Numbers 35:8
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Numbers 35:8
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So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
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And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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Verse Text
And the citiesH5892 which ye shall giveH5414 shall be of the possessionH272 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478: from them that have manyH7227 ye shall give manyH7235; but from them that have fewH4592 ye shall give fewH4591: every oneH376 shall giveH5414 of his citiesH5892 unto the LevitesH3881 accordingH6310 to his inheritanceH5159 which he inheritethH5157.
וְהֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר תִּתְּנוּ מֵאֲחֻזַּת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵת הָרַב תַּרְבּוּ וּמֵאֵת הַמְעַט תַּמְעִיטוּ אִישׁ כְּפִי נַחֲלָתֹו אֲשֶׁר יִנְחָלוּ יִתֵּן מֵעָרָיו לַלְוִיִּם׃ פ
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וְ/הֶֽ/עָרִ֗ים |
ve./he./'a.Rim | H5892 | HC/Td/Ncfpa | and/ the/ cities |
אֲשֶׁ֤ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | which |
תִּתְּנוּ֙ |
ti.te.Nu | H5414 | HVqi2mp | you will give |
מֵ/אֲחֻזַּ֣ת |
me./'a.chu.Zat | H272 | HR/Ncfsc | from/ (the) possession of |
בְּנֵי |
be.nei- | H1121 | HNcmpc | (the) people of |
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל |
Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | HNp | Israel |
מֵ/אֵ֤ת |
me./'Et | H854 | HR/R | from/ with |
הָ/רַב֙ |
ha./Rav | H7227 | HTd/Aamsa | the/ many |
תַּרְבּ֔וּ |
tar.Bu | H7235 | HVhi2mp | you will increase |
וּ/מֵ/אֵ֥ת |
u./me./'Et | H853 | HC/R/To | and/ from/ with |
הַ/מְעַ֖ט |
ha/m.'At | H4592 | HTd/Aamsa | the/ few |
תַּמְעִ֑יטוּ |
tam.'I.tu | H4591 | HVhi2mp | you will decrease |
אִ֗ישׁ |
'Ish | H376 | HNcmsa | each one |
כְּ/פִ֤י |
ke./Fi | H6310 | HR/Ncmsc | according to/ (the) mouth of |
נַחֲלָת/וֹ֙ |
na.cha.la.T/o | H5159 | HNcfsc/Sp3ms | inheritance/ its |
אֲשֶׁ֣ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | which |
יִנְחָ֔לוּ |
yin.Cha.lu | H5157 | HVqi3mp | they will inherit |
יִתֵּ֥ן |
yi.Ten | H5414 | HVqi3ms | it will give |
מֵ/עָרָ֖י/ו |
me./'a.Ra/v | H5892 | HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms | some of/ cities/ its |
לַ/לְוִיִּֽם |
la/l.vi.Yim | H3881 | HRd/Ngmpa | to the/ Levites |
- H272 — אֲחֻזָּה (ʼăchuzzâh, akh-ooz-zaw'): feminine passive participle from אָחַז (ʼâchaz) H270; something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land); possession.
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה (sârâh) H8280 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
- H3881 — לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy, lay-vee-ee'): or לֵוִי (Lêvîy); patronymically from לֵוִי (Lêvîy) H3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi; Leviite.
- H4591 — מָעַט (mâʻaṭ, maw-at'): a primitive root; properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective); suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
- H4592 — מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at'): or מְעָט (mᵉʻâṭ); from מָעַט (mâʻaṭ) H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.); almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.
- H5157 — נָחַל (nâchal, naw-khal'): a primitive root; to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate; divide, have (inheritance), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).
- H5159 — נַחֲלָה (nachălâh, nakh-al-aw'): from נָחַל (nâchal) H5157 (in its usual sense); properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion; heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare נַחַל (nachal) H5158.
- H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
- 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.
- H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה (pâʼâh) H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
- H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב (râbab) H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
- H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב (râbab) H7232), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה (ʼânâh) H579; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
Verse Cross-References
- from them — Exodus 16:18, Numbers 26:54, Numbers 33:54, 2 Corinthians 8:13-14
- possession — Genesis 49:7, Exodus 32:28-29, Deuteronomy 33:8-11, Joshua 21:3
Reciprocal references (1): Joshua 21:4
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: CITIES; LEVITES, THE; PRIESTS
- Nave’s: CANAAN; LEVITES; LIBERALITY; PRIEST
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