KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Joshua 21:25 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And out of the half” | וּמִֽמַּחֲצִית֙ | A halving or the middle | out half |
| “tribe” | מַטֵּ֣ה | 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) | tribe |
| “of Manasseh,” | מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה | Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory | Manasseh |
| “Tanach” | תַּעְנַךְ֙ | Taanak or Tanak, a place in Palestine | Tanach |
| “with” | וְאֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | with |
| “her suburbs,” | מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ | A suburb (i.e., open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea | suburbs |
| “and Gath-rimmon” | רִמּ֖וֹן | Gath-Rimmon, a place in Palestine | Gathrimmon |
| “with” | וְאֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | with |
| “her suburbs;” | מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ | A suburb (i.e., open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea | suburbs |
| “two” | שְׁתָּֽיִם׃ | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | two |
| “cities.” | עָרִ֖ים | A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) | cities |
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23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
27 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 Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
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