Focused Passage

Joshua 21:27-33

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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27This 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.

28From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,

29Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

30From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,

31Helkath, and Rehob—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

32And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.

33In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.

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Verse 27

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[This is what] the Leviteהַלְוִיִּם֒H3881Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralclansמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תH4940Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructvvvוְלִבְנֵ֣יH1121Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof the Gershonites [were given]גֵרְשׁוֹן֮H1648Noun - proper - masculine singularFrom the half-tribeמֵחֲצִ֞יH2677Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .מַטֵּ֣הH4294Noun - masculine singular constructof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singular[they were given]אֶת־H853Direct object markerGolanגָּלוֹןH1474Noun - proper - feminine singularin Bashanבַּבָּשָׁן֙H1316Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singulara cityעִיר֙H5892Noun - feminine singular constructof refugeמִקְלַ֣טH4733Noun - masculine singular constructfor the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַH7523Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶֽת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Beeshterahבְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖הH1203Noun - proper - feminine singulartwoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃סH8147Number - fdcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 28

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From the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הH4294Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Issachar [they were given]יִשָּׂשכָ֔רH3485Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerKishionקִשְׁי֖וֹןH7191Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerDaberathדָּֽבְרַ֖תH1705Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃H4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 29

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-אֶת־H853Direct object markerJarmuthיַרְמוּת֙H3412Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markervvvעֵ֥יןH5873and En-gannimגַּנִּ֖יםH5873Noun - proper - feminine singularfourאַרְבַּֽע׃סH702Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 30

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From the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הH4294Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Asher they were givenאָשֵׁ֔רH836Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMishalמִשְׁאָ֖לH4861Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerAbdonעַבְדּ֖וֹןH5658Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃H4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 31

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-אֶת־H853Direct object markerHelkathחֶלְקָת֙H2520Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Rehobרְחֹ֖בH7340Noun - proper - feminine singularfourאַרְבַּֽע׃סH702Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 32

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And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֨הH4294Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Naphtali [they were given]נַפְתָּלִ֜יH5321Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerKedeshקֶ֨דֶשׁH6943Noun - proper - feminine singularin Galileeבַּגָּלִ֤ילH1551Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markera cityעִ֣יר׀H5892Noun - feminine singular constructof refugeמִקְלַ֣טH4733Noun - masculine singular constructfor the manslayerהָֽרֹצֵ֗חַH7523Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֙הָ֙H4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markervvvחַמֹּ֥תH2576Hammoth-dorדֹּאר֙H2576Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Kartanקַרְתָּ֖ןH7178Noun - proper - feminine singularthreeשָׁלֹֽשׁ׃H7969Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 33

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In allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthirteenשְׁלֹשׁ־H7969Number - feminine singular construct. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֥הH6240Number - feminine singularcitiesעִ֖ירH5892Noun - feminine singulartogether withעָרֵ֥יH5892Noun - feminine plural constructtheir pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃סH4054Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural[were given] to the Gershoniteהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יH1649Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularclansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םH4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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