Joshua

Joshua 20:7–8

⁷So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

⁸And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

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Joshua 20:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they set apart	וַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּ	way·yaq·di·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
Kedesh	קֶ֤דֶשׁ	qe·ḏeš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6943 Kedesh
in Galilee	בַּגָּלִיל֙	bag·gā·lîl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1551 cylinder, rod, circuit, district
in the hill country	בְּהַ֣ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Naphtali	נַפְתָּלִ֔י	nap̄·tā·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5321 Naphtali
Shechem	שְׁכֶ֖ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
in the hill country	בְּהַ֣ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Ephraim	אֶפְרָ֑יִם	’ep̄·rā·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
and Kiriath-arba	אַרְבַּ֛ע	’ar·ba‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7153 Kirjath-Arba, Kirjath-ha-Arba
that is	הִ֥יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
Hebron	חֶבְר֖וֹן	ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
in the hill country	בְּהַ֥ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

Joshua 20:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And beyond	וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר	ū·mê·‘ê·ḇer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the Jordan	לְיַרְדֵּ֤ן	lə·yar·dên	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
east	מִזְרָ֔חָה	miz·rā·ḥāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
of Jericho	יְרִיחוֹ֙	yə·rî·ḥōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
they designated	נָתְנ֞וּ	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
Bezer	בֶּ֧צֶר	be·ṣer	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1221 Betser
on the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
plateau	בַּמִּישֹׁ֖ר	bam·mî·šōr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4334 level place, uprightness
from the tribe	מִמַּטֵּ֣ה	mim·maṭ·ṭêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Reuben	רְאוּבֵ֑ן	rə·’ū·ḇên	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7205 Reuben
Ramoth	רָאמֹ֤ת	rā·mōṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7216 Heights, Ramôth
in Gilead	בַּגִּלְעָד֙	bag·gil·‘āḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
from the tribe	מִמַּטֵּה־	mim·maṭ·ṭêh-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Gad	גָ֔ד	ḡāḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1410 Gad
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
Golan	גָּלוֹן	gå̄·lōn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1474 Golan
in Bashan	בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן	bab·bā·šān	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
from the tribe	מִמַּטֵּ֥ה	mim·maṭ·ṭêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Manasseh	מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh

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Joshua 20:7 Joshua 21:11 · Luke 1:39 · Joshua 21:32 · 1 Chronicles 6:76 · Joshua 14:15 · Joshua 21:13 · Joshua 21:21

Joshua 20:8 Joshua 21:36 · 1 Chronicles 6:78 · Joshua 21:38 · Joshua 21:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.