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And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Benjamin:בִנְיָמִןGibeonגִּבְעוֹןwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָGebaגֶּבַעwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָ
Joshua 21:17
Study it in the app“And from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasturelands, Geba with its pasturelands,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:17, word by word
- And from the tribeמַּטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appears- its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁmigrashe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrashe” appears- Gebaגֶּבַעgeva
Geba
Geba: a town of Benjamin, later a Levite city. The name means "hill."
Where else “geva” appears
Places in this verse
Gibeon
Today: al-Jib (Gibeon), West Bank
A city about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Its people tricked Joshua into making peace with Israel (Josh 9:3-15). When Joshua defended them, the sun stood still (Josh 10:12). Solomon offered sacrifices there (1 Kgs 3:4).
The context
16and Ain with its pasturelands, and Juttah with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands —nine cities from these two tribes.
17 · This verse (above)
18Anathoth with its pasturelands, and Almon with its pasturelands —four cities.