Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. Young's Literal Translation For the sons of Merari, for their families, [are], out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. King James Bible The children of Merari by their families [had] out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. Hebrew The descendantsלִבְנֵ֨י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Merari מְרָרִ֜י (mə·rā·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi received 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 מִמַּטֵּ֨ה (mim·maṭ·ṭêh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe of Reuben, רְאוּבֵ֤ן (rə·’ū·ḇên) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7205: Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc Gad, גָד֙ (ḡāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1410: Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet and Zebulun. זְבוּלֻ֔ן (zə·ḇū·lun) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2074: Zebulun -- a son of Jacob, also his descendants and their territory |