New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 21:20-45

20Then the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892from the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֖הmi.ma.TehH4294of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669were allottedגֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486to thefamiliesוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתu.le.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, that is, tothe restהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955.

21They gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414themShechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927,the cityעִ֨יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֧טmik.LatH4733for the one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523,with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,in the hillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Gezerגֶּ֖זֶרGe.zerH1507with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

22and Kibzaimקִבְצַ֙יִם֙kiv.Tza.yimH6911with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,and Beth-horonH1032with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

23And from the tribeוּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־u.mi.Ma.teh-H4294of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835,Eltekeאֶלְתְּקֵ֖א'el.te.Ke'H514with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

24Aijalonאַיָּלוֹן֙'ai.ya.lOnH357with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Gath-rimmonH1667with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

25From the half-tribeוּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ מַטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.cha.Tzit ma.TehH4276 H4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519, they allottedTaanachתַּעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054and Gath-rimmonH1667with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

26Allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892with their pastureוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054landsH4054for the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the restהַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃ סha.no.ta.RimH3498of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955were tenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235.

27Andto the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֮ge.re.shOnH1648,one of the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881,from the half-tribeמֵחֲצִ֞י מַטֵּ֣הme.cha.Tzi ma.TehH2677 H4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519, they gaveGolanגּוֹלָ֤ןga.lonH1474in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁן֙ba.ba.ShanH1316,the cityעִיר֙'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523,with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,and Be-eshterahבְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖הbe.'esh.te.RahH1203with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ סshe.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

28And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485they gaveKishionקִשְׁי֖וֹןkish.YonH7191with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Daberathדָּֽבְרַ֖תda.ve.RatH1705with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

29Jarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054, andEn-gannimH5873with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

30From the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Asherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836, they gaveMishalמִשְׁאָ֖לmish.'AlH4861with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Abdonעַבְדּ֖וֹןav.DonH5658with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

31Helkathחֶלְקָת֙chel.KatH2520with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,and Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

32And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321, they gaveKedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943in Galileeבַּגָּלִ֤ילba.ga.LilH1551,the cityעִ֣יר׀'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523,with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֙הָ֙mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Hammoth-dorH2576with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,and Kartanקַרְתָּ֖ןkar.TanH7178with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;threeשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃sha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

33Allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940were thirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892with their pastureוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ סu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054landsH4054.

34And to the familiesוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתu.le.mish.pe.ChotH4940ofthe sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Merariמְרָרִי֮me.ra.RiH4847,the restהַנּוֹתָרִים֒ha.no.ta.RimH3498of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881, they gavefrom the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Jokneamיָקְנְעָ֖םya.ke.ne.'AmH3362with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Kartahקַרְתָּ֖הkar.TahH7177with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

35Dimnahדִּמְנָה֙dim.NahH1829with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054, andNahalalנַהֲלָ֖לna.ha.LalH5096with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

36From the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205they gaveBezerבֶּ֖צֶרBe.tzerH1221with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Jahazיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

37Kedemothקְדֵמוֹת֙ke.de.mOtH6932with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,and Mephaathמֵיפָ֖עַתmei.Fa.'atH4158with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

38And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294of Gadגָ֗דGadH1410, they gaveRamothH7216in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָ֖דba.gil.'AdH1568,the cityעִיר֙'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the one who commitsH7523manslaughterH7523,with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,Mahanaimמַחֲנַ֖יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266with its pastureמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054,

39Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnH2809with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054, andJazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270with its pastureמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054landsH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892in allכָּל־kol-H3605.

40Allכָּל־kol-H3605these werethe citiesהֶ֨עָרִ֜יםhe.'a.RimH5892of the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;and their lotגּוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486was twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

41Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the possessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478were forty-eightאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה'ar.ba.'Im u.she.mo.NehH705 H8083citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892with their pastureוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃u.mig.re.shei.HenH4054landsH4054.

42Theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesH5892individuallyH5892hadתִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙tih.Yei.nahH1961their surroundingסְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439pastureוּמִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָu.mig.ra.Shei.haH4054landsH4054;thisH3651isH3651howH3651it waswith allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428citiesH5892.

43So the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1, andthey tookH3423possessionוַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָvai.yi.ra.Shu.haH3423of it and livedוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427in it.

44And the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068gaveH5117them restוַיָּ֨נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117on everyH5439sideH5439,in accordance with everythingכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that He had swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1, andnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605their enemiesH340stoodעָ֨מַד'A.madH5975beforeבִּפְנֵיהֶם֙bif.nei.HemH6440them;the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handedבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH5414 H3027allכָּל־kol-H3605their enemiesH340overH5414to them.

45Notoneדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697of the goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promisesהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadmadeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478failedנָפַ֣לna.FalH5307;everythingH3605cameH935toH935passH935.

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