And to the sonsוְלִבְנֵיof Gershon,גֵרְשׁוֹןof the familiesמִמִּשְׁפְּחֹתof the Levites,הַלְוִיִּםthey gavefrom the halfמֵחֲצִיtribeמַטֵּהof ManassehמְנַשֶּׁהGolanאֶת גּוֹלָןin Bashan,בַּבָּשָׁןthe cityעִירof refugeמִקְלַטfor the manslayer,הָרֹצֵחַwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָand Be-eshterahוְ בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָהwithוְits pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁהָ—twoשְׁתָּיִםcities.עָרִים
Joshua 21:27
Study it in the app“And to the sons of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, they gave from the half tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Be-eshterah with its pasturelands —two cities.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:27, word by word
- And to the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹןgershon
Gershon
Gershon, the eldest son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.
Where else “gershon” appears- of the familiesמִּשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchot” appears- of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- from the halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of 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- Golanגּוֹלָןgolan
Golan
Golan, a city of refuge in Bashan for the half tribe of Manasseh.
Where else “golan” appears- in Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of refugeמִקְלַטmiklat
refuge
Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.
Where else “miklat” appears- for the manslayerרֹצֵחַrotseach
manslayer
One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.
Where else “rotseach” appears- its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁmigrashe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrashe” appears- and Be-eshterahבְּעֶשְׁתְּרָהbeeshtra
Be-eshterah
Be-eshterah: a Levite city in the half tribe of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.
Where else “beeshtra” appears- —twoשְׁתָּיִםshetayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shetayim” appears
Places in this verse
Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
The context
26All the cities were ten with their pasturelands for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath.
27 · This verse (above)
28And from the tribe of Issachar: Kishion with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,