Revised Version 1895

Joshua 21:20-45

20And thefamiliesוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתu.le.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955, theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, even therestהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955, they had thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of theirlotגֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486out of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֖הmi.ma.TehH4294ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

21And theygaveH5414themShechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927withherH5414suburbs in thehillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, thecityעִ֨יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֧טmik.LatH4733for themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֛חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523, andGezerגֶּ֖זֶרGe.zerH1507withherH5414suburbs;

22andKibzaimקִבְצַ֙יִם֙kiv.Tza.yimH6911with her suburbs, andBeth-horonH1032with her suburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

23AndoutH853of thetribeוּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־u.mi.Ma.teh-H4294ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835,Eltekeאֶלְתְּקֵ֖א'el.te.Ke'H514with her suburbs,Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405with her suburbs;

24Aijalonאַיָּלוֹן֙'ai.ya.lOnH357with her suburbs,Gath-rimmonH1667with her suburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

25AndoutH8147of thehalfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙u.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,Taanachתַּעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590with her suburbs, andGath-rimmonH1667with her suburbs;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

26Allכָּל־kol-H3605thecitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892of thefamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of therestהַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃ סha.no.ta.RimH3498of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955weretenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235with their suburbs.

27And unto thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֮ge.re.shOnH1648, of thefamiliesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881,outH8147of thehalfמֵחֲצִ֞יme.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519they gaveGolanגּוֹלָ֤ןga.lonH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁן֙ba.ba.ShanH1316with her suburbs, thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523; andBe-eshterahבְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖הbe.'esh.te.RahH1203with her suburbs;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ סshe.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

28AndoutH853of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Kishionקִשְׁי֖וֹןkish.YonH7191with her suburbs,Daberathדָּֽבְרַ֖תda.ve.RatH1705with her suburbs;

29Jarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412with her suburbs, Engannin with her suburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

30AndoutH853ofAsherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Mishalמִשְׁאָ֖לmish.'AlH4861with her suburbs,Abdonעַבְדּ֖וֹןav.DonH5658with her suburbs;

31Helkathחֶלְקָת֙chel.KatH2520with her suburbs, andRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340with her suburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

32AndoutH853of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Kedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִ֤ילba.ga.LilH1551with her suburbs, thecityעִ֣יר׀'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for themanslayerהָֽרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523, andHammoth-dorH2576with her suburbs, andKartanקַרְתָּ֖ןkar.TanH7178with her suburbs;threeשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃sha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

33Allכָּל־kol-H3605thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940werethirteenעֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.RehH6240citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892with their suburbs.

34And unto thefamiliesוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתu.le.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֮me.ra.RiH4847, therestהַנּוֹתָרִים֒ha.no.ta.RimH3498of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,outH853of thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Jokneamיָקְנְעָ֖םya.ke.ne.'AmH3362with her suburbs, andKartahקַרְתָּ֖הkar.TahH7177with her suburbs,

35Dimnahדִּמְנָה֙dim.NahH1829with her suburbs,Nahalalנַהֲלָ֖לna.ha.LalH5096with her suburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

36AndoutH853of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Bezerבֶּ֖צֶרBe.tzerH1221with her suburbs, andJahazיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096with her suburbs,

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

38AndoutH853of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֗דGadH1410,Ramothרָמֹ֥תra.MotH7433inGileadבַּגִּלְעָ֖דba.gil.'AdH1568with her suburbs, thecityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for themanslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523, andMahanaimמַחֲנַ֖יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266with her suburbs;

39Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnH2809withherH3605suburbs,Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270withherH3605suburbs;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892inallH3605.

40AllH3605theseH3605were thecitiesהֶ֨עָרִ֜יםhe.'a.RimH5892of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, even therestהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of thefamiliesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881; and theirlotגּוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486wastwelveעֶשְׂרֵֽה׃'es.RehH6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

41Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892with their suburbs.

42Theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesH5892wereeveryH3605one with their suburbsroundסְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439aboutתִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙tih.Yei.nahH1961them:thusכֵּ֖ןkenH3651it was withallH3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ סha.'E.lehH428citiesH5892.

43SoH5414theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068gaveH5414untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he sware togiveH5414unto theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1; and theypossessedוַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָvai.yi.ra.Shu.haH3423it, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therein.

44And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068gaveH5414themrestוַיָּ֨נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117roundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutH5439,accordingH3027toallכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that he sware unto theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1: and therestoodעָ֨מַד'A.madH5975notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808amanH376ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605theirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341beforeבִּפְנֵיהֶם֙bif.nei.HemH6440them; theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068deliveredH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605theirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341intoH376theirhandבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

45Therefailedנָפַ֣לna.FalH5307notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808aught ofanyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896thingH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605cameH935topassH935.

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