Joshua

Joshua 21:4

⁴The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	הַגּוֹרָ֖ל	hag·gō·w·rāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
came out	וַיֵּצֵ֥א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
for the Kohathite	הַקְּהָתִ֑י	haq·qə·hā·ṯî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6956 Kohathite
clans	לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת	lə·miš·pə·ḥōṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct	H4940 clan
The Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֗ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
who were descendants	לִבְנֵי֩	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֨ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֜ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
received	וַיְהִ֡י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
thirteen	שְׁלֹ֥שׁ	šə·lōš	Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
cities	עָרִ֖ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
by lot	בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל	bag·gō·w·rāl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
from the tribes	מִמַּטֵּ֣ה	mim·maṭ·ṭêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Judah	יְ֠הוּדָה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Simeon	הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י	haš·šim·‘ō·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8099 Shimonite
and Benjamin	בִנְיָמִן֙	ḇin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.