Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 21:5-39

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.

20And the familiesוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתu.le.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881which remainedהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955,even they had the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of their lotגֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486out of the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֖הmi.ma.TehH4294of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

21For they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them Shechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָmig.ra.She.haH4054in mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, to bea cityעִ֨יר'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֧טmik.LatH4733for the slayerהָרֹצֵ֛חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523;and Gezerגֶּ֖זֶרGe.zerH1507with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

22And Kibzaimקִבְצַ֙יִם֙kiv.Tza.yimH6911with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Beth–horonH1032with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

23And out of the tribeוּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־u.mi.Ma.teh-H4294of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835,Eltekehאֶלְתְּקֵ֖א'el.te.Ke'H514with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

24Aijalonאַיָּלוֹן֙'ai.ya.lOnH357with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Gath–rimmonH1667with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

25And out of the halfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙u.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,Tanachתַּעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Gath–rimmonH1667with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

26All the citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892weretenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235with their suburbsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054for the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Kohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955that remainedהַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃ סha.no.ta.RimH3498.

27And unto the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121of Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֮ge.re.shOnH1648,of the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881, out of the otherhalfמֵחֲצִ֞יme.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519they gaveGolanגּוֹלָ֤ןga.lonH1474in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁן֙ba.ba.ShanH1316with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, to bea cityעִיר֙'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the slayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523;and Beesh–terahבְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖הbe.'esh.te.RahH1203with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ סshe.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

28And out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Kishonקִשְׁי֖וֹןkish.YonH7191with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Dabarehדָּֽבְרַ֖תda.ve.RatH1705with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

29Jarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,En–gannimH5873with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

30And out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Asherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Mishalמִשְׁאָ֖לmish.'AlH4861with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Abdonעַבְדּ֖וֹןav.DonH5658with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

31Helkathחֶלְקָת֙chel.KatH2520with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

32And out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Kedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943in Galileeבַּגָּלִ֤ילba.ga.LilH1551with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֙הָ֙mig.ra.She.haH4054, to bea cityעִ֣יר׀'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the slayerהָֽרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523;and Hammoth–dorH2576with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Kartanקַרְתָּ֖ןkar.TanH7178with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;threeשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃sha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

33All the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940werethirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.losh- 'es.RehH6240 H7969citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892with their suburbsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ סu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054.

34And unto the familiesוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתu.le.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Merariמְרָרִי֮me.ra.RiH4847,the restהַנּוֹתָרִים֒ha.no.ta.RimH3498of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,out of the tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Jokneamיָקְנְעָ֖םya.ke.ne.'AmH3362with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,and Kartahקַרְתָּ֖הkar.TahH7177with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

35Dimnahדִּמְנָה֙dim.NahH1829with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Nahalalנַהֲלָ֖לna.ha.LalH5096with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

36And out of the tribe of Reubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Bezerבֶּ֖צֶרBe.tzerH1221with her suburbs, and Jahazahיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096with her suburbs,

37Kedemothקְדֵמוֹת֙ke.de.mOtH6932with her suburbs, and Mephaathמֵיפָ֖עַתmei.Fa.'atH4158with her suburbs; fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

38And out of the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294of Gadגָ֗דGadH1410,Ramothרָמֹ֥תra.MotH7433in Gileadבַּגִּלְעָ֖דba.gil.'AdH1568with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, to bea cityעִיר֙'irH5892of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for the slayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523;and Mahanaimמַחֲנַ֖יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

39Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnH2809with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270with her suburbsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892in all.

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