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And from the tribeוּמִמַּטֵּהof Gad:גָדRamothאֶת רָמֹתin Gilead,בַּגִּלְעָדthe cityעִירof refugeמִקְלַטfor the manslayer,הָרֹצֵחַwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָand Mahanaimוְ מַחֲנַיִםwithוְits pasturelands,מִגְרָשֶׁהָ
Joshua 21:38
Study it in the app“And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasturelands, and Mahanaim with its pasturelands,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:38, word by word
- And from the tribeמַּטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Gadגָדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- Ramothרָמֹתramot
Ramoth-gilead
Ramoth-gilead: a city of refuge and of Levites in Gad, east of the Jordan.
Where else “ramot” appears- in Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” 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 Mahanaimמַחֲנַיִםmachanayim
Mahanaim
Mahanaim: "two camps". A place east of the Jordan.
Where else “machanayim” appears
Places in this verse
Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
37Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands —four cities.
38 · This verse (above)
39Heshbon with its pasturelands, Jazer with its pasturelands —four cities in all.