Joshua
Joshua 18:4
4Appoint three men from each tribe, and I will send them out to survey the land and map it out, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appoint | הָב֥וּ | hā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3051 give |
| three | שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֖ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| from each tribe | לַשָּׁ֑בֶט | laš·šā·ḇeṭ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| and I will send them out | וְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗ם | wə·’eš·lā·ḥêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| to survey | וְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּ | wə·yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the land | בָאָ֛רֶץ | ḇā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and map it out | וְיִכְתְּב֥וּ | wə·yiḵ·tə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3789 write |
| according to | לְפִ֥י | lə·p̄î | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| the inheritance of each | נַֽחֲלָתָ֖ם | na·ḥă·lā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| Then they will return | וְיָבֹ֥אוּ | wə·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to me | אֵלָֽי׃ | ’ê·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.