| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 21:4:1 ⧉וַיֵּצֵ֥אvayetseand the lot came out Joshua 21:4:2 ⧉הַגּוֹרָ֖לhaggoralthe lot Joshua 21:4:3 ⧉לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣תlemishpekhotfor the families Joshua 21:4:4 ⧉הַקְּהָתִ֑יhakkehatiof the Kohathite Joshua 21:4:5 ⧉וַיְהִ֡יvayehiand it was Joshua 21:4:6 ⧉לִבְנֵי֩livneito the sons Joshua 21:4:7 ⧉אַהֲרֹ֨ןaharonof Aaron Joshua 21:4:8 ⧉הַכֹּהֵ֜ןhakkohenthe priest Joshua 21:4:9 ⧉מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗םminhalviyimfrom the Levites Joshua 21:4:10 ⧉מִמַּטֵּ֣הmimattefrom the tribe Joshua 21:4:11 ⧉יְ֠הוּדָהyehudaof Judah Joshua 21:4:12 ⧉וּמִמַּטֵּ֨הumimatteand from the tribe Joshua 21:4:13 ⧉הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜יhashshimoniof Simeon Joshua 21:4:14 ⧉וּמִמַּטֵּ֤הumimatteand from the tribe Joshua 21:4:15 ⧉בִנְיָמִן֙binyaminof Benjamin Joshua 21:4:16 ⧉בַּגּוֹרָ֔לbaggoralby lot Joshua 21:4:17 ⧉עָרִ֖יםarimcities Joshua 21:4:18 ⧉שְׁלֹ֥שׁsheloshthree Joshua 21:4:19 ⧉עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃סesrehten |
| 4. Formal Translation And the lot came out for the Kohathite families and fell to the sons of Aaron the priest among the Levites, from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Simeon, and the tribe of Benjamin, assigning thirteen cities. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation The Kohathite families, the descendants of Aaron the priest among the Levites, received thirteen towns by drawing lots from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. |