Joshua 21:43–45

In its context

Its words in the original

• יִּתֵּןyiten· give, put, set

  Give, in a very wide sense: hand over, put, place, grant, allow, make something be.

• יְהוָהyehva· 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.

• יִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael· 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.

• אָרֶץarets· earth, land

  The earth, in two senses: the whole world in contrast with the heavens, or a particular country or region ("the land of Egypt").

• נִשְׁבַּעnishba· swear

  Swear: bind oneself solemnly, calling on God as witness; in the causative form, make someone swear. In Hebrew the verb looks like the word "seven".

• אֲבוֹתָavota· father

  Father; also ancestor ("our fathers"), and the founder or head of a family or group.

• יִּרָשׁוּyirashu· possess, drive out

  Take possession of something; inherit. Also take from others what they had: drive out, dispossess.

• יֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu· sit, dwell

  Sit, sit down; from there stay in a place, live, dwell. In the causative form, settle someone, make to dwell. Also sit as judge or as king.

• יָּנַחyanach· rest, settle

  Rest, settle, come to rest, stay still; also set down, leave. Noah's name is from the same root.

• סָּבִיבsaviv· around

  Around, on every side; the surroundings.

• עָמַדamad· stand

  Stand; stay, remain, endure. "Stand before" someone is to serve him or be in his presence. In another form of the verb, set up, place, appoint.

• אִישׁish· man, husband, each

  Man, male; with a possessive, husband. Also "each one", "anyone". It is "ish", distinct from "adam" (human being); it is used for the man in contrast with the woman ("ishah").

• פְנֵיfene· face, presence

  Face. From there "surface" (the face of something) and "presence" (being before someone's face); with a preposition it means "before" or "in front of".

• אֹיְבֵיoyve· enemy

  Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

• יָדָyada· hand, power

  Hand. Figuratively, power or control ("into the hand of" = into the power of); also side, part, or share. Also a projecting piece, such as a tenon.

• נָפַלnafal· fall

  Fall; also fall upon (attack), lie down, desert to someone. In the causative form, "make fall", throw down, cast (lots).

• דָּבָרdavar· word, matter, thing

  Word; what is said. Also "matter" or "thing": what is spoken about, an affair, an event.

• טּוֹבtov· good

  Good in the widest sense: pleasant, beautiful, useful, right, of good quality. As a noun, "good", "good things", "well-being".

• דִּבֶּרdiber· speak

  Speak, talk, say; also promise or command.

• בֵּיתbet· house, household

  House. Also the family that lives in it ("the house of Noah") and someone's descendants ("the house of David"); also a temple, "the house of God".

• בָּאba· come, go in, bring

  Come, arrive, go in, enter. In the causative form, "bring" or "carry in". "Go in to" a woman is to have marital relations with her.