New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 21:9-12

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.

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