Numbers

Numbers 35:2–3

²“Command the Israelites to give, from the inheritance they will possess, cities for the Levites to live in and pasturelands around the cities. ³The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.

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Numbers 35:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Command	צַו֮	ṣaw	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
to give	וְנָתְנ֣וּ	wə·nā·ṯə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
from the inheritance	מִֽנַּחֲלַ֛ת	min·na·ḥă·laṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
they will possess	אֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם	’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H272 possession
cities	עָרִ֣ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
for the Levites	לַלְוִיִּ֗ם	lal·wî·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
to live in	לָשָׁ֑בֶת	lā·šā·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and pasturelands	וּמִגְרָ֗שׁ	ū·miḡ·rāš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4054 common, common-land, open land
around	סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם	sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hem	Adverb; third person masculine plural	H5439 circuit, round about
the cities	לֶֽעָרִים֙	le·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement

Numbers 35:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The cities	הֶֽעָרִ֛ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
will be	וְהָי֧וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
for them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
to live in	לָשָׁ֑בֶת	lā·šā·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and the pasturelands	וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם	ū·miḡ·rə·šê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4054 common, common-land, open land
will be	יִהְי֤וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
for their herds	לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙	liḇ·hem·tām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H929 beast, animal, cattle
their flocks	וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם	wə·lir·ḵu·šām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7399 property, goods
and all	וּלְכֹ֖ל	ū·lə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their other livestock	חַיָּתָֽם׃	ḥay·yā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2416 alive, living

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Numbers 35:2 Joshua 14:3–4 · Ezekiel 48:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.