Joshua 17:11

“And in Issachar and in Asher Manasseh had Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns: the three heights.”

Joshua 17:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 17:11, word by word

And in Issacharיִשָּׂשכָרyisashchar

Issachar

Issachar, a son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "wages".

Where else “yisashchar” appears
and in Asherאָשֵׁרasher

Asher

Asher, a son of Jacob and Zilpah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "happy".

Where else “asher” appears
Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe

Manasseh

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” appears
hadיְהִיyehi

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yehi” appears
Beth-sheanבֵּיתbet

Beth-shean

Beth-shean: a strong city where the valley of Jezreel goes down to the Jordan.

Where else “bet” appears
and its townsבְנוֹתֶיvenote

village

Literally "the daughters": small places that depend on a city.

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and Ibleamיִבְלְעָםyivlam

Ibleam

Ibleam: a city of Manasseh in the valley of Jezreel.

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the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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of Dorדֹארdor

Dor

Dor: a city on the coast, south of Mount Carmel.

Where else “dor” appears
of En-dorעֵיןen

En-dor

En-dor: a town of Manasseh near Mount Tabor. The name means "spring of Dor."

Where else “en” appears
of Taanachתַעְנַךְtanach

Taanach

Taanach: a Canaanite city near Megiddo.

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of Megiddoמְגִדּוֹmegido

Megiddo

See it on the mapWhere else “megido” appears
the threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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heightsנָּפֶתnafet

height

Height, hill.

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Places in this verse

Megiddo
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Megiddo

    Today: Tel Megiddo ruins, Israel

    A city guarding an important pass into the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel.

    Canaanite kings fought Israel there (Judg 5:19). Solomon fortified it (1 Kgs 9:15), and King Josiah died there (2 Kgs 23:29).

    Judges 5:191 Kings 9:152 Kings 23:292 Chronicles 35:22

The context

10The south was Ephraim’s and the north Manasseh’s, and the sea was its border; and they reached Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

11 · This verse (above)

12But the sons of Manasseh could not dispossess those cities, and the Canaanite was determined to live in this land.

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