Mosesמֹשֶׁהthe servantעֶבֶדof YHWHיְהוָהand the sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלstruck them,הִכּוּםand Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהthe servantעֶבֶדof YHWHיְהוָהgave itיִּתְּנָהּas a possessionיְרֻשָּׁהto the Reubenite,לָרֻאוּבֵנִיto the Gadite,וְלַגָּדִיand to halfוְלַחֲצִיthe tribeשֵׁבֶטof Manasseh.הַמְנַשֶּׁה
Joshua 12:6
Study it in the app“Moses the servant of YHWH and the sons of Israel struck them, and Moses the servant of YHWH gave it as a possession to the Reubenite, to the Gadite, and to half the tribe of Manasseh.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 12:6, word by word
- 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- the servantעֶבֶדeved
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “eved” appears- of 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- and the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of 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- struck themהִכּוּhiku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “hiku” appears- gave itיִּתְּנָyitna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitna” appears- as a possessionיְרֻשָּׁהyerusha
possession
Possession: land that is taken and becomes one's own; also what is received from one's fathers.
Where else “yerusha” appears- to the Reubeniteרֻאוּבֵנִיruuveni
Reubenite
Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Where else “ruuveni” appears- to the Gaditeגָּדִיgadi
Gadite
Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.
Where else “gadi” appears- and to halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- the tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears
The context
5and ruled over Mount Hermon and over Salecah and over all Bashan, as far as the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathite, and half of Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
6 · This verse (above)
7And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel struck beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon as far as Mount Halak, which goes up toward Seir; and Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions,