Joshua
Joshua 21:8
8So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these cities, together with their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| allotted | וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ | way·yit·tə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| to the Levites | לַלְוִיִּ֔ם | 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 |
| together with their pasturelands | מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן | miḡ·rə·šê·hen | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H4054 common, common-land, open land |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded | צִוָּ֧ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| through | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.