Joshua 21:2
at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.”
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ASV
and they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded by Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
KJV
And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ | vay.da.be.Ru | and they spoke | H1696 → |
| אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם | 'a.lei.Hem | to them | H413 → |
| בְּשִׁלֹ֗ה | be.shi.Loh | at Shiloh | H7887 → |
| בְּאֶ֤רֶץ | be.'E.retz | in [the] land of | H776 → |
| כְּנַ֙עַן֙ | ke.Na.'an | Canaan | H3667 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| צִוָּ֣ה | tzi.Vah | he commanded | H6680 → |
| בְיַד־ | ve.yad- | by [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| לָֽתֶת־ | la.tet- | to give | H5414 → |
| לָ֥נוּ | La.nu | to <the> us | |
| עָרִ֖ים | 'a.Rim | cities | H5892 → |
| לָשָׁ֑בֶת | la.Sha.vet | to dwell in | H3427 → |
| וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן | u.mig.re.shei.Hen | and pasture lands their | H4054 → |
| לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃ | liv.hem.Te.nu | for livestock our | H929 → |
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