And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsentיִּשְׁלְחוּtoאֶלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Reuben,רְאוּבֵןtoוְאֶלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Gad,גָדand toוְאֶלthe halfחֲצִיtribeשֵׁבֶטof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהinאֶלthe landאֶרֶץof Gilead,הַגִּלְעָדPhinehasפִּינְחָסsonבֶּןof Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרthe priest,הַכֹּהֵן
Joshua 22:13
Study it in the app“And 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,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 22:13, 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- sentיִּשְׁלְחוּyishlchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlchu” 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- 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- the halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” 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 landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- Phinehasפִּינְחָסpinchas
Phinehas
Phinehas, the name of two priests: the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron (Numbers 25:7) and one of the two sons of Eli (1 Samuel 1:3); also the father of a priest after the exile (Ezra 8:33).
Where else “pinchas” appears- of Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרelazar
Eleazar
Eleazar: the name of several Israelites, above all the third son of Aaron, who succeeded him as high priest.
Where else “elazar” appears- the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” 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
12And 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14and ten chiefs with him, one chief each, for each father’s house of all the tribes of Israel; and each of them was head of their fathers’ house among the thousands of Israel.