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Allכָּלthe citiesעָרֵיof the sonsבְנֵיof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםwerethirteenשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהcitiesעָרִיםwith their pasturelands.וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶן
Joshua 21:19
Study it in the app“All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasturelands.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:19, word by word
- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- thirteenשְׁלֹשׁshelosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears- thirteenעֶשְׂרֵהesre
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appears- with their pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיmigrshe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrshe” appears
The context
18Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands —four cities.
19 · This verse (above)
20And as for the families of the sons of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the sons of Kohath, the cities of their lot were from the tribe of Ephraim.