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Joshua 21:5-39

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.

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.

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