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Joshua 17:1

Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war.
Joshua 17:1
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֤י הַגּוֹרָל֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּי־ה֖וּא בְּכ֣וֹר יוֹסֵ֑ף לְמָכִיר֩ בְּכ֨וֹר מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲבִ֣י הַגִּלְעָ֗ד כִּ֣י ה֤וּא הָיָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וַֽיְהִי־ל֖וֹ הַגִּלְעָ֥ד וְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃

  1. וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hi“and it belonged”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. הַגּוֹרָל֙ha.go.Ral“the lot”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹרָל · “lot” · Strong's H1486
  3. לְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.Teh“to [the] tribe of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַטֶּה · “tribe” · Strong's H4294H
  4. מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.Sheh“Manasseh”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מְנַשֶּׁה · “Manasseh” · Strong's H4519G
  5. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. ה֖וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  7. בְּכ֣וֹרbe.Khor“[was] [the] firstborn of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּכוֹר · “firstborn” · Strong's H1060
  8. יוֹסֵ֑ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  9. לְמָכִיר֩le.ma.Khir“to Makir”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from מָכִיר · “Machir” · Strong's H4353G
  10. בְּכ֨וֹרbe.Khor“[the] firstborn of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּכוֹר · “firstborn” · Strong's H1060
  11. מְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.Sheh“Manasseh”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מְנַשֶּׁה · “Manasseh” · Strong's H4519G
  12. אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi“[the] father of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  13. הַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'Ad“<the> Gilead”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from גִּלְעָד · “Gilead” · Strong's H1568H
  14. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. ה֤וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  16. הָיָה֙ha.Yah“he was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  17. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a man of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  18. מִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.Mah“war”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  19. וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-“and it belonged”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  20. ל֖וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  21. הַגִּלְעָ֥דha.gil.'Ad“<the> Gilead”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from גִּלְעָד · “Gilead” · Strong's H1568G
  22. וְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ve.ha.ba.Shan“and <the> Bashan”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּשָׁן · “Bashan” · Strong's H1316
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)