Joshua 21:5

“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.”

Joshua 21:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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of the tribeמַטֵּהmate

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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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
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
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Judges 18:29Genesis 14:141 Kings 12:29Judges 20:1

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.

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