21:5a

The remaining descendants of Kohath: The phrase remaining descendants of Kohath refers to the clans of Kohath who were not descended from Aaron.

received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

The other families who were descended from Kohath received ⌊their towns⌋ from the families of the clan of Ephraim
-or-
The other families of Kohath were given towns by lot from the clan of Ephraim

21:5b

Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh: Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

from the clan of Dan, and from half of the clan of Manasseh. They received ten towns in all by lot.
-or-
from the clan of Dan, and from the half of the Manasseh clan ⌊that lived west of the Jordan River⌋ . They received ten towns.

General Comment on verse 21:5

In some languages it may be more natural to reorder the parts of this verse. For example:

The other families who were descendants of Kohath received ten towns by lot. These towns came from the clan of Ephraim, from the clan of Dan, and from half the clan of Manasseh.

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