Joshua 21:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 21:8 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 →
וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לַלְוִיִּ֔ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הֶעָרִ֥ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הָאֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן
migrâsh
H4054
common land
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֧ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
מֹשֶׁ֖ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
בַּגּוֹרָֽל
gôwrâl
H1486
lot
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Israel gave these cities and their pasturelands to the Levites by the lot, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).