King James Version

Joshua 21:41

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

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כֹּ֚לkolallכֹּלnoun, 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).עָרֵ֣יarecityעִירnoun, 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.הַלְוִיִּ֔םhalviyimthe Leviiteלֵוִיִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.בְּת֖וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).אֲחֻזַּ֣תachuzatpossessionאֲחֻזָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “possession”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)possession.בְּנֵֽיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.עָרִ֛יםarimcityעִירnoun, 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.אַרְבָּעִ֥יםarbaimfortyאַרְבָּעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הushemonehand eightשְׁמֹנֶהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.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 Levites — forty and eight cities with the open land about them — shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,

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American Standard Version (1901)

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.

Young’s Literal Translation

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel [are] forty and eight cities, and their suburbs.

World English Bible

All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.

Darby Translation

All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord God gave to Israel all the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers: and they possessed it and dwelt in it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

All the cities of the Levites — forty and eight cities with the open land about them — shall be in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel, were forty-eight cities,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶσαι πόλεις τῶν Λευιτῶν ἐν μέσῳ κατασχέσεως υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, τεσσαρακονταοκτὼ πόλεις, καὶ τὰ περισπόρια αὐτῶν