Joshua
Joshua 14:4
4The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The descendants | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Joseph | יוֹסֵ֛ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| became | הָי֧וּ | hā·yū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| two | שְׁנֵ֥י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| tribes | מַטּ֖וֹת | maṭ·ṭō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| Manasseh | מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה | mə·naš·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| and Ephraim | וְאֶפְרָ֑יִם | wə·’ep̄·rā·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| And no | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| portion | חֵ֨לֶק | ḥê·leq | Noun - masculine singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
| of the land | בָּאָ֗רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| was given | נָתְנוּ֩ | nā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| to the Levites | לַלְוִיִּ֜ם | lal·wî·yim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| except for | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| cities | עָרִים֙ | ‘ā·rîm | Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| in which to live | לָשֶׁ֔בֶת | lā·še·ḇeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| along with pasturelands | וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם | ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4054 common, common-land, open land |
| for their flocks | לְמִקְנֵיהֶ֖ם | lə·miq·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4735 cattle |
| and herds | וּלְקִנְיָנָֽם׃ | ū·lə·qin·yā·nām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7075 thing got or aquired, acquisition |
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Genesis 48:5 · 1 Chronicles 5:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.