They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.1 Chronicles 6:65
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בַגּוֹרָ֗ל מִמַּטֵּ֤ה בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה֙ וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה בְנֵי־שִׁמְע֔וֹן וּמִמַּטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן אֵ֚ת הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרְא֥וּ אֶתְהֶ֖ם בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ ס
- וַיִּתְּנ֣וּvai.yi.te.Nu“and they gave”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- בַגּוֹרָ֗לva.go.Ral“by the lot”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹרָל · “lot” · Strong's H1486
- מִמַּטֵּ֤הmi.ma.Teh“from [the] tribe of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַטֶּה · “tribe” · Strong's H4294H
- בְנֵי־ve.nei-“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- וּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.Teh“and from [the] tribe of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַטֶּה · “tribe” · Strong's H4294H
- בְנֵי־ve.nei-“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- שִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'on“Simeon”Noun, proper name of a man · from שִׁמְעוֹן · “Simeon” · Strong's H8095G
- וּמִמַּטֵּ֖הu.mi.ma.Teh“and from [the] tribe of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַטֶּה · “tribe” · Strong's H4294H
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- בִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.Min“Benjamin”Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּנְיָמִין · “Benjamin” · Strong's H1144G
- אֵ֚ת'et“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.Rim“the cities”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh“<the> these”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יִקְרְא֥וּyik.re.'U“they called”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
- אֶתְהֶ֖ם'et.Hem“<obj.> them”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ סbe.she.Mot“by names”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)