Joshua 14:12

“And now, give me this hill country of which YHWH spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim are there, and cities, great and fortified. Perhaps YHWH will be with me, and I will dispossess them, just as YHWH spoke.””

Joshua 14:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 14:12, word by word

giveתְּנָtena

give

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

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hill countryהָרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

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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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spokeדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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heardשָׁמַעְתָּshamata

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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Anakimעֲנָקִיםanakim

Anakite

Anakite: a descendant of Anak, a people of very tall men who lived in Canaan.

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and citiesעָרִיםarim

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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greatגְּדֹלוֹתgedolot

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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fortifiedבְּצֻרוֹתbetsurot

fortify

To surround a city with walls.

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Perhapsאוּלַיulay

perhaps

Perhaps, maybe.

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and I will dispossess themהוֹרַשְׁתִּיhorashti

dispossess

To drive others out of their land.

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The context

11I am still strong today as on the day Moses sent me; as my strength was then, so my strength is now, for war and for going out and for coming in.

12 · This verse (above)

13And Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.

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