Joshua 18:7
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לֵוִיִּי
Lêvîyîy
a Levite or descendant of Levi
חֵלֶק
chêleq
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
נַחֲלָה
nachălâh
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
גָּד
Gâd
Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),...
מְנַשֶּׁה
Mᵉnashsheh
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
נַחֲלָה
nachălâh
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
עֵבֶר
ʻêber
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning ...
יַרְדֵּן
Yardên
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
קָדִים
qâdîym
the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
עֵבֶר ʻêber
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
Study H5676 →גָּד Gâd
Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
Study H1410 →מְנַשֶּׁה Mᵉnashsheh
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Study H4519 →קָדִים qâdîym
the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
Study H6921 →Cross References
But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of I...
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