Joshua 21:27

“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.”

Joshua 21:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 21:27, word by word

And to the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

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

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of Gershonגֵרְשׁוֹןgershon

Gershon

Gershon, the eldest son of Levi; one of the three Levite families descends from him.

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of the familiesמִּשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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from the halfחֲצִיchatsi

half

One of two equal parts of something.

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tribeמַטֵּהmate

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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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".

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Golanגּוֹלָןgolan

Golan

Golan, a city of refuge in Bashan for the half tribe of Manasseh.

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in Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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of refugeמִקְלַטmiklat

refuge

Refuge, asylum: a place where someone is kept safe.

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for the manslayerרֹצֵחַrotseach

manslayer

One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.

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its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁmigrashe

pasturelands

Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.

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and Be-eshterahבְּעֶשְׁתְּרָהbeeshtra

Be-eshterah

Be-eshterah: a Levite city in the half tribe of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.

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—twoשְׁתָּיִםshetayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

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,

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