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Joshua 14

Josh. 14:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For the children
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Joseph
Yowceph (Hebrew #3130)
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
KJV usage: Joseph. Compare 3084.
Pronounce: yo-safe'
Origin: future of 3254
wereh two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
tribes
matteh (Hebrew #4294)
from 5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
KJV usage: rod, staff, tribe.
Pronounce: mat-teh'
Origin: or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}
, Manasseh
Mnashsheh (Hebrew #4519)
causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV usage: Manasseh.
Pronounce: men-ash-sheh'
Origin: from 5382
and Ephraim
'Ephrayim (Hebrew #669)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV usage: Ephraim, Ephraimites.
Pronounce: ef-rah'-yim
Origin: dual of masculine form of 672
: therefore they gave
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
no part
cheleq (Hebrew #2506)
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
KJV usage: flattery, inheritance, part, X partake, portion.
Pronounce: khay'lek
Origin: from 2505
unto the Levites
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
in the land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, save cities
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
k to dwell
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
in, with their suburbs
migrash (Hebrew #4054)
from 1644; a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea
KJV usage: cast out, suburb.
Pronounce: mig-rawsh'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine (Ezek. 27:28) migrashah {mig-raw-shaw'}
l for their cattle
miqneh (Hebrew #4735)
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition
KJV usage: cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.
Pronounce: mik-neh'
Origin: from 7069
and for their substance
qinyan (Hebrew #7075)
creation, i.e. (concretely) creatures; also acquisition, purchase, wealth
KJV usage: getting, goods, X with money, riches, substance.
Pronounce: kin-yawn'
Origin: from 7069
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Gen. 48:5• 5And now thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon. (Gen. 48:5)
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1 Chron. 5:1‑2• 1And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, inasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; but the genealogy is not registered according to the birthright,
 2for Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph's), (1 Chron. 5:1‑2)
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1 Chron. 6:54‑81• 54And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;
 55and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
 56but the fields of the city, and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
 57And to the children of Aaron they gave the city of refuge, Hebron; and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
 58and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,
 59and Ashan and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs;
 60and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, according to their families.
 61And to the children of Kohath that remained were given by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.
 62And to the children of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
 63To the children of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
 64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.
 65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which were mentioned by name.
 66And to the families of the children of Kohath who had the cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim,
 67they gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
 68and Jokmeam and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs,
 69and Ajalon and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs;
 70and out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs,--for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
 71To the children of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;
 72and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, Dobrath and its suburbs,
 73and Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem and its suburbs;
 74and out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,
 75and Hukok and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs;
 76and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammon and its suburbs, and Kirjathaim and its suburbs.
 77To the children of Merari that remained were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor and its suburbs;
 78and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
 79and Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs;
 80and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
 81and Heshbon and its suburbs, and Jaazer and its suburbs. (1 Chron. 6:54‑81)
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Num. 35:3• 3And the cities shall they have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. (Num. 35:3)

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the children.
Gen. 48:5• 5And now thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt before I came to thee into Egypt, shall be mine: Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon. (Gen. 48:5)
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1 Chron. 5:1‑2• 1And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, inasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; but the genealogy is not registered according to the birthright,
 2for Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph's), (1 Chron. 5:1‑2)
save cities.
Josh. 21:2‑42• 2and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for our cattle.
 3And the children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the word of Jehovah, these cities and their suburbs.
 4And the lot came forth for the families of the Kohathites. And the children of Aaron the priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
 5And the children of Kohath that remained had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
 6And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
 7The children of Merari according to their families had by lot out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
 8And the children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities and their suburbs, as Jehovah commanded through Moses.
 9And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which were mentioned by name,
 10and which the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, of the children of Levi had (for theirs was the first lot);
 11and they gave them Kirjath-Arba, which Arba was the father of Anak, that is, Hebron, in the mountain of Judah, with its suburbs round about it.
 12But the fields of the city and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
 13And they gave to the children of Aaron the priest the city of refuge for the slayer, Hebron and its suburbs; and Libnah and its suburbs,
 14and Jattir and its suburbs, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
 15and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
 16and Ain and its suburbs, and Juttah and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes;
 17and out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,
 18Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.
 19All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
 20And to the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites that remained of the children of Kohath, they gave cities. And the cities of their lot were out of the tribe of Ephraim,
 21and they gave them the city of refuge for the slayer, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
 22and Kibzaim and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs: four cities;
 23and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
 24Ajalon and its suburbs, Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: four cities;
 25and out of half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its suburbs and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs: two cities.
 26All the cities were ten and their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
 27And to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of half the tribe of Manasseh, they gave the city of refuge for the slayer, Golan in Bashan and its suburbs; and Beeshterah and its suburbs: two cities;
 28and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its suburbs, Dabrath and its suburbs,
 29Jarmuth and its suburbs, En-gannim and its suburbs: four cities;
 30and out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its suburbs, Abdon and its suburbs,
 31Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;
 32and out of the tribe of Naphtali, the city of refuge for the slayer, Kedesh in Galilee, and its suburbs; and Hammoth-Dor and its suburbs, and Kartan and its suburbs: three cities.
 33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities and their suburbs.
 34And to the families of the children of Merari, that remained of the Levites, they gave out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its suburbs, Kartah and its suburbs,
 35Dimnah and its suburbs, Nahalal and its suburbs: four cities;
 36and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
 37Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs: four cities;
 38and out of the tribe of Gad, the city of refuge for the slayer, Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs; and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
 39Heshbon and its suburbs, Jaazer and its suburbs: four cities in all.
 40These were all the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, which remained of the families of the Levites, and their lot was twelve cities.
 41All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities and their suburbs.
 42Each one of these cities had its suburbs round about it: thus were all these cities. (Josh. 21:2‑42)
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Num. 35:2‑8• 2Command the children of Israel, that of the inheritance of their possession they give unto the Levites cities to dwell in; and a suburb for the cities round about them shall ye give unto the Levites.
 3And the cities shall they have to dwell in, and their suburbs shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
 4And the suburbs of the cities that ye shall give unto the Levites shall be from the walls of the city outward, a thousand cubits round about.
 5And ye shall measure, without the city, the east side two thousand cubits, and the south side two thousand cubits, and the west side two thousand cubits, and the north side two thousand cubits, and the city shall be in the midst: they shall have this as suburbs of the cities.
 6And among the cities that ye shall give unto the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither,--and besides them ye shall give forty-two cities:
 7all the cities that ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty-eight cities, they and their suburbs.
 8And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have much ye shall take much, and from them that have little ye shall take little; each one according to his inheritance which he will inherit shall give of his cities to the Levites. (Num. 35:2‑8)
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1 Chron. 6:54‑81• 54And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;
 55and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
 56but the fields of the city, and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
 57And to the children of Aaron they gave the city of refuge, Hebron; and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
 58and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,
 59and Ashan and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs;
 60and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, according to their families.
 61And to the children of Kohath that remained were given by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.
 62And to the children of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
 63To the children of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
 64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.
 65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which were mentioned by name.
 66And to the families of the children of Kohath who had the cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim,
 67they gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
 68and Jokmeam and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs,
 69and Ajalon and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs;
 70and out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs,--for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
 71To the children of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;
 72and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, Dobrath and its suburbs,
 73and Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem and its suburbs;
 74and out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,
 75and Hukok and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs;
 76and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammon and its suburbs, and Kirjathaim and its suburbs.
 77To the children of Merari that remained were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor and its suburbs;
 78and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
 79and Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs;
 80and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,
 81and Heshbon and its suburbs, and Jaazer and its suburbs. (1 Chron. 6:54‑81)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and they gave no part to the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, and their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.