Joshua

Joshua 18:21–28

21These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin:

Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, 22Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23Avvim, Parah, Ophrah, 24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba— twelve cities, along with their villages.

25Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, 27Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28Zelah, Haeleph, Jebusc (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah,d and Kiriath-jearime— fourteen cities, along with their villages.

This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

Footnotes

  • c 18:28 LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew the Jebusite
  • d 18:28 Hebrew Gibeath
  • e 18:28 LXX; Hebrew Kiriath

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Joshua 18:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
These wereוְהָי֣וּwə·hā·yūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe·‘ā·rîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
of the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םlə·miš·pə·ḥō·w·ṯê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4940 clan
of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֛הlə·maṭ·ṭêhPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןḇin·yā·minNoun - proper - masculine singularH1144 Binjamin
Jerichoיְרִיח֥וֹyə·rî·ḥōwNoun - proper - feminine singularH3405 Jericho
Beth-hoglahחָגְלָ֖הḥā·ḡə·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1031 Beth-Choglah
Emek-kezizקְצִֽיץ׃qə·ṣîṣConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7104 Keziz

Joshua 18:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beth-arabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֛הhā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1026 Beth-ha-Arabah
Zemaraimוּצְמָרַ֖יִםū·ṣə·mā·ra·yimConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6787 Tsemarajim
Bethelאֵֽל׃’êlConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1008 Bethel

Joshua 18:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Avvimוְהָעַוִּ֥יםwə·hā·‘aw·wîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5761 Avvim
Parahוְהַפָּרָ֖הwə·hap·pā·rāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6511 Parah
Ophrahוְעָפְרָֽה׃wə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6084 perhaps modern

Joshua 18:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Chephar-ammoniהָעַמֹּנִיhå̄·ʿam·mō·nīNoun - proper - feminine singularH3726 Kefar-ha-Ammoni
Ophniוְהָֽעָפְנִ֖יwə·hā·‘ā·p̄ə·nîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6078 Ophnite
and Gebaוָגָ֑בַעwā·ḡā·ḇa‘Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1387 Geba
twelveשְׁתֵּים־šə·têm-Number - fdH8147 two
citiesעָרִ֥ים‘ā·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
along with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃wə·ḥaṣ·rê·henConjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct; third person feminine pluralH2691 enclosure, court

Joshua 18:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Gibeonגִּבְע֥וֹןgiḇ·‘ō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH1391 Gibon
Ramahוְהָֽרָמָ֖הwə·hā·rā·māhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7414 the Height, Rama
Beerothוּבְאֵרֽוֹת׃ū·ḇə·’ê·rō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH881 Beeroth

Joshua 18:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Mizpehוְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥הwə·ham·miṣ·pehConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4708 Mitspeh
Chephirahוְהַכְּפִירָ֖הwə·hak·kə·p̄î·rāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3716 Kephirah
Mozahוְהַמֹּצָֽה׃wə·ham·mō·ṣāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4681 Motsah

Joshua 18:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Rekemוְרֶ֥קֶםwə·re·qemConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7552 Rekem
Irpeelוְיִרְפְּאֵ֖לwə·yir·pə·’êlConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3416 Jirpeel
Taralahוְתַרְאֲלָֽה׃wə·ṯar·’ă·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8634 Taralah

Joshua 18:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Zelahוְצֵלַ֡עwə·ṣê·la‘Noun - proper - feminine singularH6762 Tsela
Haelephהָאֶ֜לֶףhā·’e·lep̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH507 Eleph
Jebusוְהַיְבוּסִ֨יwə·hay·ḇū·sîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
that isהִ֤יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiḇ·‘aṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH1394 Gibath
and Kiriath-jearimקִרְיַ֔תqir·yaṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH7157 Kirjath-Jearim, Kirjath-Arim
fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־’ar·ba‘-Number - feminine singularH702 four
citiesעָרִ֥ים‘ā·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
along with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ןwə·ḥaṣ·rê·henConjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct; third person feminine pluralH2691 enclosure, court
Thisזֹ֛אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
was the inheritanceנַֽחֲלַ֥תna·ḥă·laṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5159 possession, property, inheritance
of the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃פlə·miš·pə·ḥō·ṯāmPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4940 clan
of the tribeבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןḇin·yā·minNoun - proper - masculine singularH1144 Binjamin

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