And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Naphtali:נַפְתָּלִיKedeshאֶת קֶדֶשׁin Galilee,בַּגָּלִילthe cityעִירof refugeמִקְלַטfor the manslayer,הָרֹצֵחַwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָand Hammoth-dorוְ חַמֹּת דֹּארwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָand Kartanוְ קַרְתָּןwithוְits pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁהָ—threeשָׁלֹשׁcities.עָרִים
Joshua 21:32
Study it in the app“And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Hammoth-dor with its pasturelands, and Kartan with its pasturelands —three cities.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:32, word by word
- And from the tribeמַּטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaftali
Naphtali
Naphtali, a son of Jacob and Bilhah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "wrestle".
Where else “naftali” appears- Kedeshקֶדֶשׁkedesh
Kedesh
Kedesh: the name of several cities; it means "holy place."
Where else “kedesh” appears- in Galileeגָּלִילgalil
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “galil” 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 Hammoth-dorחַמֹּתchamot
Hammoth-dor
Hammoth-dor: a Levite city in Naphtali.
Where else “chamot” appears- and Kartanקַרְתָּןkartan
Kartan
Kartan: a Levite city in Naphtali.
Where else “kartan” appears- —threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shalosh” appears
Places in this verse
Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
31Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands —four cities.
32 · This verse (above)
33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasturelands.