Joshua 21:8

Hebrew	וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 בְּיַד מֹשֶׁ֖ה בַּגּוֹרָֽל
ESV	These cities and their pasturelands the people of Israel gave by lot to the Levites, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
NIV	So the Israelites allotted to the Levites these towns and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
NLT	So the Israelites obeyed the LORD's command to Moses and assigned these towns and pasturelands to the Levites by casting sacred lots.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἔδωκαν οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article υἱοὶ Ισραηλ τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Λευίταις τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πόλεις καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article περισπόρια αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατο κύριος τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Μωυσῇ κληρωτί
KJV	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.

^{Joshua 21:7 ← Joshua 21:8 → Joshua 21:9}

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