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Allכֹּלthe citiesעָרֵיof the Levitesהַלְוִיִּםin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the possessionאֲחֻזַּתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwereforty-eightאַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁמֹנֶהcitiesעָרִיםwith their pasturelands.וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶן
Joshua 21:41
Study it in the app“All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasturelands.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:41, word by word
- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the possessionאֲחֻזַּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- forty-eightאַרְבָּעִיםarbaim
forty
Forty.
Where else “arbaim” appears- forty-eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears- with their pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיmigrshe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrshe” appears
The context
40All the cities for the sons of Merari according to their families, the rest of the families of the Levites: their lot was twelve cities.
41 · This verse (above)
42These cities were, each city, with its pasturelands around it; so it was for all these cities.