And the restוְ הַנּוֹתָרִיםof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Kohathקְהָתreceivedby lotבַּגּוֹרָלtenעָשֶׂרcitiesעָרִיםfrom the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹתof the tribeמַטֵּהof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםfrom the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Dan,דָןand from the halfוּמֵחֲצִיtribeמַטֵּהof Manasseh.מְנַשֶּׁה
Joshua 21:5
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:5, word by word
- And the restנּוֹתָרִיםnotarim
be left
For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.
Where else “notarim” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Kohathקְהָתkehat
Kohath
Kohath, a son of Levi; Moses and Aaron came from his family.
Where else “kehat” appears- by lotגּוֹרָלgoral
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appears- tenעָשֶׂרaser
ten
Ten.
Where else “aser” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- from the familiesמִּשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchot” appears- of the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- of Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- and from the halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
4And 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.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the sons of Gershon received by lot thirteen cities from the families of the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.