Joshua 18:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיוּ הֶעָרִים לְמַטֵּה בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיהֶם יְרִיחוֹ וּבֵית־חָגְלָה וְעֵמֶק קְצִיץ

Transliteration

wə-hāyû he-ʿārîm lə-maṭṭēh bənê binyāmin lə-mišpəḥôtêhem yərîḥô û-bêt-ḥoglâ wə-ʿēmeq qəṣîṣ

Grammar Details

*wə-hāyû*: conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and were
*he-ʿārîm*: definite article + noun, feminine plural - the cities
*lə-maṭṭēh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for the tribe of
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - children/sons of
*binyāmin*: proper noun - Benjamin
*lə-mišpəḥôtêhem*: preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their families
*yərîḥô*: proper noun - Jericho
*û-bêt-ḥoglâ*: conjunctive waw + proper noun - and Beth-hoglah
*wə-ʿēmeq*: conjunctive waw + noun, masculine singular construct - and valley of
*qəṣîṣ*: proper noun - Keziz

Word Meanings

*wə-hāyû*: were/belonged to
*he-ʿārîm*: the cities/towns/settlements
*lə-maṭṭēh*: for the tribe/staff/branch
*lə-mišpəḥôtêhem*: according to their families/clans

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 18:12 : 12 And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Josh 18:19 : 19 and the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border.
Luke 10:30 : 30 {G1161} Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luke 19:1 : 1 And he entered and was passing through Jericho.
Josh 2:1 : 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
Josh 6:1 : 1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
Josh 15:6 : 6 and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Josh 18:22
83%
22and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el,
Josh 18:19-20
2 verses
81%
19and the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border.
20And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.
Josh 18:27-28
2 verses
80%
27and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
28and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, [and] Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
Josh 21:15-18
4 verses
80%
15and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
16and Ain with its suburbs, and Juttah with its suburbs, [and] Beth-shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
18Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
Neh 11:30-31
2 verses
77%
30Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and the fields thereof, Azekah and the towns thereof. So they encamped from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
31The children of Benjamin also [dwelt] from Geba [onward], at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof,
Josh 21:22-23
2 verses
77%
22and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
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Josh 19:21
77%
21and Remeth, and Engannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez,
Josh 18:11-12
2 verses
75%
11And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
12And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
1 Chr 6:60
75%
60and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
Josh 16:1
74%
1And the lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Beth-el;
Josh 18:24-25
2 verses
74%
24and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages:
25Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Neh 11:26-27
2 verses
73%
26and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth-pelet,
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Judg 1:21
73%
21And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
1 Chr 6:78
73%
78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, [were given them], out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
Josh 21:36-37
2 verses
72%
36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,
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Judg 20:14
72%
14And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
2 Chr 11:10
72%
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
Josh 15:27-28
2 verses
72%
27and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-pelet,
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Josh 15:21
72%
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Josh 21:9
72%
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Josh 13:17-19
3 verses
72%
17Heshbon, and all its cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon,
18and Jahaz, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
19and Kiriathaim, and Sibmah, and Zereth-shahar in the mount of the valley,
Josh 21:4
71%
4And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
Num 26:38
71%
38The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
1 Chr 6:65
71%
65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
Josh 21:29
71%
29Jarmuth with its suburbs, En-gannim with its suburbs; four cities.
1 Chr 6:68
71%
68and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs,
Josh 20:8
71%
8And beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
Gen 46:21
71%
21And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
Josh 21:25
71%
25And out of the {H4276} half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.
Josh 19:37-38
2 verses
71%
37and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
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Josh 19:44
71%
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Josh 19:6
71%
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Josh 19:16
71%
16This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Num 32:36
71%
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Josh 21:20
70%
20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.