Focused Passage

Joshua 21:34-40

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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34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,

35Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

36From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

37Kedemoth, and Mephaath—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

38And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

39Heshbon, and Jazer—four cities in all, together with their pasturelands.

40In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.

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Verse 34

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[This is what] the Merariteמְרָרִי֮H4847Noun - proper - masculine singularclanוּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתH4940Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct-בְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructthe rest ofהַנּוֹתָרִים֒H3498Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural. . .מֵאֵת֙H854Preposition-m | Direct object markerthe Levites) were givenהַלְוִיִּ֣םH3881Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralFrom the tribeמַטֵּ֣הH4294Noun - masculine singular constructof Zebulun [they were given]זְבוּלֻ֔ןH2074Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerJokneamיָקְנְעָ֖םH3362Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerKartahקַרְתָּ֖הH7177Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃H4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 35

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-אֶת־H853Direct object markerDimnahדִּמְנָה֙H1829Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerand Nahalalנַהֲלָ֖לH5096Noun - proper - feminine singularfourאַרְבַּֽע׃H702Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 36

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From the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הH4294Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Reuben [they were given]רְאוּבֵ֔ןH7205Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerBezerבֶּ֖צֶרH1221Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerJahazיַ֖הְצָהH3096Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃H4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 37

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-אֶת־H853Direct object markerKedemothקְדֵמוֹת֙H6932Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Mephaathמֵיפָ֖עַתH4158Noun - proper - feminine singularfourאַרְבַּֽע׃סH702Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluraltogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 38

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And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּה־H4294Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof Gad [they were given]גָ֗דH1410Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerRamothרָמֹ֥תH7433Noun - proper - feminine singularin Gileadבַּגִּלְעָ֖דH1568Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markera cityעִיר֙H5892Noun - feminine singular constructof refugeמִקְלַ֣טH4733Noun - masculine singular constructfor the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַH7523Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶֽת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerMahanaimמַחֲנַ֖יִםH4266Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃H4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 39

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-אֶת־H853Direct object markerHeshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙H2809Noun - proper - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerand Jazerיַעְזֵ֖רH3270Noun - proper - feminine singularfourאַרְבַּֽע׃H702Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralin allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtogether withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָH4054Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 40

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In allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct-הֶ֨עָרִ֜יםH5892Article | Noun - feminine pluraltwelveשְׁתֵּ֥יםH8147Number - fd. . .עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃H6240Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֖יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralwereוַיְהִי֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularallottedגּוֹרָלָ֔םH1486Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralto the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םH4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralof Merariמְרָרִי֙H4847Noun - proper - masculine singular-לִבְנֵ֤יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructthe remainingהַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםH3498Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralLeviteהַלְוִיִּ֑םH3881Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralclansמִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹתH4940Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct

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