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Joshua 21:1-4

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.

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