Focused Passage

Joshua 21:20-26

Levitical Cities and the LORD’s Faithfulness to Every Promise

The Levites request the cities promised through Moses, Israel gives them cities and pasturelands from each tribal inheritance, and the chapter concludes by celebrating that not one of the LORD’s good promises failed.

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20The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

21they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,

22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

23From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,

24Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

25And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.

26In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

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Verse 20

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The remainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםH3498Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural. . .מִבְּנֵ֣יH1121Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructKohathiteקְהָ֑תH6955Noun - proper - masculine singularclansוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתH4940Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct-קְהָת֙H6955Noun - proper - masculine singular-בְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םH3881Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralwere allottedגֽוֹרָלָ֔םH1486Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural. . .וַֽיְהִי֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthese citiesעָרֵ֣יH5892Noun - feminine plural constructFrom the tribeמִמַּטֵּ֖הH4294Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃H669Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 21

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they were givenוַיִּתְּנ֨וּH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerShechemשְׁכֶ֥םH7927Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerin the hill countryבְּהַ֣רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singulara cityעִ֨ירH5892Noun - feminine singular constructof refugeמִקְלַ֧טH4733Noun - masculine singular constructfor the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֛חַH7523Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerGezerגֶּ֖זֶרH1507Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃H4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 22

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-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerKibzaimקִבְצַ֙יִם֙H6911Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markervvvבֵּ֥יתH1032Prepositionand Beth-horonחוֹרֹ֖ןH1032Noun - proper - feminine singularfourאַרְבַּֽע׃סH702Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 23

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From the tribeוּמִמַּ֨טֵּה־H4294Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Dan [they were given]דָ֔ןH1835Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerEltekeאֶלְתְּקֵ֖אH514Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerGibbethonגִּבְּת֖וֹןH1405Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃H4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 24

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-אֶת־H853Direct object markerAijalonאַיָּלוֹן֙H357Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markervvvגַּת־H1667and Gath-rimmonרִמּ֖וֹןH1667Noun - proper - feminine singularfourאַרְבַּֽע׃סH702Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 25

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And from the half-tribeוּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙H4276Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .מַטֵּ֣הH4294Noun - masculine singular constructof Manasseh [they were given]מְנַשֶּׁ֔הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerTaanachתַּעְנַךְ֙H8590Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markervvvגַּת־H1667Gath-rimmonרִמּ֖וֹןH1667Noun - proper - feminine singulartwoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃H8147Number - fdcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 26

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In allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtenעֶ֖שֶׂרH6235Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֥יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether with their pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ןH4054Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural[were given] to the restהַנּוֹתָרִֽים׃סH3498Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralof the Kohathiteקְהָ֖תH6955Noun - proper - masculine singularclansלְמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתH4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct-בְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct

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