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Joshua 21:1-8

1Now the familyאֲב֣וֹת'a.VotH1headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶל־hal.vi.Yim 'el-H3881 H413approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶל־ha.ko.Hen ve.'el-H3548 H413,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.'ElH1121 H3478

2at Shilohבְּשִׁלֹ֗הbe.shi.LohH7887in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ לֵאמֹ֔רke.Na.'an le.MorH3667 H559and 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.'ElH1121 H3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.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.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486from the tribesמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨הYe.hu.dah u.mi.ma.TehH3063 H4294,Simeonהַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤הha.shim.'o.Ni u.mi.ma.TehH8099 H4294,and Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144.

5The remainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֗יםha.no.ta.RimH3498descendantsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֜תke.HatH6955received tenעָֽשֶׂר׃ ס'A.serH6235citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֖לba.go.RalH1486from the tribesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940 H4294of Ephraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669,Danדָ֞ןdanH1835,andוּמֵחֲצִ֨יu.me.cha.TziH2677the half-tribeH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519.

6The descendantsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןge.re.ShonH1648received thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486from the tribesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת מַטֵּֽה־mi.mish.pe.Chot ma.teh-H4940 H4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485וּמִמַּטֵּֽה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294,Asherאָ֠שֵׁר וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה'a.Sher u.mi.ma.TehH836 H4294,Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and the half-tribeוּ֠מֵחֲצִי מַטֵּ֨הU.me.cha.tzi ma.TehH2677 H4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519in Bashanבַבָּשָׁן֙va.ba.ShanH1316.

7Andthe descendantsלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֜יme.ra.RiH4847received twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892from the tribesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֨הle.mish.pe.cho.Tam mi.ma.TehH4940 H4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֤ן וּמִמַּטֵּה־re.'u.Ven u.mi.ma.teh-H7205 H4294,Gadגָד֙ וּמִמַּטֵּ֣הgad u.mi.ma.TehH1410 H4294,and Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074.

8So the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478allottedוַיִּתְּנ֤וּ בַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פvai.yi.te.Nu ba.go.RalH5414 H1486to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892,together with their pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןmig.re.shei.HenH4054,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

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