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By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. (KJV)
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בְּגוֹרַ֖לbe.go.Ralby [the] allotted portion of
Lemma: גּוֹרָל (go.ral) · Strong's: H1486
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: allotted
Used 77 times. Also: Leviticus 16:8, Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:10, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56, Numbers 33:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1486; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 1
נַחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.Taminheritance their
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 2
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 3
צִוָּ֤הtzi.Vahhe had commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 4
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 5
בְּיַד\־be.yad-by [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 6
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 7
לְתִשְׁעַ֥תle.tish.'Atfor [the] nine
Lemma: תֵּ֫שַׁע (te.sah) · Strong's: H8672
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: nine
Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:14, Genesis 5:20, Genesis 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8672; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 8
הַמַּטּ֖וֹתha.ma.Totthe tribes
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: tribe
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 31:2, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:30, Exodus 35:34, Exodus 38:22, Exodus 38:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294H; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 9
וַחֲצִ֥יva.cha.Tziand [the] half of
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 10
הַמַּטֶּֽה\׃ha.ma.Tehthe tribe
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tribe
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 31:2, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:30, Exodus 35:34, Exodus 38:22, Exodus 38:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294H; TAHOT Joshua 14:2 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Their inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
| was assigned by lot | → | גּוֹרָל H1486 allotted |
| for the nine | → | תֵּ֫שַׁע H8672 nine |
| and a half | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| . . . | → | מַטֶּה H4294H tribe |
| tribes | → | מַטֶּה H4294H tribe |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| through | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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