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And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgaveיִּתְּנוּto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּםtheseהָאֵלֶּהcitiesהֶעָרִיםand their pasturelands,וְ מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶןasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהthroughבְּיַדMoses,מֹשֶׁהby lot.בַּגּוֹרָל
Joshua 21:8
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands, as YHWH had commanded through Moses, by lot.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 21:8, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitnu” appears- to the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- and their pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיmigrshe
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrshe” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- throughיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- by lotגּוֹרָלgoral
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appears
The context
7The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
8 · This verse (above)
9And from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon they gave these cities that are mentioned by name,