Andוַthe borderגְּבוּלof the sonsבְּנֵיof Reubenרְאוּבֵןwasיְהִיthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןas a border.וּגְבוּלThisזֹאתisthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Reubenרְאוּבֵןaccording to their families:לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָםthe citiesהֶעָרִיםand their villages.וְחַצְרֵיהֶן
Joshua 13:23
Study it in the app“And the border of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan as a border. This is the inheritance of the sons of Reuben according to their families: the cities and their villages.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:23, word by word
- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears- the citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- and their villagesחַצְרֵיchatsre
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatsre” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
22And Balaam son of Beor, the diviner, the sons of Israel killed with the sword, in addition to their slain.
23 · This verse (above)
24And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad, according to their families.