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Thisזֹאתisthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof the tribeמַטֵּהof the sonsבְנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהaccording to their families.לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם
Joshua 15:20
Study it in the app“This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 15:20, word by word
- the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- of the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears
The context
19And she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
20 · This verse (above)
21And the cities at the far end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, toward the border of Edom, in the Negev, were: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,