Joshua 17:4

“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, “YHWH commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So he gave them, according to the command of YHWH, an inheritance among the brothers of their father.”

Joshua 17:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 17:4, word by word

And they came nearתִּקְרַבְנָהtikravna

come near

To come near to someone or something.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar

Eleazar

Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.

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the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua

Joshua

Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).

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sonבִּןbin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Nunנוּןnun

Nun

Nun, the father of Joshua.

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the chiefsנְּשִׂיאִיםnesiim

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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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commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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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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to giveתֶתtet

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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amongתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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our brothersאַחֵיache

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

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according to the commandפִּיpi

according to

Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.

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of their fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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Translation note

It is told in Numbers 27:1-11.

The context

3But Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

4 · This verse (above)

5And ten allotments fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which is beyond the Jordan,

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