Joshua · Chapter 21

Joshua 21:27

¹Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;²And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.³And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.⁴And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.⁵And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.⁶And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.⁷The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.⁸And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.⁹And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,¹⁰Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.¹¹And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.¹²But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.¹³Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,¹⁴And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,¹⁵And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,¹⁶And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.¹⁷And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,¹⁸Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.¹⁹All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.²⁰And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.²¹For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,²²And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.²³And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,²⁴Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.²⁵And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.²⁶All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.²⁷And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.²⁸And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,²⁹Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.³⁰And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,³¹Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.³²And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.³³All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.³⁴And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,³⁵Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.³⁶And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,³⁷Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.³⁸And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,³⁹Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.⁴⁰So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.⁴¹All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.⁴²These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.⁴³And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.⁴⁴And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.⁴⁵There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

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27	And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.	This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.	And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
and to [the] descendants of	וְלִבְנֵ֣י	ve-liv-NEI	H1121G	No entry
Gershon	גֵרְשׁוֹן֮	ge-re-shOn	H1648	Gershom גֵּרְשֹׁם (ge.re.shom) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11; son of: Levi (H3878); brother of: Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115); father of: Libni (H3845G) and Shimei (H8096G); also called Gershom at 1Ch.6.16,17,20,43,62,71; 15.7; Another spelling of ge.re.shon (גֵּרְשׁוֹן "Gershon" H1648) § Gershom = "foreigner" 1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah 2) firstborn son of Levi 3) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra
from [the] clans of	מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת	mi-mish-pe-CHOT	H4940	family מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) 1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats
the Levites	הַלְוִיִּם֒	hal-vi-YIM	H3881	Levi לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) Someone from the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115) Another name of le.vi (לֵוִי "Levi" H3878) § Levite, of Levi "joined to" 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah …
from [the] half of	מֵחֲצִ֞י	me-cha-TZI	H2677	half חֲצִי (che.tsi) 1) half 1a) half 1b) middle
[the] tribe of	מַטֵּ֣ה	ma-TEH	H4294H	tribe: rod מַטֶּה (mat.teh) : rod/staff 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה	me-na-SHEH	H4519G	Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.51; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Ephraim (H0669); married to Aramitess (H0761); father of: Machir (H4353) and Asriel (H0844H) § Manasseh = "causing to forget" 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh 2) son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile …
[the] city of	עִיר֙	'ir	H5892B	city עִיר (ir) 1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town
the refuge of	מִקְלַ֣ט	mik-LAT	H4733	refuge מִקְלָט (miq.lat) refuge, asylum
the killer	הָרֹצֵ֔חַ	ha-ro-TZE-ach	H7523	to murder רָצַח (ra.tsach) 1) to murder, slay, kill 1a)(Qal) to murder, slay 1a1) premeditated 1a2) accidental 1a3) as avenger 1a4) slayer (intentional) (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be slain 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to murder, assassinate 1c2) murderer, assassin (participle) (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be killed
Golan	גּוֹלָ֤ן	ga-lon	H1474	Golan גּוֹלָן (go.lan) § Golan = "their captivity: their rejoicing" a town of Manasseh in the heights of Bashan east of the Jordan; a city of refuge
in the Bashan	בַּבָּשָׁן֙	ba-ba-SHAN	H1316	Bashan בָּשָׁן (ba.shan) § Bashan = "fruitful" a district east of the Jordan known for its fertility which was given to the half-tribe of Manasseh
pasture lands its	מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ	mig-ra-SHE-ha	H4054	pasture מִגְרָשׁ (mig.rash) common, common land, open land, suburb
Beeshtarah	בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה	be-'esh-te-RAH	H1203	Beeshterah בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה (be.esh.te.rah) Beeshterah = "with increase" a Levitical city in Manasseh, east of the Jordan; probably identical with 'Ashtaroth' Another name of ash.ta.rot (עַשְׁתָּרוֹת "Ashtaroth" H6252H)
pasture lands its	מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ	mig-ra-SHE-ha	H4054	pasture מִגְרָשׁ (mig.rash) common, common land, open land, suburb
cities	עָרִ֖ים	'a-RIM	H5892B	city עִיר (ir) 1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town
two	שְׁתָּֽיִם׃ ס	she-TA-yim	H8147	two שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

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