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1 Chronicles 6:54-65

54Now these aretheir dwelling placesמוֹשְׁבוֹתָ֔םmo.she.vo.TamH4186throughout their castlesלְטִירוֹתָ֖םle.ti.ro.TamH2918in their coastsבִּגְבוּלָ֑םbig.vu.LamH1366,of the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175,of the familiesלְמִשְׁפַּחַ֣תle.mish.pa.ChatH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֔יha.ke.ha.TiH6956:for theirs was the lotהַגּוֹרָֽל׃ha.go.RalH1486.

55And they gaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and the suburbsH4054thereof round aboutסְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃se.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439it.

56But the fieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,and the villagesחֲצֵרֶ֑יהָcha.tze.Rei.haH2691thereof, they gaveנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414to Calebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612the sonH1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּֽה׃ סye.fu.NehH3312.

57And to the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175they gaveנָתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judah, namely,Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275, the cityof refugeהַמִּקְלָ֔טha.mik.LatH4733,and Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841with her suburbsH4054,and Jattirיַתִּ֥רya.TirH3492,and Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851,with their suburbsH4054,

58And Hilenחִילֵז֙chi.LezH2432with her suburbsH4054,Debirדְּבִ֖ירde.VirH1688with her suburbsH4054,

59And Ashanעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6228with her suburbsH4054,and Beth–shemeshH1053with her suburbsH4054:

60And out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֗ןvin.ya.MinH1144;Gebaגֶּ֤בַעGe.va'H1387with her suburbsH4054,and Alemethעָלֶ֣מֶת'a.Le.metH5964with her suburbsH4054,and Anathothעֲנָת֖וֹתa.na.TotH6068with her suburbsH4054.All their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֛ם'a.rei.HemH5892throughout their familiesבְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ סbe.mish.pe.cho.tei.HemH4940werethirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.losh- 'es.RehH6240 H7969citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892.

61And unto the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֜תke.HatH6955, which wereleftהַנּוֹתָרִ֗יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of that tribeH4294, were cities givenout of the halfחֲצִ֧יcha.TziH2677tribeH4294, namely, out ofthe halfמִֽ֠מַּחֲצִיתMi.ma.cha.tzitH4276tribeof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519,by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֖לba.go.RalH1486,tenעָֽשֶׂר׃ ס'A.serH6235citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892.

62And to the sonsH1121of Gershomגֵרְשׁ֜וֹםge.re.ShomH1647throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940out of the tribeH4294of Issacharיִ֠שָׂשכָרYi.so.sh.khorH3485,and out of the tribeH4294of Asherאָשֵׁ֜ר'a.SherH836,and out of the tribeH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and out of the tribeH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316,thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH6240 H7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

63Unto the sonsלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֜יme.ra.RiH4847were givenby lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486,throughout their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940,out of the tribeH4294of ReubenH7205,and out of the tribeH4294of Gadגָ֞דgadH1410,and out of the tribeH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻן֙ze.vu.LunH2074,twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃she.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

64And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their suburbsH4054.

65And they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414by lotבַגּוֹרָ֗לva.go.RalH1486out of the tribeH4294of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and out of the tribeH4294of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,and out of the tribeH4294of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144,these citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892,which are calledיִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'UH7121by theirnamesבְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ סbe.she.MotH8034.

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