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ThenאָזJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsummonedיִקְרָאthe Reubenites,לָראוּבֵנִיthe Gadites,וְלַגָּדִיand the halfוְלַחֲצִיtribeמַטֵּהof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁה
Joshua 22:1
Study it in the app“Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,”
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Joshua 22:1, word by word
- Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- summonedיִקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- the Reubenitesראוּבֵנִיruveni
Reubenite
Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Where else “ruveni” appears- the Gaditesגָּדִיgadi
Gadite
Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.
Where else “gadi” appears- and the halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- 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".
Where else “menashe” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and he said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of YHWH commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I have commanded you.