Joshua 20:8
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פֵּאָה
pêʼâh
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
יַרְדֵּן
Yardên
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
יְרִיחוֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
בֶּצֶר
Betser
Betser, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite
מִדְבָּר
midbâr
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
עֲרָבָה
ʻărâbâh
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),...
רָאמוֹת
Râʼmôwth
Ramoth, the name of two places in Palestine
גִּלְעָד
Gilʻâd
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),...
גָּד
Gâd
Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
גּוֹלָן
Gôwlân
Golan, a place east of the Jordan
בָּשָׁן
Bâshân
Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan
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
Key Terms in This Verse
נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →בָּשָׁן Bâshân
Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the Jordan
Study H1316 →גָּד Gâd
Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet
Study H1410 →עֲרָבָה ʻărâbâh
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea
Study H6160 →Cross References
And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshte...
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the LORD sh...
And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
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