Joshua 17:14

Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
Joshua 17:14
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ נָתַ֨תָּה לִּ֜י נַחֲלָ֗ה גּוֹרָ֤ל אֶחָד֙ וְחֶ֣בֶל אֶחָ֔ד וַֽאֲנִ֣י עַם־רָ֔ב עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־עַד־כֹּ֖ה בֵּֽרְכַ֥נִי יְהוָֽה׃

  1. וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.Ru“and they spoke”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  2. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] descendants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  3. יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.Sef“Joseph”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
  4. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  5. יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  6. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  7. מַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'“why?”
    Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
  8. נָתַ֨תָּהna.Ta.tah“have you given”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  9. לִּ֜יli“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  10. נַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.Lah“an inheritance”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
  11. גּוֹרָ֤לgo.Ral“a lot”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹרָל · “lot” · Strong's H1486
  12. אֶחָד֙'e.Chad“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  13. וְחֶ֣בֶלve.Che.vel“and a portion”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫בֶל · “cord” · Strong's H2256M
  14. אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chad“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  15. וַֽאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  16. עַם־'am-“[am] a people”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  17. רָ֔בRav“numerous”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  18. עַ֥ד'ad“to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  19. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  20. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  21. כֹּ֖הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  22. בֵּֽרְכַ֥נִיbe.re.Kha.ni“he has blessed me”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  23. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)