New American Standard Bible 2020
Joshua 21:1-4
1Then the headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of fathers’אֲב֣וֹת'a.VotH1households ofthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126,and the headsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218of fathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1householdsof the tribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294of the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
2And they 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,inH413accordanceH413withH413thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.
4Then the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486cameH3318outH3318for the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956.And to the sonsלִבְנֵי֩liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,who were of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892were givenby lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of the Simeonitesהַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜יha.shim.'o.NiH8099,and 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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