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The sonsלִבְנֵיof Merariמְרָרִיaccording to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםreceivedtwelveשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהcitiesעָרִיםfrom the tribeמִמַּטֵּהof Reuben,רְאוּבֵןfrom the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Gad,גָדand from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Zebulun.זְבוּלֻן
Joshua 21:7
Study it in the app“The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:7, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Merariמְרָרִיmerari
Merari
Merari, a son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “merari” appears- according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears- twelveשְׁתֵּיםshetem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shetem” appears- twelveעֶשְׂרֵהesre
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- from the tribeמַּטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- of Gadגָדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- of Zebulunזְבוּלֻןzevulun
Zebulun
Zebulun, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land.
Where else “zevulun” appears
The context
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.
7 · This verse (above)
8And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands, as YHWH had commanded through Moses, by lot.