The sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלset outוַיִּסְעוּand cameוַיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלtheir citiesעָרֵיהֶםon the thirdבַּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁיday.יּוֹםNow their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶםwere Gibeon,גִּבְעוֹןChephirah,וְהַכְּפִירָהBeeroth,וּבְאֵרוֹתand Kiriath-jearim.וְקִרְיַת יְעָרִים
Joshua 9:17
Study it in the app“The sons of Israel set out and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 9:17, word by word
- 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- set outיִּסְעוּyisu
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisu” appears- and cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- their citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- on the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi
third
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- were Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appears- Chephirahכְּפִירָהkefira
Chephirah
Chephirah: one of the cities of the Gibeonites. The name means "village."
Where else “kefira” appears- Beerothבְאֵרוֹתveerot
Beeroth
Beeroth: one of the cities of the Gibeonites. The name means "wells."
Where else “veerot” appears- and Kiriath-jearimקִרְיַתkiryat
Kiriath-jearim
Kiriath-jearim: a city of the Gibeonites, later of Judah. The name means "city of the forests."
Where else “kiryat” appears
Places in this verse
Gibeon
Today: al-Jib (Gibeon), West Bank
A city about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Its people tricked Joshua into making peace with Israel (Josh 9:3-15). When Joshua defended them, the sun stood still (Josh 10:12). Solomon offered sacrifices there (1 Kgs 3:4).
The context
16And it came about, at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they were living among them.
17 · This verse (above)
18The sons of Israel did not strike them, because the chiefs of the community had sworn to them by YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. And all the community grumbled against the chiefs.