Joshua 22:12

“And the sons of Israel heard it, and the whole community of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go up against them with the army.”

Joshua 22:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 22:12, word by word

And the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” 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
heard itיִּשְׁמְעוּyishmu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “yishmu” appears
communityעֲדַתadat

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

Where else “adat” appears
assembledיִּקָּהֲלוּyikahalu

assemble

Assemble people, call them together; gather.

Where else “yikahalu” appears
at Shilohשִׁלֹהshilo

Shiloh

See it on the mapWhere else “shilo” appears
to go upעֲלוֹתalot

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “alot” appears
with the armyצָּבָאtsava

army

An army.

Where else “tsava” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemShiloh
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Shiloh

    Today: Khirbet Seilun (Tel Shiloh), West Bank

    A town in the hills of Ephraim, about 19 miles (30 km) north of Jerusalem.

    The tabernacle stood there in the days of Joshua and Eli (Josh 18:1; 1 Sam 1:3). Hannah prayed there, and Samuel was born (1 Sam 1:9-20).

    Joshua 18:11 Samuel 1:31 Samuel 4:3Jeremiah 7:12

The context

11And the sons of Israel heard it said, “Look, the sons of Reuben, the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh have built the altar in front of the land of Canaan, in the regions of the Jordan, on the side of the sons of Israel.”

12 · This verse (above)

13And the sons of Israel sent to the sons of Reuben, to the sons of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest,

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