Joshua

Joshua 21:27

27This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given:

From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah— two cities, together with their pasturelands.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the Leviteהַלְוִיִּם֒hal·wî·yimArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3881 Levite
clansמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣תmim·miš·pə·ḥōṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine plural constructH4940 clan
of the Gershonitesגֵרְשׁוֹן֮ḡê·rə·šō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH1648 Gereshon, Gereshom
From the half-tribeמֵחֲצִ֞יmê·ḥă·ṣîPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2677 half
of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הmə·naš·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4519 Manasseh
Golanגָּלוֹןgå̄·lōnNoun - proper - feminine singularH1474 Golan
in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁן֙bab·bā·šānPreposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1316 Bashan
a cityעִיר֙‘îrNoun - feminine singular constructH5892 excitement
of refugeמִקְלַ֣טmiq·laṭNoun - masculine singular constructH4733 refuge, asylum
for the manslayerהָרֹצֵ֔חַhā·rō·ṣê·aḥArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7523 murder, slay
and Beeshterahבְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖הbə·‘eš·tə·rāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH1203 Beeshterah
twoשְׁתָּֽיִם׃סšə·tā·yimNumber - fdH8147 two
citiesעָרִ֖ים‘ā·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
together withוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
their pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָmiḡ·rā·še·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH4054 common, common-land, open land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.