Joshua 18:1

“And the whole community of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and they settled the tent of meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.”

Joshua 18:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 18:1, word by word

communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “adat” appears
of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
assembledיִּקָּהֲלוּyikahalu

assemble

Assemble people, call them together; gather.

Where else “yikahalu” appears
at Shilohשִׁלֹהshilo

Shiloh

See it on the mapWhere else “shilo” appears
and they settledיַּשְׁכִּינוּyashkinu

dwell

To live somewhere, stay.

Where else “yashkinu” appears
the tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

Where else “ohel” appears
of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed

meeting

An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.

Where else “moed” appears
and the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
was subduedנִכְבְּשָׁהnichbsha

subdue

To put a land or a people under one's own power until they are held in subjection.

Where else “nichbsha” appears
before themפְנֵיfene

before

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

Where else “fene” appears

Places in this verse

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

    Today: Khirbet Seilun (Tel Shiloh), West Bank

    A town in the hills of Ephraim, about 19 miles (30 km) north of Jerusalem.

    The tabernacle stood there in the days of Joshua and Eli (Josh 18:1; 1 Sam 1:3). Hannah prayed there, and Samuel was born (1 Sam 1:9-20).

    Joshua 18:11 Samuel 1:31 Samuel 4:3Jeremiah 7:12

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And there remained among the sons of Israel seven tribes who had not divided their inheritance.

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