Joshua 21:26

“All the cities were ten with their pasturelands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath.”

Joshua 21:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 21:26, word by word

the citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “arim” appears
tenעֶשֶׂרeser

ten

Ten.

Where else “eser” appears
with their pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיmigrshe

pasturelands

Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.

Where else “migrshe” appears
for the familiesמִשְׁפְּחוֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchot” appears
of the restנּוֹתָרִיםnotarim

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

Where else “notarim” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Kohathקְהָתkehat

Kohath

Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.

Where else “kehat” appears

The context

25And from the half tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands —two cities.

26 · This verse (above)

27And to the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Be-eshterah with its pasturelands —two cities.

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