Joshua
Joshua 21:3
3So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So by | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the command | פִּ֣י | pî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the Israelites | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| gave | וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | way·yit·tə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| the Levites | לַלְוִיִּ֛ם | lal·wî·yim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| these | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| cities | הֶעָרִ֥ים | he·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| their pasturelands | מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ | miḡ·rə·šê·hen | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H4054 common, common-land, open land |
| out of their own inheritance | מִנַּחֲלָתָ֖ם | min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.