Joshua
Joshua 17:14
14Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Joseph | יוֹסֵ֔ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| said | וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ | way·ḏab·bə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| Why | מַדּוּעַ֩ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| have you given | נָתַ֨תָּה | nā·ṯat·tāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| us | לִּ֜י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| one | אֶחָ֔ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| portion | גּוֹרָ֤ל | gō·w·rāl | Noun - masculine singular | H1486 lot |
| as an inheritance | נַחֲלָ֗ה | na·ḥă·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| We | וַֽאֲנִ֣י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have many | רָ֔ב | rāḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| people | עַם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| because | עַ֥ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has blessed us abundantly | בֵּֽרְכַ֥נִי | bê·rə·ḵa·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.