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Joshua 21:1-4
1Now the familyאֲב֣וֹת'a.VotH1headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶל־hal.vi.Yim 'el-H3881H413approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶל־ha.ko.Hen ve.'el-H3548H413,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126,andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the headsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1of the other tribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294of Israelלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃liv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478
2at Shilohבְּשִׁלֹ֗הbe.shi.LohH7887in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ לֵאמֹ֔רke.Na.'an le.MorH3667H559and saidוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413, “The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680throughבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872that we be givenלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892in which to liveלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427,together with pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ןu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054for our livestockלִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃liv.hem.Te.nuH929.”
3So byאֶל־'el-H413the commandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853,the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃mig.re.shei.HenH4054out of their own inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָתָ֖םmi.na.cha.la.TamH5159:
4The first lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486came outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318for the Kohathiteהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940מִן־min-H4480.The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881who were descendantsלִבְנֵי֩liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548receivedוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486from the tribesמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨הYe.hu.dah u.mi.ma.TehH3063H4294,Simeonהַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤הha.shim.'o.Ni u.mi.ma.TehH8099H4294,and Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144.
Commentaries on Joshua 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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