Joshua 13:33

“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.”

Joshua 13:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 13:33, word by word

But to the tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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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".

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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).

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giveנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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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.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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.

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he spokeדִּבֶּרdiber

promise

To promise, say what will be done.

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The context

32These are what Moses gave as an inheritance in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, to the east.

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