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
Original language and places
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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׃
- וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙vay.da.be.Ru“and they spoke”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יוֹסֵ֔ףyo.Sef“Joseph”Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3130G
- אֶת־'et-“with”Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
- לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'“why?”Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
- נָתַ֨תָּהna.Ta.tah“have you given”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לִּ֜יli“to <the> me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- נַחֲלָ֗הna.cha.Lah“an inheritance”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
- גּוֹרָ֤לgo.Ral“a lot”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹרָל · “lot” · Strong's H1486
- אֶחָד֙'e.Chad“one”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- וְחֶ֣בֶלve.Che.vel“and a portion”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫בֶל · “cord” · Strong's H2256M
- אֶחָ֔ד'e.Chad“one”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- וַֽאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Ni“and I”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- עַם־'am-“[am] a people”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- רָ֔בRav“numerous”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- עַ֥ד'ad“to”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עַד־'ad-“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- כֹּ֖הkoh“thus”Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
- 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
- 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)