Numbers 35:3

The cities will be for them to live in, and the pasturelands will be for their herds, their flocks, and all their other livestock.
Numbers 35:3
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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)

וְהָי֧וּ הֶֽעָרִ֛ים לָהֶ֖ם לָשָׁ֑בֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗ם יִהְי֤וּ לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙ וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔ם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיָּתָֽם׃

  1. וְהָי֧וּve.ha.Yu“and they will belong”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. הֶֽעָרִ֛יםhe.'a.Rim“the cities”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  3. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  4. לָשָׁ֑בֶתla.Sha.vet“to dwell in”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  5. וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mig.re.shei.Hem“and pasture lands their”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִגְרָשׁ · “pasture” · Strong's H4054
  6. יִהְי֤וּyih.Yu“they will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. לִבְהֶמְתָּם֙liv.hem.Tam“for cattle their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בְּהֵמָה · “animal” · Strong's H0929
  8. וְלִרְכֻשָׁ֔םve.lir.khu.Sham“and for property their”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רְכוּשׁ · “property” · Strong's H7399
  9. וּלְכֹ֖לu.le.Khol“and for every”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. חַיָּתָֽם׃chai.ya.Tam“animal their”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חַיָּה · “living thing” · Strong's H2416C
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)