Joshua 21:41
For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites.
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ASV
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
KJV
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֚ל | kol | all | H3605 → |
| עָרֵ֣י | 'a.Rei | [the] cities of | H5892 → |
| הַלְוִיִּ֔ם | hal.vi.Yim | the Levites | H3881 → |
| בְּת֖וֹךְ | be.Tokh | in [the] midst of | H8432 → |
| אֲחֻזַּ֣ת | 'a.chu.Zat | [the] possession of | H272 → |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | be.nei- | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| עָרִ֛ים | 'a.Rim | [were] cities | H5892 → |
| אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | 'ar.ba.'Im | forty | H705 → |
| וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה | u.she.mo.Neh | and eight | H8083 → |
| וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ | u.mig.re.shei.Hen | and pasture lands their | H4054 → |
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