But to the tribeוּלְשֵׁבֶטof LeviהַלֵּוִיMosesמֹשֶׁהdid notלֹאgiveנָתַןan inheritance;נַחֲלָהYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלheהוּאistheir inheritance,נַחֲלָתָםjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרhe spokeדִּבֶּרto them.לָהֶם
Joshua 13:33
Study it in the app“But to the tribe of Levi Moses did not give an inheritance; YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, he is their inheritance, just as he spoke to them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:33, word by word
- But to the tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- of Leviלֵּוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” 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- giveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” 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- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” 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- he spokeדִּבֶּרdiber
promise
To promise, say what will be done.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
32These are what Moses gave as an inheritance in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, to the east.
33 · This verse (above)