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Allכָּלthe citiesעָרֵיof the Gershonitesהַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיaccording to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםwerethirteenשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהcitiesעִירwith their pasturelands.וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶן
Joshua 21:33
Study it in the app“All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasturelands.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:33, word by word
- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of the Gershonitesגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgershuni
Gershonite
Gershonite: a descendant of Gershon, son of Levi.
Where else “gershuni” appears- according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” 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
32And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands —three cities.
33 · This verse (above)
34And to the families of the sons of Merari, the Levites who remained, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasturelands, Kartah with its pasturelands,