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Joshua 21:9-19

9From the tribesמִמַּטֵּה֙mi.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְהוּדָ֔ה וּמִמַּטֵּ֖הye.hu.Dah u.mi.ma.TehH1121 H3063 H4294and Simeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095אֵ֚ת'etH853,they designatedוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834יִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121אֶתְהֶ֖ן'et.HenH853citiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892by nameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034

10וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to the descendantsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175from the Kohathiteהַקְּהָתִ֖יha.ke.ha.TiH6956clansמִמִּשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesמִבְּנֵ֣י לֵוִ֑יmi.be.Nei le.ViH1121 H3878,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the firstרִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to them:

11They gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414themאֶת־'et-H853Kiriath-arbaH7153(that isהִ֥יאhi'H1931,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275),with its surroundingסְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃se.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,in the hill countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־ye.hu.Dah ve.'EtH3063 H854. (Arba was the fatherאֲבִ֧י'a.ViH1of Anakהָֽעֲנ֛וֹקha.'a.NokH6061.)

12וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853But they had givenנָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.NuH5414the fieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704and villagesחֲצֵרֶ֑יהָcha.tze.Rei.haH2691around the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853to Calebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312as his possessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ סba.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

13So to the descendantsוְלִבְנֵ֣י׀ve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548they gaveנָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414these citiesאֶת־'et-H853,together withאֶת־'et-H853their pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054:Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,a cityעִיר֙'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

14וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Jattirיַתִּר֙ya.TirH3492וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

15וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Holonחֹלֹן֙cho.LonH2473וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Debirדְּבִ֖רde.VirH1688וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

16וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Ainעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5871וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָmig.ra.She.haH4054וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Juttahיֻטָּה֙yu.TahH3194וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054אֶת־'et-H853,and Beth-shemeshH1053—nineתֵּ֔שַׁעTe.sha'H8672citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892fromמֵאֵ֕תme.'EtH854theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ פha.'E.lehH428twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֖יםha.she.va.TimH7626,together withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054.

17And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Benjamin they gaveבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144themאֶת־'et-H853Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054אֶת־'et-H853,Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

18אֶת־'et-H853Anathothעֲנָתוֹת֙'a.na.tOtH6068וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Almonעַלְמ֖וֹןal.MonH5960—fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892,together withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054.

19In allכָּל־kol-H3605,thirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892עָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892,together with their pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ סu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054, were givento the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the descendantsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175.

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