Study it in the app“And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the sons of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, received by lot thirteen cities from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of the Simeonites, and from the tribe of Benjamin.”
And the lotוַ הַגּוֹרָלcame outיֵּצֵאfor the familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתof the Kohathites;הַקְּהָתִיand the sonsוַ לִבְנֵיof Aaronאַהֲרֹןthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןofמִןthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםreceivedיְהִיby lotבַּגּוֹרָלthirteenשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהcitiesעָרִיםfrom the tribeמִמַּטֵּהof Judah,יְהוּדָהfrom the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof the Simeonites,הַשִּׁמְעֹנִיand from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Benjamin.בִנְיָמִן
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsfamily
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchot” appearsKohathite
Kohathite: a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi.
Where else “kehati” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsAaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” 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” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsSimeonite
Simeonite: a descendant of Simeon, son of Jacob.
Where else “shimoni” 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” appears3So the sons of Israel gave to the Levites, out of their inheritance, according to the command of YHWH, these cities and their pasturelands.
4 · This verse (above)
5And the rest of the sons of Kohath received by lot ten cities from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half tribe of Manasseh.
