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א וַיִּגְּשׁוּ רָאשֵׁי אֲבוֹת הַלְוִיִּם אֶל אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן נוּן וְאֶל רָאשֵׁי אֲבוֹת הַמַּטּוֹת לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

The heads of the patrilineal houses of the Levites approached Elazar the priest, and Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the patrilineal houses of the tribes of the children of Israel;

ב וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם בְּשִׁלֹה בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן לֵאמֹר ה' צִוָּה בְיַד מֹשֶׁה לָתֶת לָנוּ עָרִים לָשָׁבֶת ומִגְרְשֵׁיהֶן לִבְהֶמְתֵּנוּ

they, the representatives of the Levites, spoke to them, the leaders of the people, in Shilo, in the land of Canaan, saying: Although we are not entitled to a share in the land, the Lord commanded at the hand of Moses to give us cities in which to settle, and their perimeter fields for our animals. We therefore request that this command be fulfilled at this time.

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