So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַtookוַיִּקַּחallאֶת כָּלthe land,הָאָרֶץaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad spokenדִּבֶּרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁהand Joshuaוַ יְהוֹשֻׁעַgave itיִּתְּנָהּas an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָהto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵלaccording to their divisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָםby their tribes.לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶםAnd the landוְהָאָרֶץbecame calmשָׁקְטָהfrom war.מִמִּלְחָמָה
Joshua 11:23
Study it in the app“So Joshua took all the land, according to all that YHWH had spoken to Moses, and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land became calm from war.”
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Joshua 11:23, word by word
- So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
promise
To promise, say what will be done.
Where else “diber” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- gave itיִּתְּנָyitna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitna” appears- as an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- according to their divisionsמַחְלְקֹתָmachlkota
division
Division: each of the parts into which a group is divided.
Where else “machlkota” appears- by their tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appears- became calmשָׁקְטָהshakta
be at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “shakta” appears- from warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
22No Anakim were left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod did some remain.
23 · This verse (above)