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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the Levite | הַלְוִיִּם֒ | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| clans | מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת | mim·miš·pə·ḥōṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct | H4940 clan |
| of the Gershonites | גֵרְשׁוֹן֮ | ḡê·rə·šō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1648 Gereshon, Gereshom |
| From the half-tribe | מֵחֲצִ֞י | mê·ḥă·ṣî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2677 half |
| of Manasseh | מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה | mə·naš·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| Golan | גָּלוֹן | gå̄·lōn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1474 Golan |
| in Bashan | בַּבָּשָׁן֙ | bab·bā·šān | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1316 Bashan |
| a city | עִיר֙ | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| of refuge | מִקְלַ֣ט | miq·laṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4733 refuge, asylum |
| for the manslayer | הָרֹצֵ֔חַ | hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7523 murder, slay |
| and Beeshterah | בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָ֖ה | bə·‘eš·tə·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1203 Beeshterah |
| two | שְׁתָּֽיִם׃ס | šə·tā·yim | Number - fd | H8147 two |
| cities | עָרִ֖ים | ‘ā·rîm | Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| together with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| their pasturelands | מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ | miḡ·rā·še·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H4054 common, common-land, open land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.