New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 21:9-19

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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