Joshua
Joshua 21:34–35
34This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given:
From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah, 35Dimnah, and Nahalal— four cities, together with their pasturelands.
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Joshua 21:34
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the Merarite | מְרָרִי֮ | mə·rā·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4847 Merari |
| clan | וּלְמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת | ū·lə·miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct | H4940 clan |
| the rest of | הַנּוֹתָרִים֒ | han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H3498 remain over |
| the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֣ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| were given | הַלְוִיִּ֣ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| From the tribe | מַטֵּ֣ה | maṭ·ṭêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| of Zebulun | זְבוּלֻ֔ן | zə·ḇū·lun | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2074 Zebulun |
| Jokneam | יָקְנְעָ֖ם | yā·qə·nə·‘ām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3362 Jokneam |
| Kartah | קַרְתָּ֖ה | qar·tāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7177 Kartah |
Joshua 21:35
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimnah | דִּמְנָה֙ | dim·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1829 Dimnah |
| and Nahalal | נַהֲלָ֖ל | na·hă·lāl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5096 Nahalal, Nahalol |
| four | אַרְבַּֽע׃ | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| 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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Joshua 21:34 1 Chronicles 6:77
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.