Study it in the app“And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities: thirteen cities, by their families.”
And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Benjamin:בִנְיָמִןGebaאֶת גֶּבַעwith its pasturelands,וְאֶת מִגְרָשֶׁיהָAlemethוְאֶת עָלֶמֶתwith its pasturelands,וְאֶת מִגְרָשֶׁיהָand Anathothוְאֶת עֲנָתוֹתwith its pasturelands.וְאֶת מִגְרָשֶׁיהָAllכָּלtheir cities:עָרֵיהֶםthirteenשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהcities,עִירby their families.בְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appearsGeba
Geba: a town of Benjamin, later a Levite city. The name means "hill."
Where else “geva” appearspasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrashe” appearsAlemeth
Alemeth: the name of a city of Benjamin given to the priests (Almon in Joshua 21:18) and of two men of Benjamin.
Where else “alemet” appearsAnathoth
See it on the mapWhere else “anatot” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appearsfamily
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchote” appearsThe text says “thirteen,” but names eleven here; Joshua 21:13-18 also has Juttah and Gibeon.
Anathoth
Today: Anata and Ras al-Kharrubeh, West Bank
A town in Benjamin, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Jerusalem.
It was a city of priests (Josh 21:18). Jeremiah came from there (Jer 1:1).
59Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands.
60 · This verse (above)
61And to the sons of Kohath who remained, from the family of the tribe, from half of the tribe, half of Manasseh, fell by lot ten cities.
