Revised Version 1895

Joshua 21:1-19

1ThencameH5066nearH5066theheadsרָאשֵׁי֙ra.SheiH7218offathers’אֲב֣וֹת'a.VotH1houses of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881untoEleazarאֶלְעָזָר֙'el.'a.ZarH499thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126, and unto theheadsרָאשֵׁ֛יra.SheiH7218offathers’אֲב֥וֹת'a.VotH1houses of thetribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.TotH4294of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2and they spake unto them atShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֗הbe.shi.LohH7887in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680by thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872togiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414usH5414citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892todwellלָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vetH3427in, with the suburbs thereof for ourcattleלִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃liv.hem.Te.nuH929.

3And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֛םlal.vi.YimH3881outאֶל־'el-H413of theirinheritanceמִנַּחֲלָתָ֖םmi.na.cha.la.TamH5159,accordingH6310to thecommandmentH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their suburbs.

4And thelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486cameוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961outH3318for thefamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956: and thechildrenלִבְנֵי֩liv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, which were of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881, had bylotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486outH3318of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063, andoutH3318of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of theSimeonitesהַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜יha.shim.'o.NiH8099, andoutH3318of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֤הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144,thirteenעֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ ס'es.RehH6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

5And therestהַנּוֹתָרִ֗יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֜תke.HatH6955had bylotבַּגּוֹרָ֖לba.go.RalH1486out of thefamiliesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thetribeמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294ofEphraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם'Ef.ra.yimH669, and out of thetribeוּֽמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofDanדָ֞ןdanH1835, and out of thehalfוּמֵחֲצִ֨יu.me.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֧הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֛הme.na.ShehH4519,tenעָֽשֶׂר׃ ס'A.serH6235citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892.

6And thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁ֗וֹןge.re.ShonH1648had bylotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486out of thefamiliesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thetribeמַטֵּֽה־ma.teh-H4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֣רyi.so.sh.KharH3485, and out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּֽה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofAsherאָ֠שֵׁר'a.SherH836, and out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321, and out of thehalfוּ֠מֵחֲצִיU.me.cha.tziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הme.na.ShehH4519inBashanבַבָּשָׁן֙va.ba.ShanH1316,thirteenעֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ ס'es.RehH6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

7Thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֜יme.ra.RiH4847according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940hadoutH8147of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֨הmi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205, andoutH8147of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָד֙gadH1410, andoutH8147of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,twelveעֶשְׂרֵֽה׃'es.RehH6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

8And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414bylotבַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פba.go.RalH1486unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their suburbs, as theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

9And theygaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414outאֵ֚ת'etH853of thetribeמִמַּטֵּה֙mi.ma.TehH4294of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andoutאֶתְהֶ֖ן'et.HenH853of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֖הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095,theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are herementionedיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121bynameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034:

10and they were for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, of thefamiliesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֥וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יha.ke.ha.TiH6956, who were of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878: fortheirsH1992was thefirstרִיאשֹׁנָֽה׃ri.sho.NahH7223lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486.

11And theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414themKiriath-arbaH7153,whichH1931Arba was thefatherאֲבִ֧י'a.ViH1ofAnakהָֽעֲנ֛וֹקha.'a.NokH6061, (thesameH1931isHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275,) in thehillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, with the suburbs thereofroundH5439aboutH5439it.

12But thefieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, and the villages thereof,gaveנָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.NuH5414they toCalebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312for hispossessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ סba.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

13And unto thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣י׀ve.liv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548theygaveH5414Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275withherH5414suburbs, thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523, andLibnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841withherH5414suburbs;

14andJattirיַתִּר֙ya.TirH3492with her suburbs, andEshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851with her suburbs;

15andHolonחֹלֹן֙cho.LonH2473with her suburbs, andDebirדְּבִ֖רde.VirH1688with her suburbs;

16andAinעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5871with her suburbs, andJuttahיֻטָּה֙yu.TahH3194with her suburbs, andBeth-shemeshH1053with her suburbs;nineתֵּ֔שַׁעTe.sha'H8672citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892outH8147ofthoseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ פha.'E.lehH428twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֖יםha.she.va.TimH7626.

17AndoutH853of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391with her suburbs,Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387with her suburbs;

18Anathothעֲנָתוֹת֙'a.na.tOtH6068with her suburbs, andAlmonעַלְמ֖וֹןal.MonH5960with her suburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

19Allכָּל־kol-H3605thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, werethirteenעֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.RehH6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892with their suburbs.

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