Joshua 21:6
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.”
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)
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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נַפְתָּלִי
Naphtali
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נַפְתָּלִי
Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
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עָשָׂר
teen
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עָשָׂר
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
thir-
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
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גֵּרְשׁוֹן
Gershon
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גֵּרְשׁוֹן
Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite
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יִשָּׂשכָר
Issachar
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יִשָּׂשכָר
Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
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