Joshua 21:3
So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:
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ASV
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Jehovah, these cities with their suburbs.
KJV
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ | vai.yi.te.Nu | and they gave | H5414 → |
| בְנֵי־ | ve.nei- | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| לַלְוִיִּ֛ם | lal.vi.Yim | to the Levites | H3881 → |
| מִנַּחֲלָתָ֖ם | mi.na.cha.la.Tam | some of inheritance their | H5159 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| פִּ֣י | pi | [the] mouth of | H6310 → |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הֶעָרִ֥ים | he.'a.Rim | the cities | H5892 → |
| הָאֵ֖לֶּה | ha.'E.leh | <the> these | H428 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ | mig.re.shei.Hen | pasture lands their | H4054 → |
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