Joshua 18:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of 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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Referenced Verses

Josh 18:12 : 12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.
Josh 18:19 : 19 And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
Luke 10:30 : 30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luke 19:1 : 1 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
Josh 2:1 : 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged 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 Bethhogla, and passed along by the north of Betharabah; 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 Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
Josh 18:19-20
2 verses
81%
19And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
20And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
Josh 18:27-28
2 verses
80%
27And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
28And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; 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 her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
16And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Neh 11:30-31
2 verses
77%
30Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
31The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,
Josh 21:22-23
2 verses
77%
22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
Josh 19:21
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21And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;
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 coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
12And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.
1 Chr 6:60
75%
60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
Josh 16:1
74%
1And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
Josh 18:24-25
2 verses
74%
24And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
25Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Neh 11:26-27
2 verses
73%
26And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,
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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 on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
Josh 21:36-37
2 verses
72%
36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
37Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
Judg 20:14
72%
14But 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 fenced cities.
Josh 15:27-28
2 verses
72%
27And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,
28And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,
Josh 15:21
72%
21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
Josh 21:9
72%
9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
Josh 13:17-19
3 verses
72%
17Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,
18And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,
19And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar 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, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, 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 called by their names.
Josh 21:29
71%
29Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
1 Chr 6:68
71%
68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
Josh 20:8
71%
8And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon 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 were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
Josh 21:25
71%
25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Josh 19:37-38
2 verses
71%
37And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,
38And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.
Josh 19:44
71%
44And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
Josh 19:6
71%
6And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
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%
36And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.
Josh 21:20
70%
20And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.