Joshua
Joshua 21:2
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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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.