Joshua 14:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אֶת־חֶבְר֛וֹן לְכָלֵ֥ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה לְנַחֲלָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayᵊbārᵊkēhû yᵊhôšuaʿ and wayyittēn ʾet-ḥebrôn to kālēb ben-yᵊp̄unneh for naḥălāh.

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction - and
*yᵊbārᵊkēhû*: verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he blessed him
*yᵊhôšuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
*yittēn*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he gave
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ḥebrôn*: proper noun - Hebron
*lᵊ*: preposition - for
*kālēb*: proper noun - Caleb
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*yᵊp̄unneh*: proper noun - Jephunneh
*naḥălāh*: noun, feminine singular - inheritance

Word Meanings

*yᵊbārᵊkēhû*: blessed him/pronounced good on him
*yittēn*: gave/granted/bestowed
*naḥălāh*: inheritance/possession/property

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Referenced Verses

Josh 22:6 : 6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents.
Judg 1:20 : 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.
1 Chr 6:55-56 : 55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it; 56 but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Josh 10:36-37 : 36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: 37 and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein.
Josh 15:13 : 13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, [which Arba] [was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
Josh 21:11-12 : 11 And they gave them Kiriath-arba, [which Arba] [was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Gen 47:7 : 7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Gen 47:10 : 10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from the presence of Pharaoh.
Song 6:9 : 9 My dove, my undefiled, is [but] one; She is the only one of her mother; She is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed; [Yea], the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
1 Sam 1:17 : 17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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13And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Jehovah to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, [which Arba] [was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
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15And he went up thence against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.
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Josh 21:11-13
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11And they gave them Kiriath-arba, [which Arba] [was] the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
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1 Chr 6:55-56
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