Joshua 18:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet divided their inheritance.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּוָּתְרוּ בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָלְקוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתָם שִׁבְעָה שְׁבָטִים

Transliteration

wə-yiwwātərû bi-bənê yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer lōʾ-ḥālqû ʾet-naḥălātām šibʿâ šəbāṭîm

Grammar Details

*wə-yiwwātərû*: conjunctive waw + Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they remained/were left
*bi-bənê*: preposition + construct state, masculine plural - among the children/sons of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/which/that
*lōʾ-ḥālqû*: negation + Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - had not divided/distributed
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*naḥălātām*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their inheritance
*šibʿâ*: numeral, feminine - seven
*šəbāṭîm*: noun, masculine plural - tribes

Word Meanings

*wə-yiwwātərû*: remained/were left over/still existed
*ʾăšer*: who/which/that
*ḥālqû*: divided/apportioned/distributed
*naḥălātām*: inheritance/possession/property

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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