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Joshua 21:9-12

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.

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