theyhadthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheirlotגֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֖הmi.ma.TehH4294ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

21AndtheygaveH5414themShechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927withitssuburbsinthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,thecityעִ֨יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֧טmik.LatH4733forthemanslayer,andGezerגֶּ֖זֶרGe.zerH1507withitssuburbs,

22andKibzaimwithitssuburbs,andBeth-horonH1032withitssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

23Andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־u.mi.Ma.teh-H4294ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835,Eltekewithitssuburbs,Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405withitssuburbs,

24Aijalonאַיָּלוֹן֙'ai.ya.lOnH357withitssuburbs,Gath-rimmonH1667withitssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

25Andoutofthehalf-tribeofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,Taanachתַּעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590withitssuburbs,andGath-rimmonH1667withitssuburbs;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

26Allthecitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892ofthefamiliesH4940oftherestofthechildrenofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955weretenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235withtheirsuburbs.

27AnduntothechildrenofGershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֮ge.re.shOnH1648,ofthefamiliesH4940oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881,outofthehalf-tribeofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519they gaveGolanגּוֹלָ֤ןga.lonH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁן֙ba.ba.ShanH1316withitssuburbs,thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733forthemanslayer,andBe-eshterahwithitssuburbs;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ סshe.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

28Andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Kishionקִשְׁי֖וֹןkish.YonH7191withitssuburbs,Daberathדָּֽבְרַ֖תda.ve.RatH1705withitssuburbs,

29Jarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412withitssuburbs,En-gannimH5873withitssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

30Andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofAsherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Mishalמִשְׁאָ֖לmish.'AlH4861withitssuburbs,Abdonעַבְדּ֖וֹןav.DonH5658withitssuburbs,

31Helkathחֶלְקָת֙chel.KatH2520withitssuburbs,andRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340withitssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

32Andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Kedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִ֤ילba.ga.LilH1551withitssuburbs,thecityעִ֣יר׀'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733forthemanslayer,andHammoth-dorwithitssuburbs,andKartanwithitssuburbs;threeשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃sha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

33AllthecitiesH5892oftheGershonitesaccordingtotheirfamiliesH4940werethirteencitiesH5892withtheirsuburbs.

34AnduntothefamiliesH4940ofthechildrenofMerariמְרָרִי֮me.ra.RiH4847,therestoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,outofthetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Jokneamיָקְנְעָ֖םya.ke.ne.'AmH3362withitssuburbs,andKartahקַרְתָּ֖הkar.TahH7177withitssuburbs,

35Dimnahwithitssuburbs,Nahalalנַהֲלָ֖לna.ha.LalH5096withitssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

36Andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Bezerבֶּ֖צֶרBe.tzerH1221withitssuburbs,andJahazיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096withitssuburbs,

37Kedemothקְדֵמוֹת֙ke.de.mOtH6932withitssuburbs,andMephaathמֵיפָ֖עַתmei.Fa.'atH4158withitssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

38Andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֗דGadH1410,RamothinGileadבַּגִּלְעָ֖דba.gil.'AdH1568withitssuburbs,thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733forthemanslayer,andMahanaimמַחֲנַ֖יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266withitssuburbs,

39Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnH2809withitssuburbs,Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270withitssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892inall.

40AllthesewereH1961thecitiesהֶ֨עָרִ֜יםhe.'a.RimH5892ofthechildrenofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940, eventherestofthefamiliesH4940oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;andtheirlotגּוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486wasH1961twelvecitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

41Allthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881inthemidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892withtheirsuburbs.

42ThesecitiesH5892wereH1961everyonewiththeirsuburbsroundH5439aboutthem:thusכֵּ֖ןkenH3651itwasH1961withallthesecitiesH5892.

43SoJehovahgaveH5414untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichheswaretogiveH5414untotheirfathersH1;andtheypossessedH3423it,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therein.

44AndJehovahgaveH5414themrestוַיָּ֨נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117roundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,accordingtoallthathesware untotheirfathersH1:andtherestoodH5975notamanH376ofalltheirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341beforethem;Jehovahdeliveredalltheirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341intotheirhandבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

45Therefailednotaughtofanygoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896thingH1697whichJehovahhadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;allcameH935topass.

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