Now the first
ri'shown  (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
inhabitants
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
that dwelt in their possessions
'achuzzah  (akh-ooz-zaw')
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land) -- possession.
in their cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
were the Israelites
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
the priests
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
Levites
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
and the Nethinims
Nathiyn  (naw-theen')
one given, i.e. (in the plural only) the Nethinim, or Temple-servants (as given to that duty) -- Nethinims.


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