Study it in the app“For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and they did not give a portion to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, and their pasturelands for their livestock and for their possessions.”
Forכִּיthe sonsבְנֵיof Josephיוֹסֵףwereהָיוּtwoשְׁנֵיtribes,מַטּוֹתManassehמְנַשֶּׁהand Ephraim;וְאֶפְרָיִםand they did notוְלֹאgiveנָתְנוּa portionחֵלֶקto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּםin the land,בָּאָרֶץexceptכִּי אִםcitiesעָרִיםto live in,לָשֶׁבֶתand their pasturelandsוּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶםfor their livestockלְמִקְנֵיהֶםand for their possessions.וּלְקִנְיָנָם
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “matot” appearsManasseh
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” appearsEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appearsportion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “shevet” appearspasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrshe” appearslivestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appearspossessions
What has been acquired: goods, possessions, property.
Where else “kinyana” appears3For Moses had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half tribe beyond the Jordan, but to the Levites he did not give an inheritance among them.
4 · This verse (above)
5Just as YHWH had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did, and they divided the land.
