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Joshua 21:6

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And the rest of the children of Kohath [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.	And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.	The children of Merari by their families [had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the children^H1121 of Gershon^H1648 had by lot^H1486 out of the families^H4940 of the tribe^H4294 of Issachar^H3485, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Asher^H836, and out of the tribe^H4294 of Naphtali^H5321, and out of the half^H2677 tribe^H4294 of Manasseh^H4519 in Bashan^H1316, thirteen^{H7969 H6240} cities^H5892.

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Original Hebrew

וְלִבְנֵי גֵרְשֹׁון מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹות מַטֵּה־יִשָּׂשכָר וּמִמַּטֵּה־אָשֵׁר וּמִמַּטֵּה נַפְתָּלִי וּמֵחֲצִי מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה בַבָּשָׁן בַּגֹּורָל עָרִים שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/לִ/בְנֵ֣י	ve./li/v.Nei	H1121	HC/R/Ncmpc	and/ (belonged) to/ (the) descendants of
גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן	ge.re.Shon	H1648	HNp	Gershon
מִ/מִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת	mi./mish.pe.Chot	H4940	HR/Ncfpc	from/ (the) clans of
מַטֵּֽה	ma.teh-	H4294	HNcmsc	(the) tribe of
יִשָּׂשכָ֣ר	yi.so.sh.Khar	H3485	HNp	Issachar
וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּֽה	u./mi./ma.teh-	H4294	HC/R/Ncmsc	and/ from/ (the) tribe of
אָ֠שֵׁר	'a.Sher	H836	HNp	Asher
וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה	u./mi./ma.Teh	H4294	HC/R/Ncmsc	and/ from/ (the) tribe of
נַפְתָּלִ֜י	naf.ta.Li	H5321	HNp	Naphtali
וּ֠/מֵ/חֲצִי	U./me./cha.tzi	H2677	HC/R/Ncmsc	and/ from/ (the) half of
מַטֵּ֨ה	ma.Teh	H4294	HNcmsc	(the) tribe of
מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה	me.na.Sheh	H4519	HNp	Manasseh
בַ/בָּשָׁן֙	va./ba.Shan	H1316	HRd/Np	in (the)/ Bashan
בַּ/גּוֹרָ֔ל	ba./go.Ral	H1486	HRd/Ncmsa	by the/ lot
עָרִ֖ים	'a.Rim	H5892	HNcfpa	cities
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ	she.Losh	H7969	HAcfsa	thir-
עֶשְׂרֵֽה	'es.Reh	H6240	HAcfsa	teen

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

Strong's References

• H836 — אָשֵׁר (ʼÂshêr, aw-share'): from אָשַׁר,; happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in Palestine; Asher
• 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.
• H1316 — בָּשָׁן (Bâshân, baw-shawn'): of uncertain derivation; Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan; Bashan.
• H1486 — גּוֹרָל (gôwrâl, go-rawl'): or (shortened) גֹּרָל; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot); lot.
• 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.
• H3485 — יִשָּׂשכָר (Yissâˢkâr, yis-saw-kawr'): (strictly yis-saws-kawr'); from נָשָׂא and שָׂכָר; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob; Issachar.
• 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.
• 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).
• H5321 — נַפְתָּלִי (Naphtâlîy, naf-taw-lee'): from פָּתַל; my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Naphtali.
• 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.
• H6240 — עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr, aw-sawr'): for עֶשֶׂר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).
• H7969 — שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'): or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שָׁלִישׁ.

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