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Joshua 21:27

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All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.	And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.	And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And unto the children^H1121 of Gershon^H1648, of the families^H4940 of the Levites^H3881, out of the other half^H2677 tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519 they gave Golan^H1474 in Bashan^H1316 with her suburbs^H4054, to be a city^H5892 of refuge^H4733 for the slayer^H7523; and Beeshterah^H1203 with her suburbs^H4054; two^H8147 cities^H5892.

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Original Hebrew

וְלִבְנֵי גֵרְשֹׁון מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹת הַלְוִיִּם מֵחֲצִי מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת־עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ אֶת־ [גָּלֹון כ] (גֹּולָן ק) בַּבָּשָׁן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ וְאֶת־בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים שְׁתָּיִם׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֣י	ve./li/v.Nei	H1121	HC/R/Ncmpc	and/ to/ (the) descendants of
גֵרְשׁוֹן֮	ge.re.shOn	H1648	HNp	Gershon
מִ/מִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת	mi./mish.pe.Chot	H4940	HR/Ncfpc	from/ (the) clans of
הַ/לְוִיִּם֒	ha/l.vi.Yim	H3881	HTd/Ngmpa	the/ Levites
מֵ/חֲצִ֞י	me./cha.Tzi	H2677	HR/Ncmsc	from/ (the) half of
מַטֵּ֣ה	ma.Teh	H4294	HNcmsc	(the) tribe of
מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה	me.na.Sheh	H4519	HNp	Manasseh
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
עִיר֙	'ir	H5892	HNcfsc	(the) city of
מִקְלַ֣ט	mik.Lat	H4733	HNcmsc	(the) refuge of
הָ/רֹצֵ֔חַ	ha./ro.Tze.ach	H7523	HTd/Vqrmsa	the/ killer
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
גלון	Gôwlân	H1474	HNp
בַּ/בָּשָׁן֙	ba./ba.Shan	H1316	HRd/Np	in (the)/ Bashan
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
מִגְרָשֶׁ֔/הָ	mig.ra.She./ha	H4054	HNcmpc/Sp3fs	pasture lands/ its
וְ/אֶֽת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה	be.'esh.te.Rah	H1203	HNp	Beeshtarah
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑/הָ	mig.ra.She./ha	H4054	HNcmpc/Sp3fs	pasture lands/ its
עָרִ֖ים	'a.Rim	H5892	HNcfpa	cities
שְׁתָּֽיִם	she.Ta.yim	H8147	HAcfda	two

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1203 — בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה (Bᵉʻeshtᵉrâh, beh-esh-ter-aw'): from עַשְׁתְּרָה (as singular of עַשְׁתָּרוֹת) with a prepositional prefix; with Ashtoreth; Beeshterah, a place East of the Jordan; Beeshterah.
• H1316 — בָּשָׁן (Bâshân, baw-shawn'): of uncertain derivation; Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan; Bashan.
• H1474 — גּוֹלָן (Gôwlân, go-lawn'): from גּוֹלָה; captive; Golan, a place east of the Jordan; Golan.
• H1648 — גֵּרְשׁוֹן (Gêrᵉshôwn, gay-resh-one'): or גֵּרְשׁוֹם; from גָּרַשׁ; a refugee; Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite; Gershon, Gershom.
• H2677 — חֵצִי (chêtsîy, khay-tsee'): from חָצָהlemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה; the half or middle; half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.
• H3881 — לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy, lay-vee-ee'): or לֵוִי; patronymically from לֵוִי; a Levite or descendant of Levi; Leviite.
• H4054 — מִגְרָשׁ (migrâsh, mig-rawsh'): also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מִגְרָשָׁה; from גָּרַשׁ; a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea; cast out, suburb.
• H4294 — מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh, mat-teh'): or (feminine) מַטָּה; from נָטָה; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread); rod, staff, tribe.
• H4519 — מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh, men-ash-sheh'): from נָשָׁה; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Manasseh.
• H4733 — מִקְלָט (miqlâṭ, mik-lawt'): from קָלַט in the sense of taking in; an asylum (as a receptacle); refuge.
• H4940 — מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpâchâh, mish-paw-khaw'): from שָׁפָה (compare שִׁפְחָה); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people; family, kind(-red).
• H5892 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
• H7523 — רָצַח (râtsach, raw-tsakh'): a primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder; put to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).
• H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

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