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Joshua 21:4-40

4And thelotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318for thefamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֑יha.ke.ha.TiH6956: and thechildrenלִבְנֵי֩liv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, who were of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881, had bylotבַּגּוֹרָ֔לba.go.RalH1486out of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֣הmi.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063, and out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofSimeonהַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜יha.shim.'o.NiH8099, and out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֤הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144,thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'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,thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ סshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

7Thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֜יme.ra.RiH4847by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940had out of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֨הmi.ma.TehH4294ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֤ןre.'u.VenH7205, and out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָד֙gadH1410, and out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

8And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414bylotבַּגּוֹרָֽל׃ פba.go.RalH1486to theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892with their commonlandsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןmig.re.shei.HenH4054, as theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872.

9And theygaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414out of thetribeמִמַּטֵּה֙mi.ma.TehH4294of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֖הu.mi.ma.TehH4294of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSimeonשִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onH8095, thesecitiesהֶֽעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892which are herementionedיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121bynameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034,

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

11And theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them thecityH7151ofArbaH704 H7153thefatherאֲבִ֧י'a.ViH1ofAnakהָֽעֲנ֛וֹקha.'a.NokH6061, which city isHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275, in thehillבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022country ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָmig.ra.She.haH4054aroundסְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃se.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439it.

12But thefieldsשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, and itsvillagesחֲצֵרֶ֑יהָcha.tze.Rei.haH2691, theygaveנָֽתְנ֛וּna.te.NuH5414toCalebלְכָלֵ֥בle.kha.LevH3612thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֖הye.fu.NehH3312for hispossessionבַּאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃ סba.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

13Thus theygaveנָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414to thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣י׀ve.liv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, to be acityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for theslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523; andLibnahלִבְנָ֖הliv.NahH3841with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

14AndJattirיַתִּר֙ya.TirH3492with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andEshtemoaאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖עַ'esh.te.Mo.a'H851with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

15AndHolonחֹלֹן֙cho.LonH2473with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andDebirדְּבִ֖רde.VirH1688with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

16AndAinעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5871with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֗הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andJuttahיֻטָּה֙yu.TahH3194with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andBethshemeshH1053with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;nineתֵּ֔שַׁעTe.sha'H8672citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892out of thosetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֖יםha.she.va.TimH7626.

17And out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Gebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

18Anathothעֲנָתוֹת֙'a.na.tOtH6068with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andAlmonעַלְמ֖וֹןal.MonH5960with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

19All thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, werethirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892with their commonlandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ סu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054.

20And thefamiliesוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתu.le.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKohathקְהָת֙ke.HatH6955, theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881whoremainedהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955, even they had thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of theirlotגֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486out of thetribeמִמַּטֵּ֖הmi.ma.TehH4294ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

21For theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414themShechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָmig.ra.She.haH4054inmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, to be acityעִ֨יר'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֧טmik.LatH4733for theslayerהָרֹצֵ֛חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523; andGezerגֶּ֖זֶרGe.zerH1507with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

22AndKibzaimקִבְצַ֙יִם֙kiv.Tza.yimH6911with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andBethhoronH1032with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

23And out of thetribeוּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־u.mi.Ma.teh-H4294ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835,Eltekehאֶלְתְּקֵ֖א'el.te.Ke'H514with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Gibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןgi.be.TonH1405with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

24Aijalonאַיָּלוֹן֙'ai.ya.lOnH357with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,GathrimmonH1667with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

25And out of thehalfוּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙u.mi.ma.cha.TzitH4276tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,Tanachתַּעְנַךְ֙ta'.naKhH8590with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andGathrimmonH1667with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃she.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

26All thecitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892weretenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235with their commonlandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054for thefamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתle.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKohathקְהָ֖תke.HatH6955thatremainedהַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃ סha.no.ta.RimH3498.

27And to thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֣יve.liv.NeiH1121ofGershonגֵרְשׁוֹן֮ge.re.shOnH1648, of thefamiliesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881, out of the otherhalfמֵחֲצִ֞יme.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519they gaveGolanגּוֹלָ֤ןga.lonH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁן֙ba.ba.ShanH1316with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, to be acityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for theslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523; andBeeshterahבְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖הbe.'esh.te.RahH1203with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃ סshe.Ta.yimH8147citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

28And out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֔רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Kishonקִשְׁי֖וֹןkish.YonH7191with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Dabarehדָּֽבְרַ֖תda.ve.RatH1705with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

29Jarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,EngannimH5873with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

30And out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofAsherאָשֵׁ֔ר'a.SherH836,Mishalמִשְׁאָ֖לmish.'AlH4861with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Abdonעַבְדּ֖וֹןav.DonH5658with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

31Helkathחֶלְקָת֙chel.KatH2520with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andRehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

32And out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הu.mi.ma.TehH4294ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֜יnaf.ta.LiH5321,Kedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁKe.deshH6943inGalileeבַּגָּלִ֤ילba.ga.LilH1551with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֙הָ֙mig.ra.She.haH4054, to be acityעִ֣יר׀'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for theslayerהָֽרֹצֵ֗חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523; andHammothdorH2576with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andKartanקַרְתָּ֖ןkar.TanH7178with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;threeשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃sha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

33All thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of theGershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יha.ge.re.shu.NiH1649according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940werethirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.losh- 'es.RehH7969 H6240citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892with their commonlandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ סu.mig.re.shei.HenH4054.

34And to thefamiliesוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתu.le.mish.pe.ChotH4940of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֮me.ra.RiH4847, therestהַנּוֹתָרִים֒ha.no.ta.RimH3498of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881, out of thetribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294ofZebulunזְבוּלֻ֔ןze.vu.LunH2074,Jokneamיָקְנְעָ֖םya.ke.ne.'AmH3362with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, andKartahקַרְתָּ֖הkar.TahH7177with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

35Dimnahדִּמְנָה֙dim.NahH1829with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Nahalalנַהֲלָ֖לna.ha.LalH5096with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

36And out of the tribe ofReubenרְאוּבֵ֔ןre.'u.VenH7205,Bezerבֶּ֖צֶרBe.tzerH1221with its common lands, andJahazahיַ֖הְצָהYah.tzahH3096with its common lands,

37Kedemothקְדֵמוֹת֙ke.de.mOtH6932with its common lands, andMephaathמֵיפָ֖עַתmei.Fa.'atH4158with its common lands;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃ ס'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

38And out of thetribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־u.mi.ma.teh-H4294ofGadגָ֗דGadH1410,Ramothרָמֹ֥תra.MotH7433inGileadבַּגִּלְעָ֖דba.gil.'AdH1568with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054, to be acityעִיר֙'irH5892ofrefugeמִקְלַ֣טmik.LatH4733for theslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523; andMahanaimמַחֲנַ֖יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃mig.ra.She.haH4054,

39Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnH2809with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmig.ra.She.haH4054,Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רya'.ZerH3270with its commonlandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmig.ra.She.haH4054;fourאַרְבַּֽע׃'ar.Ba'H702citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892in all.

40So all thecitiesהֶ֨עָרִ֜יםhe.'a.RimH5892for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִי֙me.ra.RiH4847by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940, which wereremainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםha.no.ta.RimH3498of thefamiliesמִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmi.mish.pe.ChotH4940of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881, were by theirlotגּוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃she.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240citiesעָרִ֖ים'a.RimH5892.

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