Joshua 21:42

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Joshua 21:42


← Joshua 21:41 Joshua 21:42 (KJV) Joshua 21:43 →
All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

These citiesH5892 were every oneH5892 H5892 with their suburbsH4054 round aboutH5439 them: thus were all these citiesH5892.


Original Hebrew

תִּהְיֶינָה הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עִיר עִיר וּמִגְרָשֶׁיהָ סְבִיבֹתֶיהָ כֵּן לְכָל־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה׃ ס

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
תִּֽהְיֶ֨ינָה֙
tih.Yei.nah H1961 HVqi3fp they were
הֶ/עָרִ֣ים
he./'a.Rim H5892 HTd/Ncfpa the/ cities
הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה
ha./'E.leh H428 HTd/Pdxcp (the)/ these
עִ֣יר
'ir H5892 HNcfsa a city
עִ֔יר
'Ir H5892 HNcfsa a city
וּ/מִגְרָשֶׁ֖י/הָ
u./mig.ra.Shei./ha H4054 HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs and/ pasture lands/ its
סְבִיבֹתֶ֑י/הָ
se.vi.vo.Tei./ha H5439 HNcbpc/Sp3fs around/ it
כֵּ֖ן
ken H3651 HTm thus
לְ/כָל
le./khol H3605 HR/Ncmsc for/ all
הֶ/עָרִ֥ים
he./'a.Rim H5892 HTd/Ncfpa the/ cities
הָ/אֵֽלֶּה
ha./'E.leh H428 HTd/Pdxcp (the)/ these
Strong's References
  • H4054 — מִגְרָשׁ (migrâsh, mig-rawsh'): also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מִגְרָשָׁה (migrâshâh); from גָּרַשׁ (gârash) H1644; a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea; cast out, suburb.
  • H5439 — סָבִיב (çâbîyb, saw-beeb'): or (feminine) סְבִיבָה (çᵉbîybâh); from סָבַב (çâbab) H5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around; (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
  • H5892 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): or (in the plural) עָר (ʻâr); or עָיַר (ʻâyar); (Judges 10:4), from עוּר (ʻûwr) H5782; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H428 — אֵלֶּה (ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh): prolonged from אֵל (ʼêl) H411; these or those; an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
  • H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא (hâvâʼ) H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
  • H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל (kôwl); from כָּלַל (kâlal) H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
  • H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן (kûwn) H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
Cross References

Reciprocal references (1): 1 Chronicles 6:64

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