Hebrew Interlinear

Joshua 21:2 Interlinear

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְדַבְּר֨וּH1696And they spakeperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
2אֲלֵיהֶ֜םH413near, with or among; often in general, to
3בְּשִׁלֹ֗הH7887unto them at Shilohshiloh, a place in palestine
4בְּאֶ֤רֶץH776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
5כְּנַ֙עַן֙H3667of Canaankenaan, a son a ham; also the country inhabited by him
6לֵאמֹ֔רH559sayingto say (used with great latitude)
7יְהוָה֙H3068The LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
8צִוָּ֣הH6680commanded(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
9בְיַדH3027by the handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
10מֹשֶׁ֔הH4872of Mosesmosheh, the israelite lawgiver
11לָֽתֶתH5414to giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
12לָ֥נוּH0
13עָרִ֖יםH5892us citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
14לָשָׁ֑בֶתH3427to dwell inproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
15וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ןH4054with the suburbsa suburb (i.e., open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
16לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃H929thereof for our cattleproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

Verse Context

Joshua 21:1Then came near and unto the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar...
Joshua 21:2 (current)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
Joshua 21:3gave And the children of Israel unto the Levites out of their inheritance ...

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