Joshua 21:40
In all, twelve cities were allotted to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levite clans.
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ASV
All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.
KJV
So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים | he.'a.Rim | the cities | H5892 → |
| לִבְנֵ֤י | liv.Nei | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → |
| מְרָרִי֙ | me.ra.Ri | Merari | H4847 → |
| לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם | le.mish.pe.cho.Tam | to clans their | H4940 → |
| הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים | ha.no.ta.Rim | which remained | H3498 → |
| מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת | mi.mish.pe.Chot | of [the] clans of | H4940 → |
| הַלְוִיִּ֑ם | hal.vi.Yim | the Levites | H3881 → |
| וַיְהִי֙ | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| גּוֹרָלָ֔ם | go.ra.Lam | lot their | H1486 → |
| עָרִ֖ים | 'a.Rim | cities | H5892 → |
| שְׁתֵּ֥ים | she.Teim | two [plus] | H8147 → |
| עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ | 'es.Reh | ten | H6240 → |
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