Joshua

Joshua 21:1–2

¹Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel ²at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”

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Joshua 21:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the family	אֲב֣וֹת	’ă·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1 father
heads	רָאשֵׁי֙	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
approached	וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ	way·yig·gə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
Eleazar	אֶלְעָזָר֙	’el·‘ā·zār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H499 Elazar
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
son	בִּן־	bin-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nun	נ֑וּן	nūn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5126 Nun, Non
and	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the heads	רָאשֵׁ֛י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the	הַמַּטּ֖וֹת	ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Joshua 21:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
at Shiloh	בְּשִׁלֹ֗ה	bə·ši·lōh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7887 Shiloh
in the land	בְּאֶ֤רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Canaan	כְּנַ֙עַן֙	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
and said	וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ	way·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
to them	אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
The LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
commanded	צִוָּ֣ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
through	בְיַד־	ḇə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
that we be given	לָֽתֶת־	lā·ṯeṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
cities	עָרִ֖ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
in which to live	לָשָׁ֑בֶת	lā·šā·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
together with pasturelands	וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן	ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H4054 common, common-land, open land
for our livestock	לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃	liḇ·hem·tê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H929 beast, animal, cattle

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Joshua 21:1 Joshua 14:1 · Joshua 17:4 · Joshua 19:51

Joshua 21:2 Joshua 18:1 · Numbers 35:2–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.