Darby Bible

Joshua 21

1ThenthechiefH7218fathersאֲב֣וֹת'a.VotH1oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881drewH5066neartoEleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andtoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonH1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126,andtothechiefH7218fathersאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1ofthetribesH4294ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2andtheyspokeH1696tothematShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֗הbe.shi.LohH7887inthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680throughMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872togiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414uscitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892todwellלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in,andtheirsuburbsforourcattleH929.

3AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH5414totheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881outoftheirinheritanceמִנַּחֲלָתָ֖םmi.na.cha.la.TamH5159,accordingtothewordofJehovah,thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892andtheirsuburbs.

4Andthelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486cameforthH3318forthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956.AndthechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,hadbylotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294oftheSimeonites,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֤הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144,thirteencitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

5AndthechildrenofKohathקְהָ֜תke.HatH6955thatremainedהַנּוֹתָרִ֗יםha.no.ta.RimH3498hadbylotבַּגּוֹרָ֖לba.go.RalH1486outofthefamiliesH4940ofthetribeמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294ofEphraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669,andoutofthetribeוּֽמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofDanדָ֞ןdanH1835,andoutofthehalfוּמֵחֲצִ֨יu.me.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֧הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519,tenעָֽשֶׂר׃ ס'A.serH6235citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892.

6AndthechildrenofGershonגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןge.re.ShonH1648hadbylotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486outofthefamiliesH4940ofthetribeמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּֽה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofAsherאָ֠שֵׁר'a.SherH836,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,andoutofthehalfוּ֠מֵחֲצִיU.me.cha.tziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519inBashanבַבָּשָׁן֙va.ba.ShanH1316,thirteencitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

7ThechildrenofMerariמְרָרִ֜יme.ra.RiH4847accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940hadbylotoutofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֨הmi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָד֙gadH1410,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,twelvecitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

8AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH5414bylotבַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פba.go.RalH1486totheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892andtheirsuburbs,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680throughMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

9AndtheygaveH5414outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּה֙mi.ma.TehH4294ofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֖הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofthechildrenofSimeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095,thesecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichwerementionedbynameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034,

10andwhichthechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,ofthefamiliesH4940oftheKohathitesH6956,ofthechildrenofLeviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878had(fortheirswasH1961thefirstרִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486);

11andtheygaveH5414themKirjath-Arba, [whichArbawas]thefatherאֲבִ֧י'a.ViH1ofAnakהָֽעֲנ֛וֹקha.'a.NokH6061,thatis,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,inthemountainH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,withitssuburbsroundH5439aboutit.

12Butthefieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892andthehamlets thereofgaveH5414theytoCalebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312forhispossessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ סba.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

13AndtheygaveH5414tothechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733fortheslayer,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275anditssuburbs;andLibnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841anditssuburbs,

14andJattirיַתִּר֙ya.TirH3492anditssuburbs,andEshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851anditssuburbs,

15andHolonחֹלֹן֙cho.LonH2473anditssuburbs,andDebirדְּבִ֖רde.VirH1688anditssuburbs,

16andAinעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5871anditssuburbs,andJuttahיֻטָּה֙yu.TahH3194anditssuburbs, [and]Beth-shemeshH1053anditssuburbs:nineתֵּ֔שַׁעTe.sha'H8672citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892outofthosetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tribesH7626;

17andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144:Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391anditssuburbs,Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387anditssuburbs,

18Anathothעֲנָתוֹת֙'a.na.tOtH6068anditssuburbs,andAlmonanditssuburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

19Allthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofthechildrenofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,werethirteencitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892andtheirsuburbs.

20AndtothefamiliesH4940ofthechildrenofKohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881thatremainedofthechildrenofKohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955, [theygavecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892].AndthecitiesH5892oftheirlotגֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486wereH1961outofthetribeמִמַּטֵּ֖הmi.ma.TehH4294ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669,

21andtheygaveH5414themthecityעִ֨יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֧טmik.LatH4733fortheslayer,Shechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927anditssuburbsinmountEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;andGezerגֶּ֖זֶרGe.zerH1507anditssuburbs,

22andKibzaimanditssuburbs,andBeth-horonH1032anditssuburbs:fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892;

23andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־u.mi.Ma.teh-H4294ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835,Eltekehאֶלְתְּקֵ֖א'el.te.Ke'H514anditssuburbs,Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405anditssuburbs,

24Ajalonanditssuburbs,Gath-RimmonH1667anditssuburbs:fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892;

25andoutofhalfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙u.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,Taanachתַּעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590anditssuburbsandGath-RimmonH1667anditssuburbs:twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

26Allthecitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892weretenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235andtheirsuburbs,forthefamiliesH4940ofthechildrenofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955thatremainedהַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃ סha.no.ta.RimH3498.

27AndtothechildrenofGershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֮ge.re.shOnH1648,ofthefamiliesH4940oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881,outofhalfמֵחֲצִ֞יme.cha.TziH2677thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519, [they gave]thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733fortheslayer,Golanגּוֹלָ֤ןga.lonH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁן֙ba.ba.ShanH1316anditssuburbs;andBeeshterahanditssuburbs:twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ סshe.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892;

28andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Kishionקִשְׁי֖וֹןkish.YonH7191anditssuburbs, Dabrathanditssuburbs,

29Jarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412anditssuburbs,En-gannimH5873anditssuburbs:fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892;

30andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofAsherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Mishalמִשְׁאָ֖לmish.'AlH4861anditssuburbs,Abdonעַבְדּ֖וֹןav.DonH5658anditssuburbs,

31Helkathחֶלְקָת֙chel.KatH2520anditssuburbs,andRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340anditssuburbs:fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892;

32andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,thecityעִ֣יר׀'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733fortheslayer,Kedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִ֤ילba.ga.LilH1551,anditssuburbs;andHammoth-Doranditssuburbs,andKartananditssuburbs:threeשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃sha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

33AllthecitiesH5892oftheGershonitesaccordingtotheirfamiliesH4940werethirteencitiesH5892andtheirsuburbs.

34AndtothefamiliesH4940ofthechildrenofMerariמְרָרִי֮me.ra.RiH4847,thatremainedהַנּוֹתָרִים֒ha.no.ta.RimH3498oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881, [they gave]outofthetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Jokneamיָקְנְעָ֖םya.ke.ne.'AmH3362anditssuburbs,Kartahקַרְתָּ֖הkar.TahH7177anditssuburbs,

35Dimnahanditssuburbs,Nahalalנַהֲלָ֖לna.ha.LalH5096anditssuburbs:fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892;

36andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Bezerבֶּ֖צֶרBe.tzerH1221anditssuburbs,andJahzahanditssuburbs,

37Kedemothקְדֵמוֹת֙ke.de.mOtH6932anditssuburbs,andMephaathמֵיפָ֖עַתmei.Fa.'atH4158anditssuburbs:fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892;

38andoutofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֗דGadH1410,thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733fortheslayer,RamothinGileadבַּגִּלְעָ֖דba.gil.'AdH1568anditssuburbs;andMahanaimמַחֲנַ֖יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266anditssuburbs,

39Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnH2809anditssuburbs, Jaazeranditssuburbs:fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892inall.

40[ThesewereH1961]allthecitiesהֶ֨עָרִ֜יםhe.'a.RimH5892ofthechildrenofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847accordingtotheirfamiliesH4940, whichremainedofthefamiliesH4940oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,andtheirlotגּוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486wasH1961twelvecitiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

41Allthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881withinthepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereforty-eightcitiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892andtheirsuburbs.

42EachoneofthesecitiesH5892haditssuburbsroundH5439aboutit:thusכֵּ֖ןkenH3651wereH1961allthesecitiesH5892.

43AndJehovahgaveH5414toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichhesworeH7650togiveH5414untotheirfathersH1;andtheytookH3423possessionוַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָvai.yi.ra.Shu.haH3423ofit,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427init.

44AndJehovahgaveH5414themrestוַיָּ֨נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117roundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,accordingtoallthathehadswornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650untotheirfathersH1;andtherestoodH5975notamanH376ofalltheirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341beforethem:JehovahgaveH5414alltheirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341intotheirhandבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

45Therefailednothingofallthegoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896thingsH1697thatJehovahhadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696tothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:allcameH935topass.

Commentaries on Joshua 21

Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain