Joshua 21

The Levites are allocated forty-eight cities scattered throughout the territories of the twelve tribes, including six cities of refuge, fulfilling YHWH's command to Moses.[1][2] The conquest and settlement of the land is completed as each tribe proportionally contributes cities and pasture lands to the Levites.[1]

Interlinear Text

Verse 4 וַ/יֵּצֵ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse And the lot came out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms הַ/גּוֹרָ֖ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 hagoral the lot the allotted lot HTd/Ncmsa לְ/מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 lemishepechot for the families to the clans of HR/Ncfpc הַ/קְּהָתִ֑י 𐤄/𐤒𐤄𐤕𐤉 haqehati of the Kohathites the Qehathite clansman the Qohati HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יְהִ֡י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and there was and he became HC/Vqw3ms לִ/בְנֵי֩ 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) to the sons of to sons of HR/Ncmpc אַהֲרֹ֨ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֜ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/לְוִיִּ֗ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 mimateh from the tribe of from a staff-branch HR/Ncmsc יְ֠הוּדָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh and from the tribe of and from the branch-of HC/R/Ncmsc הַ/שִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤉 hashimeoni Simeon the Shimʻonite the Shimeoni HTd/Ngmsa וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh-2 and from the tribe of and from the branch-of HC/R/Ncmsc בִנְיָמִן֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 vineyamin Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp בַּ/גּוֹרָ֔ל 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 bagoral by lot in the allotted lot HRd/Ncmsa עָרִ֖ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements HNcfpa שְׁלֹ֥שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shelosh thirteen three HAcfsa עֶשְׂרֵֽה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh thirteen -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa
Verse 6 וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney Bene (Bemba) And to the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן 𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤅𐤍 gereshon Gershon Driven-Out One Gereshon HNp מִ/מִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 mimishepechot from the families of from joined clans of HR/Ncfpc מַטֵּֽה 𐤌𐤈𐤄 mateh the tribe of staff-branch HNcmsc יִשָּׂשכָ֣ר 𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 yisashkhar Issachar He-Brings-Reward Yisashkhar HNp וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּֽה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh and from the tribe of and from the branch-of HC/R/Ncmsc אָ֠שֵׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher Asher that-which Asher HNp וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh-2 and from the tribe of and from the branch-of HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְתָּלִ֜י 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp וּ֠/מֵ/חֲצִי 𐤅/𐤌/𐤇𐤑𐤉 umechatsi and from half and from half of HC/R/Ncmsc מַטֵּ֨ה 𐤌𐤈𐤄 mateh-2 the tribe of staff-branch HNcmsc מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp בַ/בָּשָׁן֙ 𐤁/𐤁𐤔𐤍 vabashan in Bashan in Bashan in Bashan HRd/Np בַּ/גּוֹרָ֔ל 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 bagoral by lot in the allotted lot HRd/Ncmsa עָרִ֖ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements HNcfpa שְׁלֹ֥שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shelosh thirteen three HAcfsa עֶשְׂרֵֽה 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 esereh ten -esreh teen-suffix HAcfsa
Verse 27 וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 veliveney Bene (Bemba) And to the sons of and to the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc גֵרְשׁוֹן֮ 𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤅𐤍 gereshon Gershon Driven-Out One Gereshon HNp מִ/מִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת 𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕 mimishepechot from the families of from joined clans of HR/Ncfpc הַ/לְוִיִּם֒ 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites the Levites the Leviyim HTd/Ngmpa מֵ/חֲצִ֞י 𐤌/𐤇𐤑𐤉 mechatsi from half from half of HR/Ncmsc מַטֵּ֣ה 𐤌𐤈𐤄 mateh of the tribe staff-branch HNcmsc מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh of Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עִיר֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement HNcfsc מִקְלַ֣ט 𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤈 miqelat of refuge receiving-place HNcmsc הָ/רֹצֵ֔חַ 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤇 harotsecha for the manslayer the unlawful killer HTd/Vqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo גלון 𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤍 glvn Golan Golan Golan HNp גּוֹלָ֤ן 𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤍 golan Golan Golan Golan HNp בַּ/בָּשָׁן֙ 𐤁/𐤁𐤔𐤍 babashan in Bashan in Bashan in Bashan HRd/Np וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֔/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔/𐤄 migerasheha its pasturelands her open pasture-lands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶֽת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה 𐤁𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤄 beesheterah Beeshterah Ashtoreth-Place Beesheterah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֑/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔/𐤄 migerasheha-2 its pasturelands her open pasture-lands HNcmpc/Sp3fs עָרִ֖ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements HNcfpa שְׁתָּֽיִם 𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 shetayim two two HAcfda
Verse 32 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄 umimateh and from the tribe and from the branch-of HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְתָּלִ֜י 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali of Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עִ֣יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement HNcfsc מִקְלַ֣ט 𐤌𐤒𐤋𐤈 miqelat of refuge receiving-place HNcmsc הָֽ/רֹצֵ֗חַ 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤇 harotsecha for the slayer the unlawful killer HTd/Vqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo קֶ֨דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qedesh Kedesh Set-Apart Place Qedesh HNp בַּ/גָּלִ֤יל 𐤁/𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤋 bagalil in Galilee in the Galil Circuit in Galil HRd/Np וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֨/הָ֙ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔/𐤄 migerasheha its pasturelands her open pasture-lands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To חַמֹּ֥ת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamot Hammoth Hot Springs of Dor Chamot Dor HNp דֹּאר֙ 𐤃𐤀𐤓 dor dor generation-cycle Chamot Dor HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֔/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔/𐤄 migerasheha-2 its pasturelands her open pasture-lands HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To קַרְתָּ֖ן 𐤒𐤓𐤕𐤍 qaretan Kartan Kartan Settlement Qaretan HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To מִגְרָשֶׁ֑/הָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤔/𐤄 migerasheha-3 its pasturelands her open pasture-lands HNcmpc/Sp3fs עָרִ֖ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements HNcfpa שָׁלֹֽשׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shalosh three three HAcfsa
Verse 44 וַ/יָּ֨נַח 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇 vayanach and gave rest and he rested HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp מִ/סָּבִ֔יב 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 misaviv on every side from around HR/Ncbsa כְּ/כֹ֥ל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all as the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr נִשְׁבַּ֖ע 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 nisheba he had sworn he bound himself by oath HVNp3ms לַ/אֲבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 laavotam to their fathers to their fathers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn עָ֨מַד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 amad stood he stood HVqp3ms אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa בִּ/פְנֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bifeneyhem before them in their presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal of all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc אֹ֣יְבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem their enemies their hostile-ones HVqrmpc/Sp3mp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֹ֣יְבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem-2 their enemies their hostile-ones HVqrmpc/Sp3mp נָתַ֥ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan gave he gave HVqp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יָדָֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤌 beyadam into their hand in their hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp