New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 21:4-10

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.

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