and spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, as follows: “GOD commanded through Moses that we be given towns to live in, along with their pastures for our livestock.”
The [first] lot among the Levites fell to the Kohathite clans. To the descendants of the priest Aaron, there fell by lot 13 towns from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Simeon, and the tribe of Benjamin;
To the Gershonites [there fell] by lot 13 towns from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
To them were assigned in the hill country of Judah Kiriath-arba—that is, Hebron—together with the pastures around it. [Arba was] the father of the Anokites.aAnokites Elsewhere “Anakites”; cf. Num. 13.22; Deut. 9.2.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויתנו
472
להם
75
אתקרית
1111
ארבע
273
אבי
13
הענוק
231
היא
16
חברון
266
בהר
207
יהודה
30
ואתמגרשה
955
סביבתיה
489
Joshua 21:12
Gematria: 2990
ואתשדההעירואתחצריהנתנולכלבבןיפנהבאחזתוס
They gave the fields and the villages of the town to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his holding.
But to the descendants of Aaron the priest they assigned Hebron—the city of refuge for manslayersbcity of refuge for manslayers See note at 20.3.—together with its pastures, Libnah with its pastures,
Word-by-Word Analysis
ולבני
98
אהרן
256
הכהן
80
נתנו
506
אתעיר
681
מקלט
179
הרצח
303
אתחברון
667
ואתמגרשה
955
ואתלבנה
494
ואתמגרשה
955
Joshua 21:14
Gematria: 4145
ואתיתרואתמגרשהואתאשתמעואתמגרשה
Jattir with its pastures, Eshtemoa with its pastures,
cExplicating v. 5. As for the other clans of the Kohathites, the remaining Levites descended from Kohath, the towns in their lot were: From the tribe of Ephraim
To the Gershonites of the Levitical clans: From the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan—the city of refuge for manslayers—with its pastures, and Beeshterah with its pastures—2 towns.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ולבני
98
גרשון
559
ממשפחת
868
הלוים
91
מחצי
148
מטה
54
מנשה
395
אתעיר
681
מקלט
179
הרצח
303
אתגולן
490
גלון
89
בבשן
354
ואתמגרשה
955
ואתבעשתרה
1384
ואתמגרשה
955
ערים
320
שתיםס
810
Joshua 21:28
Gematria: 4714
וממטהיששכראתקשיוןואתמגרשהאתדברתואתמגרשה
From the tribe of Issachar: Kishion with its pastures, Dobrath with its pastures,
Word-by-Word Analysis
וממטה
100
יששכר
830
אתקשיון
867
ואתמגרשה
955
אתדברת
1007
ואתמגרשה
955
Joshua 21:29
Gematria: 4254
אתירמותואתמגרשהאתעיןגניםואתמגרשהעריםארבעס
Jarmuth with its pastures, and En-gannim with its pastures—4 towns.
Word-by-Word Analysis
אתירמות
1057
ואתמגרשה
955
אתעין
531
גנים
103
ואתמגרשה
955
ערים
320
ארבעס
333
Joshua 21:30
Gematria: 3816
וממטהאשראתמשאלואתמגרשהאתעבדוןואתמגרשה
From the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its pastures, Abdon with its pastures,
Word-by-Word Analysis
וממטה
100
אשר
501
אתמשאל
772
ואתמגרשה
955
אתעבדון
533
ואתמגרשה
955
Joshua 21:31
Gematria: 4119
אתחלקתואתמגרשהואתרחבואתמגרשהעריםארבעס
Helkath with its pastures, and Rehob with its pastures—4 towns.
From the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee—the city of refuge for manslayers—with its pastures, Hammoth-dor with its pastures, and Kartan with its pastures—3 towns.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וממטה
100
נפתלי
570
אתעיר
681
מקלט
179
הרצח
303
אתקדש
805
בגליל
75
ואתמגרשה
955
ואתחמת
855
דאר
205
ואתמגרשה
955
ואתקרתן
1157
ואתמגרשה
955
ערים
320
שלש
630
Joshua 21:33
Gematria: 3955
כלעריהגרשנילמשפחתםשלשעשרהעירומגרשיהןס
All the towns of the Gershonites, by their clans, came to 13 towns, with their pastures.
To the remaining Levites, the clans of the Merarites: From the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pastures, Kartah with its pastures,
Word-by-Word Analysis
ולמשפחות
870
בנימררי
512
הלוים
91
הנותרים
711
מאת
441
מטה
54
זבולן
95
אתיקנעם
671
ואתמגרשה
955
אתקרתה
1106
ואתמגרשה
955
Joshua 21:35
Gematria: 3579
אתדמנהואתמגרשהאתנהללואתמגרשהעריםארבעס
Dimnah with its pastures, and Nahalal with its pastures—4 towns.dSome mss. and editions add the following (cf. 1 Chron. 6.63–64): “And from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pastures, Jahaz with its pastures, Kedemoth with its pastures, and Mephaath with its pastures—4 towns.”
Israel was given the whole country that GOD had sworn to their fathersffathers See note at 1.6. to assign them; they took possession of it and settled in it.
GOD gave them rest on all sides, just as had been promised to their fathersgfathers See note at 1.6. on oath. Not one of all their enemies withstood them; GOD delivered all their enemies into their hands.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וינח
74
יהוה
26
להם
75
מסביב
114
ככל
70
אשרנשבע
923
לאבותם
479
ולאעמד
151
איש
311
בפניהם
187
מכלאיביהם
158
את
401
כלאיביהם
118
נתן
500
יהוה
26
בידם
56
Joshua 21:45
Gematria: 2575
לאנפלדברמכלהדברהטובאשרדבריהוהאלביתישראלהכלבאפ
Not one of the good things that GOD had promised to the House of Israel was lacking. Everything was fulfilled.