Joshua 21:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֔ן אֶת־גִּבְע֖וֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ אֶת־גֶּ֖בַע וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃

Transliteration

And from mattēh Binyāmīn ʾet-Gibʿôn wəʾet-migrāšehā ʾet-Gebaʿ wəʾet-migrāšehā

Grammar Details

*ûmimmattēh*: conjunction *wə* + preposition *min* + construct noun, masculine singular - from the tribe of
*Binyāmīn*: proper noun, masculine - Benjamin
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*Gibʿôn*: proper noun - Gibeon
*wəʾet*: conjunction + direct object marker
*migrāšehā*: noun, masculine + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its pasture lands/open territory
*Gebaʿ*: proper noun - Geba

Word Meanings

*mattēh*: tribe/staff/branch
*migrāšehā*: its pasture lands/common lands/open territory

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Josh 9:3 : 3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
Josh 18:24-25 : 24 And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
1 Chr 6:60 : 60 And 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Chr 6:58-60
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58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
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 21:15-16
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81%
15And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
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Josh 18:21-22
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80%
21Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
22And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
Josh 21:21-25
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21For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
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24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
Neh 11:31
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31The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages,
Josh 18:27-28
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27And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,
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Josh 18:24-25
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24And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages:
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Josh 21:18
78%
18Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
Judg 20:14-15
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14But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
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Josh 21:28-30
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Josh 19:44-45
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1 Chr 6:68-69
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2 Chr 11:10
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1 Chr 6:72
71%
72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
Josh 9:17
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17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
Gen 46:21
71%
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Num 1:11
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Judg 19:16
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