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1 Chronicles 6:54-65

54Now theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428werethe territoriesבִּגְבוּלָ֑םbig.vu.LamH1366assigned to the descendantsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175from the Kohathiteהַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.TiH6956clanלְמִשְׁפַּחַ֣תle.mish.pa.ChatH4940for their settlementsמוֹשְׁבוֹתָ֔ם לְטִירוֹתָ֖םmo.she.vo.Tam le.ti.ro.TamH4186 H2918,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the first lotהַגּוֹרָֽל׃ha.go.RalH1486fellהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to them:

55They were givenוַֽיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414H853Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063H853and its surroundingסְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃se.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439pasturelandsH4054.

56H853But the fieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704and villagesחֲצֵרֶ֑יהָcha.tze.Rei.haH2691around the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892H853were givenנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414to Calebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612sonH1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּֽה׃ סye.fu.NehH3312.

57So the descendantsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175were givenנָתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414H853Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275H853(a cityעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of refugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733H853),Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841H853H4054,H853Jattirיַתִּ֥רya.TirH3492H853,Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851H853H4054,

58H853Hilenחִילֵז֙chi.LezH2432H853H4054,H853Debirדְּבִ֖ירde.VirH1688H853H4054,

59H853Ashanעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6228,H853JuttahH4054,H853and Beth-shemeshH1053,together withH853their pasturelandsH4054.

60And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֗ןvin.ya.MinH1144they were given GibeonH853,Gebaגֶּ֤בַעGe.va'H1387H853H4054H853,Alemethעָלֶ֣מֶת'a.Le.metH5964H853H4054H853,and Anathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068,together withH853their pasturelandsH4054.So they had thirteenעָרֵיהֶ֛ם שְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'a.rei.Hem she.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240 H5892citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892in allכָּל־kol-H3605among their familiesבְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ סbe.mish.pe.cho.tei.HemH4940.

61To the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֗ים מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתha.no.ta.Rim mi.mish.Pa.chatH3498 H4940of the Kohathitesוְלִבְנֵ֨י קְהָ֜תve.liv.Nei ke.HatH1121 H6955,tenעָֽשֶׂר׃ ס'A.serH6235citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892were allottedבַּגּוֹרָ֖לba.go.RalH1486from the half-tribeמִֽ֠מַּחֲצִית חֲצִ֧יMi.ma.cha.tzit cha.TziH4276 H4294 H2677of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519.

62The Gershomitesגֵרְשׁ֜וֹםge.re.ShomH1121 H1647,according to their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, were allottedthirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892from the tribesH4294of Issacharיִ֠שָׂשכָרYi.so.sh.khorH3485 H4294,Asherאָשֵׁ֜ר'a.SherH836 H4294,Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321 H4294,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316.

63The Meraritesלִבְנֵ֨י מְרָרִ֜יliv.Nei me.ra.RiH1121 H4847,according to their clansלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,were allottedבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892from the tribesH4294of ReubenH7205 H4294,Gadגָ֞דgadH1410 H4294,and Zebulunזְבוּלֻן֙ze.vu.LunH2074.

64So the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881H853thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892H853and their pasturelandsH4054.

65They assignedוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414by lotבַגּוֹרָ֗לva.go.RalH1486the citiesהֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּהhe.'a.Rim ha.'E.lehH5892 H428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834namedיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121H853aboveבְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ סbe.she.MotH8034from the tribesH4294of Judahבְנֵי־ יְהוּדָה֙ve.nei- ye.hu.DahH1121 H3063 H4294,Simeonבְנֵי־ שִׁמְע֔וֹןve.nei- shim.'onH1121 H8095 H4294,and Benjaminבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ןbe.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121 H1144H853.

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