Joshua 14:4
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
מַטֶּה
tribes
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מַטֶּה
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
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בֵּן
the descendants of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph
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יוֹסֵף
Joseph, may he add. Yowseph. From the root to add or increase. What looks like subtraction is often God's addition in disguise.
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עִיר
cities
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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מְנַשֶּׁה
Manasseh
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מְנַשֶּׁה
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
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נָתַן
people gave
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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חֵלֶק
a portion
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חֵלֶק
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
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שְׁנַיִם
two
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שְׁנַיִם
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
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