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Joshua 21:18

Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

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אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֲנָתוֹת֙anatotAnathothעֲנָתוֹתnoun, proper name — “Anathoth”H6068Anathoth, the name of two Israelites, also of a place in PalAnathoth.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָmigrashehasuburbמִגְרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עַלְמ֖וֹןalmonAlmon, a place in Palestineעַלְמוֹןnoun, proper name — “Almon, a place in Palestine”H5960Almon, a place in Palestineוְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmigrashehasuburbמִגְרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.עָרִ֖יםarimcityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a 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.אַרְבַּֽעarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

Young’s Literal Translation

Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs — four cities;

World English Bible

Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.

Darby Translation

Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.

Douay-Rheims

And Anathoth and Almon, with their suburbs: four cities.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Anathoth with the open land about it, and Almon with the open land about it; four cities.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and Anathoth and its suburbs; and Gamala and its suburbs; four cities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ἀναθὼθ, καὶ τὰ ἀφωρισμένα αὐτῇ· καὶ Γάμαλα, καὶ τὰ ἀφωρισμένα αὐτῇ· πόλεις τέσσαρες.