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Joshua 21:9-19

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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