| 40. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 21:40:1 ⧉כָּל־הֶ֨עָרִ֜יםkolhearimAll the cities Joshua 21:40:2 ⧉לִבְנֵ֤יlivnefor the sons Joshua 21:40:3 ⧉מְרָרִי֙merariof Merari Joshua 21:40:4 ⧉לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םlemishpekhotamby their clans Joshua 21:40:5 ⧉הַנּוֹתָרִ֖יםhanotarimthe remaining Joshua 21:40:6 ⧉מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹתmimishpekhotfrom the clans Joshua 21:40:7 ⧉הַלְוִיִּ֑םhalviyimof the Levites Joshua 21:40:8 ⧉וַיְהִי֙vayehiand was Joshua 21:40:9 ⧉גּוֹרָלָ֔םgoralamtheir lot Joshua 21:40:10 ⧉עָרִ֖יםarimcities Joshua 21:40:11 ⧉שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃׃shteim esrehtwelve |
| 40. Formal Translation All the cities for the sons of Merari by their families—the remaining from the families of the Levites—and their lot was twelve cities. |
| 40. Dynamic Translation All twelve cities went to the Merarite families—the rest of the Levites—and these became their settlements. |