Verse 1

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Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.2", "source": "וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם בְּשִׁלֹ֗ה בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֙עַן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה בְיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָֽתֶת־לָ֥נוּ עָרִ֖ים לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃", "text": "And *wayədabbərû* to *ʾălêhem* in *šilōh* in *ʾereṣ* *kənaʿan* *lēmōr* *yhwh* *ṣiwwāh* by *yad* *mōšeh* to *lāṯeṯ* to us *ʿārîm* for *lāšāḇeṯ* and *miḡrəšêhen* for *libhemtēnû*", "grammar": { "*wayədabbərû*": "Piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - they spoke", "*ʾălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*šilōh*": "proper name - Shiloh", "*ʾereṣ*": "construct state - land of", "*kənaʿan*": "proper name - Canaan", "*lēmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*yhwh*": "divine name - YHWH/the LORD", "*ṣiwwāh*": "Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded", "*yad*": "construct state - hand of/by", "*mōšeh*": "proper name - Moses", "*lāṯeṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to give", "*ʿārîm*": "plural noun - cities", "*lāšāḇeṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - for dwelling", "*miḡrəšêhen*": "plural noun with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their pasture lands", "*libhemtēnû*": "preposition + noun with 1st person plural suffix - for our cattle" }, "variants": { "*miḡrəšêhen*": "pasture lands/open lands/suburbs", "*libhemtēnû*": "for our cattle/livestock/animals" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.4", "source": "וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַגּוֹרָ֖ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י וַיְהִ֡י לִבְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה בִנְיָמִן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ ס", "text": "And *wayyēṣēʾ* the *haggôrāl* for *ləmišpəḥōṯ* the *haqqəhāṯî* and *wayəhî* for *liḇnê* *ʾahărōn* the *hakkōhēn* from the *haləwiyyîm* from *mimmattēh* *yəhûḏāh* and from *mimmattēh* the *haššimʿōnî* and from *mimmattēh* *ḇinyāmin* by the *baggôrāl* *ʿārîm* *šəlōš* *ʿeśrēh*", "grammar": { "*wayyēṣēʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - it came out", "*haggôrāl*": "definite article + noun - the lot", "*ləmišpəḥōṯ*": "preposition + plural construct - for families of", "*haqqəhāṯî*": "definite article + gentilic singular - the Kohathite", "*wayəhî*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular of *hāyāh* with waw consecutive - and it was", "*liḇnê*": "preposition + construct plural - for sons of", "*ʾahărōn*": "proper name - Aaron", "*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + noun - the priest", "*haləwiyyîm*": "definite article + plural noun - the Levites", "*mimmattēh*": "preposition + construct - from tribe of", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper name - Judah", "*haššimʿōnî*": "definite article + gentilic singular - the Simeonite", "*ḇinyāmin*": "proper name - Benjamin", "*baggôrāl*": "preposition + definite article + noun - by the lot", "*ʿārîm*": "plural noun - cities", "*šəlōš*": "cardinal number feminine - three", "*ʿeśrēh*": "cardinal number feminine - ten" }, "variants": { "*haggôrāl*": "the lot/portion determined by lot", "*mišpəḥōṯ*": "families/clans", "*haqqəhāṯî*": "the Kohathite/descendant of Kohath" } }

Verse 6

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Verse 8

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Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.11", "source": "וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ לָהֶ֜ם אֶת־קִרְיַת֩ אַרְבַּ֨ע אֲבִ֧י הָֽעֲנ֛וֹק הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּהַ֣ר יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֖הָ סְבִיבֹתֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "And *wayyitənû* to them *lāhem* *ʾeṯ* *qiryaṯ* *ʾarbaʿ* *ʾăḇî* the *hāʿănôq* she *hîʾ* *ḥeḇrôn* in *bəhar* *yəhûḏāh* and *ʾeṯ* *miḡrāšehā* *səḇîḇōṯehā*", "grammar": { "*wayyitənû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - they gave", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*qiryaṯ*": "construct - city of", "*ʾarbaʿ*": "proper name/number - Arba/Four", "*ʾăḇî*": "construct - father of", "*hāʿănôq*": "definite article + proper name - the Anak", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - she/it", "*ḥeḇrôn*": "proper name - Hebron", "*bəhar*": "preposition + construct - in hill country of", "*yəhûḏāh*": "proper name - Judah", "*miḡrāšehā*": "noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its pasture land", "*səḇîḇōṯehā*": "plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its surroundings" }, "variants": { "*qiryaṯ* *ʾarbaʿ*": "City of Arba/City of Four", "*ʾăḇî* *hāʿănôq*": "father of Anak/progenitor of the Anakim", "*miḡrāšehā*": "its pasture land/open land/suburb" } }

Verse 27

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Verse 32

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Verse 34

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Verse 40

{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.40", "source": "כָּל־הֶ֨עָרִ֜ים לִבְנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ים מִמִּשְׁפְּח֣וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַיְהִי֙ גּוֹרָלָ֔ם עָרִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃", "text": "*kol*-*heʿārîm* *libnê* *mərārî* *ləmišpəḥōtām* *hannôtārîm* *mimmišpəḥôt* *halwiyyîm* *wayəhî* *gôrālām* *ʿārîm* *šətêm* *ʿeśrêh*", "grammar": { "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*heʿārîm*": "article + noun feminine plural - the cities", "*libnê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - for sons of", "*mərārî*": "proper noun - Merari", "*ləmišpəḥōtām*": "preposition + noun feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for their families", "*hannôtārîm*": "article + participle Niphal masculine plural - the remaining ones", "*mimmišpəḥôt*": "preposition + noun feminine plural construct - from families of", "*halwiyyîm*": "article + proper noun masculine plural - the Levites", "*wayəhî*": "conjunction + verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and was", "*gôrālām*": "noun masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their lot", "*ʿārîm*": "noun feminine plural - cities", "*šətêm*": "number feminine construct - two of", "*ʿeśrêh*": "number feminine - ten [twelve]" }, "variants": { "*kol*": "all/every/whole", "*heʿārîm*": "the cities/towns", "*libnê*": "for sons/descendants of", "*ləmišpəḥōtām*": "for their families/clans", "*hannôtārîm*": "the ones remaining/those left", "*mimmišpəḥôt*": "from families/clans of", "*gôrālām*": "their lot/portion/inheritance", "*ʿārîm šətêm ʿeśrêh*": "twelve cities" } }

Verse 42

{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.42", "source": "תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙ הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה עִ֣יר עִ֔יר וּמִגְרָשֶׁ֖יהָ סְבִיבֹתֶ֑יהָ כֵּ֖ן לְכָל־הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס", "text": "*tihyeynāh* *heʿārîm* *hāʾēlleh* *ʿîr* *ʿîr* *ûmigrāšeyhā* *səbîbōteyhā* *kēn* *ləkol*-*heʿārîm* *hāʾēlleh*", "grammar": { "*tihyeynāh*": "verb Qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - they will be", "*heʿārîm*": "article + noun feminine plural - the cities", "*hāʾēlleh*": "article + demonstrative pronoun plural - these", "*ʿîr ʿîr*": "noun feminine singular repeated - city city [each city]", "*ûmigrāšeyhā*": "conjunction + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and its pasture lands", "*səbîbōteyhā*": "noun feminine plural construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its surroundings", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ləkol*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - for all of", "*heʿārîm*": "article + noun feminine plural - the cities", "*hāʾēlleh*": "article + demonstrative pronoun plural - these" }, "variants": { "*tihyeynāh*": "they will be/exist/happen", "*heʿārîm hāʾēlleh*": "these cities/towns", "*ʿîr ʿîr*": "each city/town individually", "*migrāšeyhā*": "its pasture lands/open spaces/suburbs", "*səbîbōteyhā*": "its surroundings/all around it", "*kēn*": "thus/so/in this manner", "*ləkol-heʿārîm hāʾēlleh*": "for all these cities/towns" } }

Verse 43

{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.43", "source": "וַיִּתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לָתֵ֣ת לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם וַיִּרָשׁ֖וּהָ וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ בָֽהּ׃", "text": "*wayyittēn* *YHWH* *ləyiśrāʾēl* *ʾet*-*kol*-*hāʾārets* *ʾăšer* *nišbaʿ* *lātēt* *laʾăbôtām* *wayyîrāšûhā* *wayyēšəbû* *bāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyittēn*": "conjunction + verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and he gave", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh", "*ləyiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - to Israel", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*hāʾārets*": "article + noun feminine singular - the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*nišbaʿ*": "verb Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he swore/had sworn", "*lātēt*": "preposition + verb Qal infinitive construct - to give", "*laʾăbôtām*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their fathers", "*wayyîrāšûhā*": "conjunction + verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and they possessed it", "*wayyēšəbû*": "conjunction + verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they dwelt", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*wayyittēn*": "and he gave/granted/placed", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh/the LORD", "*hāʾārets*": "the land/earth/territory", "*nišbaʿ*": "he swore/took an oath", "*lātēt*": "to give/grant", "*laʾăbôtām*": "to their fathers/ancestors/forefathers", "*wayyîrāšûhā*": "and they possessed it/took possession of it/inherited it", "*wayyēšəbû*": "and they dwelt/lived/settled", "*bāh*": "in it/within it" } }

Verse 44

{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.44", "source": "וַיָּ֨נַח יְהוָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ מִסָּבִ֔יב כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לַאֲבוֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־עָ֨מַד אִ֤ישׁ בִּפְנֵיהֶם֙ מִכָּל־אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם נָתַ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָדָֽם׃", "text": "*wayyānaḥ* *YHWH* *lāhem* *missābîb* *kəkōl* *ʾăšer*-*nišbaʿ* *laʾăbôtām* *wəlōʾ*-*ʿāmad* *ʾîš* *bipnêhem* *mikkol*-*ʾōyəbêhem* *ʾēt* *kol*-*ʾōyəbêhem* *nātan* *YHWH* *bəyādām*", "grammar": { "*wayyānaḥ*": "conjunction + verb Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and he gave rest", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*missābîb*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - from around", "*kəkōl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - according to all", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*nišbaʿ*": "verb Niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he swore", "*laʾăbôtām*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their fathers", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʿāmad*": "verb Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - stood", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - man", "*bipnêhem*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before them", "*mikkol*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - from all of", "*ʾōyəbêhem*": "noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their enemies", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾōyəbêhem*": "noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their enemies", "*nātan*": "verb Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he gave", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh", "*bəyādām*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - into their hand" }, "variants": { "*wayyānaḥ*": "and he gave rest/settled/placed", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh/the LORD", "*missābîb*": "from around/all around/on every side", "*kəkōl*": "according to all/just as all", "*nišbaʿ*": "he swore/took an oath", "*laʾăbôtām*": "to their fathers/ancestors/forefathers", "*ʿāmad*": "stood/withstood/remained", "*ʾîš*": "man/anyone/person", "*bipnêhem*": "before them/in their presence", "*ʾōyəbêhem*": "their enemies/foes/adversaries", "*nātan*": "gave/delivered/handed over", "*bəyādām*": "into their hand/power/control" } }

Verse 45

{ "verseID": "Joshua.21.45", "source": "לֹֽא־נָפַ֣ל דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּל֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַטּ֔וֹב אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הַכֹּ֖ל בָּֽא׃ פ", "text": "*lōʾ*-*nāpal* *dābār* *mikkōl* *haddābār* *haṭṭôb* *ʾăšer*-*dibber* *YHWH* *ʾel*-*bêt* *yiśrāʾēl* *hakkōl* *bāʾ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nāpal*": "verb Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - fell", "*dābār*": "noun masculine singular - word/thing", "*mikkōl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - from all of", "*haddābār*": "article + noun masculine singular - the word", "*haṭṭôb*": "article + adjective masculine singular - the good", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*dibber*": "verb Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*bêt*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*hakkōl*": "article + noun masculine singular - the whole", "*bāʾ*": "verb Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - came" }, "variants": { "*lōʾ-nāpal dābār*": "not a word/thing fell/failed", "*dābār*": "word/thing/matter", "*haddābār haṭṭôb*": "the good word/promise", "*dibber*": "he spoke/promised/declared", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh/the LORD", "*ʾel-bêt yiśrāʾēl*": "to the house of Israel", "*hakkōl bāʾ*": "everything came/all of it came to pass" } }