New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 21:1-19

1Then the headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218ofhouseholdsאֲב֣וֹת'a.VotH1ofthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126,and the headsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218ofhouseholdsאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1of the tribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294of the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2They spokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to them at Shilohבְּשִׁלֹ֗הbe.shi.LohH7887in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680throughבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892to liveלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in, with their pastureוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ןu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054landsH4054for our cattleלִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃liv.hem.Te.nuH929.”

3So the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881from their inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָתָ֖םmi.na.cha.la.TamH5159theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their pastureמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃mig.re.shei.HenH4054landsH4054,accordingאֶל־'el-H413to thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

4Then the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486cameוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out for the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956.And the sonsלִבְנֵי֩liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,who were of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,receivedוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063and from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of the Simeonitesהַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜יha.shim.'o.NiH8099and from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֤הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144.

5The restהַנּוֹתָרִ֗יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֜תke.HatH6955received tenעָֽשֶׂר׃ ס'A.serH6235citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֖לba.go.RalH1486from the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the tribeמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294of Ephraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669and from the tribeוּֽמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294of Danדָ֞ןdanH1835and from the half-tribeוּמֵחֲצִ֨י מַטֵּ֧הu.me.cha.Tzi ma.TehH2677 H4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519.

6The sonsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןge.re.ShonH1648received thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486from the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the tribeמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485and from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּֽה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294of Asherאָ֠שֵׁר'a.SherH836and from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321and from the half-tribeוּ֠מֵחֲצִי מַטֵּ֨הU.me.cha.tzi ma.TehH2677 H4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519in Bashanבַבָּשָׁן֙va.ba.ShanH1316.

7The sonsלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֜יme.ra.RiH4847according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940received twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֨הmi.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205and from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294of Gadגָד֙gadH1410and from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074.

8Now thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414by lotבַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פba.go.RalH1486to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their pastureמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןmig.re.shei.HenH4054landsH4054,as the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

9They gaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are herementionedיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121by nameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034from the tribeמִמַּטֵּה֙mi.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֖הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095;

10and they were for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,one of the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יha.ke.ha.TiH6956,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878,for the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486was theirsH1992firstרִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223.

11Thusthey gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them Kiriath-arbaH7153, Arba being thefatherאֲבִ֧י'a.ViH1of Anakהָֽעֲנ֛וֹקha.'a.NokH6061(that is, Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275),in the hillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,with its surroundingסְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃se.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054.

12But the fieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and its villagesחֲצֵרֶ֑יהָcha.tze.Rei.haH2691they gaveנָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.NuH5414to Calebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312as his possessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ סba.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

13Soto the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֣י׀ve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548they gaveנָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,the cityעִיר֙'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523,with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054, andLibnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

14andJattirיַתִּר֙ya.TirH3492with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054andEshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

15andHolonחֹלֹן֙cho.LonH2473with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054andDebirדְּבִ֖רde.VirH1688with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

16andAinעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5871with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054andJuttahיֻטָּה֙yu.TahH3194with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054andBeth-shemeshH1053with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;nineתֵּ֔שַׁעTe.sha'H8672citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892from theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ פha.'E.lehH428twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֖יםha.she.va.TimH7626.

17From the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

18Anathothעֲנָתוֹת֙'a.na.tOtH6068with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054andAlmonעַלְמ֖וֹןal.MonH5960with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

19Allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,were thirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892with their pastureוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ סu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054landsH4054.

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