King James Version

Joshua 21:33

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עָרֵ֥יarecityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a 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.הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יhagereshunithe Gershoniteגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Gershonite”, the ordinary formH1649a Gereshonite or descendant of GereshonGershonite, sons of Gershon.לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םlemishpechotamto familyמִשְׁפָּחָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4940a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or peoplefamily, kind(-red).שְׁלֹשׁsheloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).עֶשְׂרֵ֥הesrehteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (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).עִ֖ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, 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.וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽןumigresheyhenand suburbמִגְרָשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

Young’s Literal Translation

all the cities of the Gershonite, for their families, [are] thirteen cities and their suburbs.

World English Bible

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.

Darby Translation

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.

Douay-Rheims

All the cities of the families of Gerson, were thirteen, with their suburbs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with the open land about them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the cities of Gedson according to their families were thirteen cities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶσαι αἱ πόλεις τοῦ Γεδσὼν κατὰ δήμους αὐτῶν, πόλεις δεκατρεῖς.