So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.Joshua 22:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ וַיֵּלְכ֡וּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֨ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֜ד וַחֲצִ֣י׀ שֵׁ֣בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗ה מֵאֵת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִשִּׁלֹ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָ֑עַן לָלֶ֜כֶת אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַגִּלְעָ֗ד אֶל־אֶ֤רֶץ אֲחֻזָּתָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֹֽאחֲזוּ־בָ֔הּ עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
- וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vu“and they returned”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- וַיֵּלְכ֡וּvai.ye.le.Khu“and they went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- בְּנֵי־be.nei-“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- רְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.Ven“Reuben”Noun, proper name of a man · from רְאוּבֵן · “Reuben” · Strong's H7205
- וּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-“and [the] descendants of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- גָ֜דgad“Gad”Noun, proper name of a man · from גָּד · “Gad” · Strong's H1410G
- וַחֲצִ֣י׀va.cha.Tzi“and [the] half of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֲצִי · “half” · Strong's H2677
- שֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vet“[the] tribe of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁ֫בֶט · “tribe” · Strong's H7626H
- הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֗הham.na.Sheh“<the> Manasseh”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, both genders, singular, absolute · from מְנַשֶּׁה · “Manasseh” · Strong's H4519G
- מֵאֵת֙me.'Et“from with”Preposition + Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- מִשִּׁלֹ֖הmi.shi.Loh“from Shiloh”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from שִׁלוֹ · “Shiloh” · Strong's H7887
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-“[is] in [the] land of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- כְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'an“Canaan”Noun, proper name of a place · from כְּנַ֫עַן · “Canaan” · Strong's H3667A
- לָלֶ֜כֶתla.Le.khet“to go”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- הַגִּלְעָ֗דha.gil.'Ad“<the> Gilead”Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from גִּלְעָד · “Gilead” · Strong's H1568G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֶ֤רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- אֲחֻזָּתָם֙'a.chu.za.Tam“possession their”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֲחֻזָּה · “possesion” · Strong's H0272
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- נֹֽאחֲזוּ־no.cha.zu-“they had possessions”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָחַז · “to grasp” · Strong's H0270
- בָ֔הּVah“in <the> it”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- פִּ֥יpi“[the] mouth of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “word” · Strong's H6310I
- יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- בְּיַד־be.yad-“by [the] hand of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “by” · Strong's H3027J
- מֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.Sheh“Moses”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
Places named in this verse
- Canaanregion · Identification: certain · Map of Canaan (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Canaan on OpenBible.info
- Gileadregion · Identification: certain · Map of Gilead (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Gilead on OpenBible.info
- Shiloh · today: Khirbet Seilunsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Shiloh (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Shiloh on OpenBible.info