Joshua

Joshua 17:1

¹Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now this was	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the allotment	הַגּוֹרָל֙	hag·gō·w·rāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
for the tribe	לְמַטֵּ֣ה	lə·maṭ·ṭêh	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
as Joseph’s	יוֹסֵ֑ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
firstborn son	בְּכ֣וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
for Machir	לְמָכִיר֩	lə·mā·ḵîr	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4353 Makir
the firstborn	בְּכ֨וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1060 first-born
of Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
and father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of the Gileadites	הַגִּלְעָ֗ד	hag·gil·‘āḏ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
who had received	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Gilead	הַגִּלְעָ֥ד	hag·gil·‘āḏ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
and Bashan	וְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃	wə·hab·bā·šān	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
was	הָיָה֙	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of war	מִלְחָמָ֔ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war

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Numbers 26:29 · Genesis 41:51 · Genesis 46:20 · Genesis 50:23 · Genesis 48:18 · Numbers 32:39–40

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