Joshua 21:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 21:2 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 →
וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּשִׁלֹ֗ה
Shîylôh
H7887
Shiloh
בְּאֶ֤רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנַ֨עַן֙
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צִוָּ֣ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
בְיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
לָֽתֶת
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָ֥נוּ
עָרִ֖ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
לָשָׁ֑בֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֖ן
migrâsh
H4054
common land
לִבְהֶמְתֵּֽנוּ
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
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World English Bible Public Domain
and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of it for our cattle.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they spoke to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for our livestock.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).