New American Standard Bible 1995
Joshua 21:1-4
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.RehH7969H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'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.
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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