And they came nearוַתִּקְרַבְנָהbeforeלִפְנֵיEleazarאֶלְעָזָרthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןand beforeוְלִפְנֵיJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsonבִּןof Nun,נוּןand beforeוְלִפְנֵיthe chiefs,הַנְּשִׂיאִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“YHWHיְהוָהcommandedצִוָּהMosesמֹשֶׁהto giveלָתֶתusלָנוּan inheritanceנַחֲלָהamongבְּתוֹךְour brothers.”אַחֵינוּSo he gaveוַיִּתֵּןthem,לָהֶםaccording to the commandאֶל פִּיof YHWH,יְהוָהan inheritanceנַחֲלָהamongבְּתוֹךְthe brothersאֲחֵיof their father.אֲבִיהֶן
Joshua 17:4
Study it in the app“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.”
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Joshua 17:4, word by word
- And they came nearתִּקְרַבְנָהtikravna
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “tikravna” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- 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).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- sonבִּןbin
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bin” appears- of Nunנוּןnun
Nun
Nun, the father of Joshua.
Where else “nun” appears- the chiefsנְּשִׂיאִיםnesiim
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesiim” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “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.
Where else “yehva” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- 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).
Where else “moshe” appears- to giveתֶתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- an inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachala
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachala” appears- amongתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- our brothersאַחֵיache
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appears- according to the commandפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- of their fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears
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,