Focused Passage

Joshua 14:1-5

Caleb’s Wholehearted Faith and the Beginning of Western Allotment

The western land allotment begins, and Caleb asks for Hebron according to Moses’ promise because he wholly followed the LORD, trusting God’s word even against the Anakim.

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1Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.

2Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

3For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.

4The descendants of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And no portion of the land was given to the Levites, except for cities in which to live, along with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.

5So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.

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Verse 1

Original words

Now these [are the portions]וְאֵ֛לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe Israelitesבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularinheritedנָחֲל֥וּH5157Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singularas distributedנִֽחֲל֜וּH5157Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural-אוֹתָ֗םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeby Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤רH499Noun - proper - masculine singularthe priestהַכֹּהֵן֙H3548Article | Noun - masculine singularJoshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַH3091Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבִּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Nunנ֔וּןH5126Noun - proper - masculine singularand the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֛יH7218Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof the familiesאֲב֥וֹתH1Noun - masculine plural constructof the tribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתH4294Article | Noun - masculine pluralvvvלִבְנֵ֥יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 2

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Their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֑םH5159Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwas assigned by lotבְּגוֹרַ֖לH1486Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructfor the nineלְתִשְׁעַ֥תH8672Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular constructand a halfוַחֲצִ֥יH2677Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַמַּטֶּֽה׃H4294Article | Noun - masculine singulartribesהַמַּטּ֖וֹתH4294Article | Noun - masculine pluralasכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhad commandedצִוָּ֤הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularthroughבְּיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

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Forכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularhad givenנָתַ֨ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe inheritanceנַחֲלַ֨תH5159Noun - feminine singular constructeast ofמֵעֵ֖בֶרH5676Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthe Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןH3383Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularto the [other] twoשְׁנֵ֤יH8147Number - masculine dual constructand a halfוַחֲצִ֣יH2677Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .הַמַּטֶּ֔הH4294Article | Noun - masculine singulartribesהַמַּטּוֹת֙H4294Article | Noun - masculine pluralBut he grantedנָתַ֥ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularnoלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleinheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הH5159Noun - feminine singularamong themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃H8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralto the Levitesוְלַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םH3881Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Verse 4

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-כִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionThe descendantsבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףH3130Noun - proper - masculine singularbecameהָי֧וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluraltwoשְׁנֵ֥יH8147Number - masculine dual constructtribesמַטּ֖וֹתH4294Noun - masculine pluralManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singularand Ephraimוְאֶפְרָ֑יִםH669Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd noוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleportionחֵ֨לֶקH2506Noun - masculine singularof the landבָּאָ֗רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .כִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionwas givenנָתְנוּ֩H5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֜םH3881Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine pluralexcept forאִם־H518Conjunctioncitiesעָרִים֙H5892Noun - feminine pluralin which to liveלָשֶׁ֔בֶתH3427Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructalong with pasturelandsוּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔םH4054Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralfor their flocksלְמִקְנֵיהֶ֖םH4735Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland herdsוּלְקִנְיָנָֽם׃H7075Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 5

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Soכֵּ֥ןH3651Adverbthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardidעָשׂ֖וּH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralasכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhad commandedצִוָּ֤הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularand they dividedוַֽיַּחְלְק֖וּH2505Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe landהָאָֽרֶץ׃פH776Article | Noun - feminine singular

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