Joshua 21:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then came near the heads of fathers' [houses] of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ רָאשֵׁי֙ אֲב֣וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶל־אֶלְעָזָר֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נ֑וּן וְאֶל־רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲב֥וֹת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyiggəšû rāʾšê ʾăḇôṯ the haləwiyyîm to ʾelʿāzār the hakkōhēn and to yəhôšuaʿ ben nûn and to rāʾšê ʾăḇôṯ the hammaṭṭôṯ to bənê yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*wayyiggəšû*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - they approached/came near
*rāʾšê*: construct state plural of *rōʾš* - heads of
*ʾăḇôṯ*: plural construct of *ʾāḇ* - fathers of
*haləwiyyîm*: definite article + plural of *lēwî* - the Levites
*ʾelʿāzār*: proper name - Eleazar
*hakkōhēn*: definite article + singular noun - the priest
*yəhôšuaʿ*: proper name - Joshua
*ben*: construct - son of
*nûn*: proper name - Nun
*hammaṭṭôṯ*: definite article + plural of *maṭṭeh* - the tribes
*bənê*: construct plural of *bēn* - sons of/children of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper name - Israel

Word Meanings

*wayyiggəšû*: approached/came near/drew near
*rāʾšê*: heads/chiefs/leaders
*ʾăḇôṯ*: fathers/ancestors/patriarchs
*maṭṭôṯ*: tribes/staffs/branches

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Referenced Verses

Josh 14:1 : 1 And these are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed unto them,
Josh 17:4 : 4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
Josh 19:51 : 51 These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.
Exod 6:14 : 14 These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.
Exod 6:25 : 25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the Levites according to their families.
Num 34:17-29 : 17 These are the names of the men that shall divide the land unto you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land for inheritance. 19 And these are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 And of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli. 23 Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24 And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25 And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. 26 And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 27 And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 28 And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. 29 These are they whom Jehovah commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

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