Joshua 21:17 BSB — MannaFest

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10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה	u.mi.ma.Teh	and from [the] tribe of	H4294 →
בִנְיָמִ֔ן	vin.ya.Min	Benjamin	H1144 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
גִּבְע֖וֹן	giv.'on	Gibeon	H1391 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ	mig.ra.She.ha	pasture lands its	H4054 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
גֶּ֖בַע	Ge.va'	Geba	H1387 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃	mig.ra.She.ha	pasture lands its	H4054 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 9:3
But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
leads to
- Joshua 10:2
  So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.
- Joshua 9:17
  So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
- 2 Samuel 21:1–2
  During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul…
Through
1 Chronicles 6:60
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
leads to
- Jeremiah 1:1
  These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
- Jeremiah 37:12
  Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.
- 1 Kings 2:26
  Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried…
- Joshua 21:17–18
  And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
- 1 Samuel 13:3
  Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Kings 15:22Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.Joshua 9:3But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,Joshua 18:24–25Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.2 Kings 23:8Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.Isaiah 10:29They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.1 Chronicles 6:60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.1 Samuel 13:3Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”Joshua 18:24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.Nehemiah 12:29from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.Zechariah 14:10All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.

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