Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. Young's Literal Translation To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, twelve cities. King James Bible Unto the sons of Merari [were given] by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. Hebrew The Merarites,לִבְנֵ֨י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son according to their families, לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָ֗ם (lə·miš·pə·ḥō·w·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people were allotted בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל (bag·gō·w·rāl) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting) twelve שְׁתֵּ֥ים (šə·têm) Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) cities עָרִ֖ים (‘ā·rîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement from the tribes מִמַּטֵּ֣ה (mim·maṭ·ṭêh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of Reuben, רְ֠אוּבֵן (rə·’ū·ḇên) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7205: Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc Gad, גָ֞ד (ḡāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1410: Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet and Zebulun. זְבוּלֻן֙ (zə·ḇū·lun) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2074: Zebulun -- a son of Jacob, also his descendants and their territory |