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Joshua 21:1-8

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.

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