Joshua 21:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 21:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֗וּ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
רָאשֵׁי֙
rôʼsh
H7218
head
אֲב֣וֹת
ʼâb
H1
father
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶלְעָזָר֙
ʼElʻâzâr
H499
Eleazar
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
בִּן
bên
H1121
son
נ֑וּן
Nûwn
H5126
Nun
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
רָאשֵׁ֛י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
אֲב֥וֹת
ʼâb
H1
father
הַמַּטּ֖וֹת
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
לִבְנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then came near the heads of fathers' [houses] of the Levites to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel;
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King James Version Public Domain
Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the heads of the fathers of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).