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OET (OET-RV) The first draw went to those of the Kohat clans who were descendants of Aharon the priest (from the Levites). They were allocated thirteen cities in the regions occupied by Yehudah, Shim’on, and Benyamin.
OET-LV And_he/it_went_out the_lot for_families_of the_Qəhātites and_he/it_was for_descendants_of ʼAhₐron the_priest/officer of the_Lēviyyiy from_tribes_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_from_tribe_of the_Shimˊōn and_from_tribe_of Binyāmīn in/on/at/with_lot cities thir- teen.
UHB וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַגּוֹרָ֖ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י וַיְהִ֡י לִבְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה בִנְיָמִן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ס ‡
(vayyēʦēʼ haggōrāl ləmishpəḩot haqqəhātiy vayəhiy liⱱənēy ʼahₐron hakkohēn min-haləviyyim mimmaţţēh yəhūdāh ūmimmaţţēh hashshimˊoniy ūmimmaţţēh ⱱinyāmin baggōrāl ˊārim shəlosh ˊesrēh.§)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ κλῆρος τῷ δήμῳ Καάθ· καὶ ἐγένετο τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἀαρὼν τοῖς ἱερεῦσι τοῖς Λευίταις ἀπὸ φυλῆς Ἰούδα καὶ ἀπὸ φυλῆς Συμεὼν καὶ ἀπὸ φυλῆς Βενιαμὶν κληρωτὶ, πόλεις δεκατρεῖς.
(Kai exaʸlthen ho klaʸros tōi daʸmōi Kaʼath; kai egeneto tois huiois Aʼarōn tois hiereusi tois Leuitais apo fulaʸs Youda kai apo fulaʸs Sumeōn kai apo fulaʸs Beniamin klaʸrōti, poleis dekatreis. )
BrTr And the lot came out for the children of Caath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities [fn]out of the tribe of Juda, and out of the tribe of Symeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
21:4 Gr. from.
ULT And the lot came out for the clans of the Kohathite. And for the sons of Aaron the priest, from the Levites, there were 13 cities by the lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonite and from the tribe of Benjamin.
UST First, the Israelite leaders cast lots to assign some cities to the Levites from the clan of Kohath who were priests because they were descendants of Aaron. The leaders assigned 13 cities to them within the territories of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
BSB • The [first] lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
MSB • The [first] lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
OEB Thirteen towns fell by lot to the Kohathite families the sons of Aaron the priest, who were Levites, from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.
WEBBE The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
LSV and the lot goes out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities by lot,
FBV The lot was cast for the families of the Kothaites. These Levites, descendants of Aaron, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.[fn]
21:4 Towns previously allotted.
T4T First they allotted some cities to the Kohath clans, who belonged to the tribe of Levi. To those who were descendants of the first Supreme Priest Aaron, they allotted 13 towns in the areas that had been allotted to the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
LEB No LEB JOS book available
BBE And the heritage came out for the families of the Kohathites: the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, were given thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
Moff Thirteen towns fell by lot to the Kohathite families the sons of Aaron the priest, who were Levites, from the clan of Judah, the clan of the Simeonites, and the clan of the Benjamites.
JPS And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
ASV And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
DRA And the lot came out for the family of Caath of the children of Aaron the priest out of the tribes of Juda, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
YLT And the lot goeth out for the families of the Kohathite, and there are for the sons of Aaron the priest (of the Levites), out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, by lot thirteen cities,
Drby And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
RV And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
(And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Yudah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. )
SLT And the lot came forth to the families of the Kohathites: and it will be to the sons of Aaron the priest from the Levites out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin, by lot, thirteen cities.
Wbstr And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
KJB-1769 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
(And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Yudah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. )
KJB-1611 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the Priest, which were of the Leuites, had by lot out of the tribe of Iudah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Beniamin, thirteene cities.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)
Bshps No Bshps JOS book available
Gnva And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron ye Priest, which were of the Leuites, had by lot, out of the tribe of Iudah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Beniamin thirteene cities.
(And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron ye/you_all Priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot, out of the tribe of Yudah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benyamin thirteen cities. )
Cvdl No Cvdl JOS book available
Wycl No Wycl JOS book available
Luth No Luth JOS book available
ClVg Egressaque est sors in familiam Caath filiorum Aaron sacerdotis, de tribubus Juda, et Simeon, et Benjamin, civitates tredecim:
(Egressaque it_is fate/divination in/into/on the_family Caath of_children Aaron of_the_priest, from/about tribubus Yuda, and Simeon, and Benyamin, cities tredecim: )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT JOS book available
21:4 The descendants of Aaron served as Israel’s priests. The cities they received were allotted by sacred lots. The priestly towns were in the tribal territories closest to Jerusalem, where the Temple was later built.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַגּוֹרָ֖ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י וַיְהִ֡י לִבְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה בִנְיָמִן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה
and=he/it_went_out the,lot for,families_of the,Kohathites and=he/it_was for,descendants_of ʼAhₐron the=priest/officer from/more_than the,Levites from,tribes_of Yehuda and,from,tribe_of the,Simeon and,from,tribe_of Binyāmīn in/on/at/with,lot towns three teen
The author assumes that readers will understand that the leaders decided to assign cities to the groups of Levites in a particular order (Kohathite priests, Kohathite non-priests, Gershonites, and Merarites) and then cast lots to see which cities would go to each group. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [The leaders started by casting lots to decide which cities would belong to the Levites from the Kohathite clan who were priests, descendants of Aaron. The lot selected 13 cities for them]