Category Archives: Joshua

וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶת־הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בַּגֹּורָֽל׃ פ And the sons of Yisraʾel gave to the Levites these cities and their open lands, as YHWH had commanded through Moshe, by lot.   Morphology וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (vayittenu) – … Continue reading →

לִבְנֵ֨י מְרָרִ֜י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֨ה רְאוּבֵ֤ן וּמִמַּטֵּה־גָד֙ וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה זְבוּלֻ֔ן עָרִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ To the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the tribe of Reʾuven, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zevulun, twelve cities.   … Continue reading →

וְלִבְנֵ֣י גֵרְשֹׁ֗ון מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ות מַטֵּֽה־יִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֣ר וּמִמַּטֵּֽה־֠אָשֵׁר וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה נַפְתָּלִ֜י וּ֠מֵחֲצִי מַטֵּ֨ה מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה בַבָּשָׁן֙ בַּגֹּורָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ ס And to the sons of Gershon, from the families of the tribe of Yissaskhar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe … Continue reading →

וְלִבְנֵ֨י קְהָ֜ת הַנֹּותָרִ֗ים מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מַטֵּֽה־֠אֶפְרַיִם וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־דָ֞ן וּמֵחֲצִ֨י מַטֵּ֧ה מְנַשֶּׁ֛ה בַּגֹּורָ֖ל עָרִ֥ים עָֽשֶׂר׃ ס And to the sons of Qehat, the remaining ones, from the families of the tribe of Ephrayim, and from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַגֹּורָ֖ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י וַיְהִ֡י לִבְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה בִנְיָמִן֙ בַּגֹּורָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ ס And the lot went out for the families of the Qehati, and there was for the sons of Aharon the … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל לַלְוִיִּ֛ם מִנַּחֲלָתָ֖ם אֶל־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן׃ And the sons of Yisraʾel gave to the Leviʾim, from their inheritance, according to the word of YHWH, these cities and their pasturelands.   Morphology וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (vayittenu) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם בְּשִׁלֹ֗ה בְּאֶ֤רֶץ כְּנַ֨עַן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה בְיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָֽתֶת־לָ֥נוּ עָרִ֖ים לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ׃ And they spoke to them in Shilo, in the land of Kenaʿan, saying: YHWH commanded through Moshe to give us cities to dwell in, and their … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ רָאשֵׁי֙ אֲבֹ֣ות הַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶל־אֶלְעָזָר֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נ֑וּן וְאֶל־רָאשֵׁ֛י אֲבֹ֥ות הַמַּטֹּ֖ות לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Then the heads of the fathers of the Levites approached Eleʿazar the priest, and Yehoshuaʿ son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה הָיוּ֩ עָרֵ֨י הַמּֽוּעָדָ֜ה לְכֹ֣ל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְלַגֵּר֙ הַגָּ֣ר בְּתֹוכָ֔ם לָנ֣וּס שָׁ֔מָּה כָּל־מַכֵּה־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה וְלֹ֣א יָמ֗וּת בְּיַד֙ גֹּאֵ֣ל הַדָּ֔ם עַד־עָמְדֹ֖ו לִפְנֵ֥י הָעֵדָֽה׃ פ These were the appointed cities for all the sons of Yisraʾel and for the sojourner dwelling among … Continue reading →

וּמֵעֵ֜בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֤ן יְרִיחֹו֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה נָתְנ֞וּ אֶת־בֶּ֧צֶר בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר בַּמִּישֹׁ֖ר מִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֑ן וְאֶת־רָאמֹ֤ת בַּגִּלְעָד֙ מִמַּטֵּה־גָ֔ד וְאֶת־גּוֹלָן֙ בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן מִמַּטֵּ֥ה מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ And beyond the Yarden, east of Yeriḥo, they gave Betser in the wilderness, in the plain, from the tribe of Re’uven, and Ramot … Continue reading →

וַיַּקְדִּ֜שׁוּ אֶת־קֶ֤דֶשׁ בַּגָּלִיל֙ בְּהַ֣ר נַפְתָּלִ֔י וְאֶת־שְׁכֶ֖ם בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְרֹ֖ון בְּהַ֥ר יְהוּדָֽה׃ And they sanctified Qedesh in the Galil in the hill country of Naftali, and Shekhem in the hill country of Efrayim, and Qiryat-Arba (this is Ḥevron) … Continue reading →

וְיָשַׁ֣ב בָּעִ֣יר הַהִ֗יא עַד־עָמְדֹ֞ו לִפְנֵ֤י הָֽעֵדָה֙ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט עַד־מֹות֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֔ול אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֑ם אָ֣ז יָשׁ֣וּב הָרֹוצֵ֗חַ וּבָ֤א אֶל־עִירֹו֙ וְאֶל־בֵּיתֹ֔ו אֶל־הָעִ֖יר אֲשֶׁר־נָ֥ס מִשָּֽׁם׃ And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, until the … Continue reading →

וְכִ֨י יִרְדֹּ֜ף גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־יַסְגִּ֥רוּ אֶת־הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּיָדֹ֑ו כִּ֤י בִבְלִי־דַ֨עַת֙ הִכָּ֣ה אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְלֹֽא־שֹׂנֵ֥א ה֛וּא לֹ֖ו מִתְּמֹ֥ול שִׁלְשֹֽׁום׃ And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not deliver the manslayer into his hand, for without knowledge he struck his … Continue reading →

וְנָ֞ס אֶל־אַחַ֣ת מֵהֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְעָמַד֙ פֶּ֚תַח שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וְדִבֶּ֛ר בְּאָזְנֵ֛י זִקְנֵ֥י־הָעִֽיר הַהִ֖יא אֶת־דְּבָרָ֑יו וְאָסְפ֨וּ אֹתֹ֤ו הָעִ֨ירָה֙ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנָתְנוּ־לֹ֥ו מָקֹ֖ום וְיָשַׁ֥ב עִמָּֽם׃ And he shall flee to one of these cities, and stand at the entrance of the gate of the … Continue reading →

לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֨מָּה֙ רֹוצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־נֶ֥פֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה בִּבְלִי־דָ֑עַת וְהָי֤וּ לָכֶם֙ לְמִקְלָ֔ט מִגֹּאֵ֖ל הַדָּֽם׃ that the manslayer may flee there, one who strikes a soul unintentionally, without knowledge, and they shall be for you a refuge from the avenger of blood.   Morphology … Continue reading →

דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר תְּנ֤וּ לָכֶם֙ אֶת־עָרֵ֣י הַמִּקְלָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ “Speak to the sons of Yisra’el, saying, ‘Set aside for yourselves the cities of refuge, which I spoke to you through Moshe,   Morphology דַּבֵּ֛ר (dabber) – Root: דבר … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH spoke to Yehoshua, saying,   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (vayedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And He spoke”; Notes: The Piel stem intensifies the verb, emphasizing the authoritative … Continue reading →

אֵ֣לֶּה הַנְּחָלֹ֡ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִחֲל֣וּ אֶלְעָזָ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֣ן וִיהֹושֻׁ֪עַ בִּן־נ֟וּן וְרָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָבֹ֣ות לְמַטֹּות֩ בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל בְּגֹורָ֤ל בְּשִׁלֹה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד וַיְכַלּ֕וּ מֵֽחַלֵּ֖ק אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ These are the inheritances that Eleʿazar the priest, and Yehoshua son of Nun, and the heads of … Continue reading →

עַל־פִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה נָ֣תְנוּ לֹ֗ו אֶת־הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔ל אֶת־תִּמְנַת־סֶ֖רַח בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיִּבְנֶ֥ה אֶת־הָעִ֖יר וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃ By the command of YHWH, they gave him the city that he asked for, Timnat-Seraḥ in the hill country of Efrayim, and he built the city … Continue reading →

וַיְכַלּ֥וּ לִנְחֹל־אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ לִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל נַחֲלָ֛ה לִיהֹושֻׁ֥עַ בִּן־נ֖וּן בְּתֹוכָֽם׃ And they finished taking possession of the land according to its borders, and the sons of Yisraʾel gave an inheritance to Yehoshua son of Nun among them.   Morphology וַיְכַלּ֥וּ (va-yeḵallu) … Continue reading →

זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־דָ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם הֶֽעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families, these cities and their villages.   Morphology זֹ֗את (zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵ֥א גְבוּל־בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן מֵהֶ֑ם וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בְנֵֽי־֠דָן וַיִּלָּחֲמ֨וּ עִם־לֶ֜שֶׁם וַיִּלְכְּד֥וּ אֹותָ֣הּ וַיַּכּ֧וּ אֹותָ֣הּ לְפִי־חֶ֗רֶב וַיִּֽרְשׁ֤וּ אֹותָהּ֙ וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ לְלֶ֨שֶׁם֙ דָּ֔ן כְּשֵׁ֖ם דָּ֥ן אֲבִיהֶֽם׃ And the border of the sons of Dan went out from them, and the sons of Dan went … Continue reading →

וּמֵ֥י הַיַּרְקֹ֖ון וְהָֽרַקֹּ֑ון עִֽם־הַגְּב֖וּל מ֥וּל יָפֹֽו׃ And the waters of the Yarqon and the Raqqon, with the border opposite Yafo.   Morphology וּמֵ֥י (u-mei) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “and the waters of”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading →

וִיהֻ֥ד וּבְנֵֽי־בְרַ֖ק וְגַת־רִמֹּֽון׃ And Yehud, and Bnei-Beraq, and Gat-Rimmon.   Morphology וִיהֻ֥ד (vi-Yehud) – Root: יהד (yhd); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yehud”; Notes: A town in the allotment of Dan. וּבְנֵֽי־בְרַ֖ק (u-Vnei-Varak) – Root: ברק (brq); Form: Proper … Continue reading →

וְאֶלְתְּקֵ֥ה וְגִבְּתֹ֖ון וּבַעֲלָֽת׃ And Eltqe, and Gibbeton, and Baʿalat.   Morphology וְאֶלְתְּקֵ֥ה (ve-Eltqe) – Root: אלתק (ʾltq); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Eltqe”; Notes: A town in the territory of Dan, also mentioned in the list of Levitical cities … Continue reading →

וְאֵילֹ֥ון וְתִמְנָ֖תָה וְעֶקְרֹֽון׃ And Eilon, and Timnata, and ʿEqron.   Morphology וְאֵילֹ֥ון (ve-Eilon) – Root: איל (ʾyl); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Eilon”; Notes: A city within the territory of Dan, possibly related to Ayyalon. וְתִמְנָ֖תָה (ve-Timnatah) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְשַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין וְאַיָּלֹ֖ון וְיִתְלָֽה׃ And Shaʿalabbim, and Ayyalon, and Yitla.   Morphology וְשַֽׁעֲלַבִּ֥ין (ve-Shaʿalabbim) – Root: שעלב (šʿlb); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Shaʿalabbim”; Notes: A city in the territory of Dan, also mentioned in Judges 1:35. וְאַיָּלֹ֖ון (ve-Ayyalon) – … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֖י גְּב֣וּל נַחֲלָתָ֑ם צָרְעָ֥ה וְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֖ול וְעִ֥יר שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ And the border of their inheritance was Tzorʿa, and Eshtaʾol, and ʿIr Shemesh.   Morphology וַיְהִ֖י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was”; … Continue reading →

לְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־דָ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם יָצָ֖א הַגֹּורָ֥ל הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ For the tribe of the sons of Dan, according to their families, the seventh lot came out.   Morphology לְמַטֵּ֥ה (le-maṭṭeh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “For the tribe … Continue reading →

זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־נַפְתָּלִ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Naftali according to their families—the cities and their villages.   Morphology זֹ֗את (zot) – Root: זה (zh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine … Continue reading →