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And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Reuben:רְאוּבֵןBezerבֶּצֶרwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָand Jahazוְ יַהְצָהwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָ
Joshua 21:36
Study it in the app“And from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer with its pasturelands, and Jahaz with its pasturelands,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:36, word by word
- And from the tribeמַּטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Reubenרְאוּבֵןreuven
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appears- Bezerבֶּצֶרbetser
Bezer
Bezer, a city of refuge on the tableland for the tribe of Reuben; also the name of an Israelite.
Where else “betser” appears- its pasturelandsמִגְרָשֶׁmigrashe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrashe” appears- and Jahazיַהְצָyahtsa
Jahaz
Jahaz, a place east of the Jordan where Israel defeated Sihon. The name perhaps means "threshing floor."
Where else “yahtsa” appears
The context
35Dimnah with its pasturelands, Nahalal with its pasturelands —four cities.
36 · This verse (above)
37Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands —four cities.