Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 21:1-19

1Then came nearוַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066the headsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218of the fathersאֲב֣וֹת'a.VotH1of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881unto Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126,and unto the headsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218of the fathersאֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1of the tribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294of the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2And they spakeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto them at Shilohבְּשִׁלֹ֗הbe.shi.LohH7887in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680by the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414us citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892to dwell inלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427,with the suburbsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ןu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054thereof for our cattleלִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃liv.hem.Te.nuH929.

3And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881out of their inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָתָ֖םmi.na.cha.la.TamH5159,at the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,these citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892and their suburbsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃mig.re.shei.HenH4054.

4And the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486came outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318for the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956:and the childrenלִבְנֵי֩liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, which wereof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,had by lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486out of the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,and out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Simeonהַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜יha.shim.'o.NiH8099,and out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֤הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144,thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH6240 H7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

5And the restהַנּוֹתָרִ֗יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֜תke.HatH6955hadby lotבַּגּוֹרָ֖לba.go.RalH1486out of the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the tribeמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294of Ephraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669,and out of the tribeוּֽמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294of Danדָ֞ןdanH1835,and out of the halfוּמֵחֲצִ֨יu.me.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֧הma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519,tenעָֽשֶׂר׃ ס'A.serH6235citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892.

6And the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןge.re.ShonH1648hadby lotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486out of the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the tribeמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,and out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּֽה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294of Asherאָ֠שֵׁר'a.SherH836,and out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and out of the halfוּ֠מֵחֲצִיU.me.cha.tziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519in Bashanבַבָּשָׁן֙va.ba.ShanH1316,thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH6240 H7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

7The childrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֜יme.ra.RiH4847by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940hadout of the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֨הmi.ma.TehH4294of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205,and out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294of Gadגָד֙gadH1410,and out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃she.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

8And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414by lotבַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פba.go.RalH1486unto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881these citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their suburbsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןmig.re.shei.HenH4054,as Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

9And they gaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414out of the tribeמִמַּטֵּה֙mi.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֖הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095,these citiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892which are herementionedיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121by nameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034,

10Which the childrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, beingof the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יha.ke.ha.TiH6956, who wereof the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878,had: for theirs was the firstרִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486.

11And they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them the cityH7151of ArbaH7153 H704the fatherאֲבִ֧י'a.ViH1of Anakהָֽעֲנ֛וֹקha.'a.NokH6061, which city isHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,in the hillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryof Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,with the suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָmig.ra.She.haH4054thereof round aboutסְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃se.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439it.

12But the fieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,and the villagesחֲצֵרֶ֑יהָcha.tze.Rei.haH2691thereof, gaveנָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.NuH5414they to Calebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312for his possessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ סba.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

13Thus they gaveנָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414to the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֣י׀ve.liv.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, to bea cityעִיר֙'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the slayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523;and Libnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

14And Jattirיַתִּר֙ya.TirH3492with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Eshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

15And Holonחֹלֹן֙cho.LonH2473with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Debirדְּבִ֖רde.VirH1688with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

16And Ainעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5871with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Juttahיֻטָּה֙yu.TahH3194with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andBeth–shemeshH1053with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;nineתֵּ֔שַׁעTe.sha'H8672citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892out of those twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֖יםha.she.va.TimH7626.

17And out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

18Anathothעֲנָתוֹת֙'a.na.tOtH6068with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Almonעַלְמ֖וֹןal.MonH5960with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

19All the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, werethirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.losh- 'es.RehH6240 H7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892with their suburbsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ סu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054.

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