Joshua

Joshua 21:41–42

⁴¹For the Levites, then, there were forty-eight cities in all, together with their pasturelands, within the territory of the Israelites. ⁴²Each of these cities had its own surrounding pasturelands; this was true for all the cities.

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Joshua 21:41

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
then	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
there were forty-eight	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
cities	עָרֵ֣י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
in all	כֹּ֚ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
together with their pasturelands	וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃	ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H4054 common, common-land, open land
within	בְּת֖וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the territory	אֲחֻזַּ֣ת	’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H272 possession
of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Joshua 21:42

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Each	הֶעָרִ֣ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
of these	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
cities	עִ֔יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
had	תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙	tih·ye·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
its own surrounding	סְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָ	sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯe·hā	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H5439 circuit, round about
pasturelands	וּמִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ	ū·miḡ·rā·še·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4054 common, common-land, open land
this was true	כֵּ֖ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
for all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the	הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ס	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
cities	הֶעָרִ֥ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.