Joshua 17:4

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And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.

In other translations

And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, and said, “The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” So Joshua gave them an inheritance among their father’s brothers, in keeping with the command of the LORD.

Hebrew words

וַתִּקְרַבְנָהvatikravnahand they drew nearH7126לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440אֶלְעָזָר'el'azarEleazarH499הַכֹּהֵןhakohenthe priestH3548וְלִפְנֵי׀velifneiand <to> beforeH6440יְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua'JoshuaH3091בִּן־bin-[the] son ofH1121נוּןnunNunH5126וְלִפְנֵיvelifneiand <to> beforeH6440הַנְּשִׂיאִיםhanesi'imthe leadersH5387לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צִוָּהtzivahhe commandedH6680אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872לָתֶת־latet-to giveH5414לָנוּlanuto <the> usנַחֲלָהnachalahan inheritanceH5159בְּתוֹךְbetokhin amongH8432אַחֵינוּ'acheinubrothers ourH251וַיִּתֵּןvaiyitenand he gaveH5414לָהֶםlahemto <the> themאֶל־'el-toH413פִּיpi[the] mouth ofH6310יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068נַחֲלָהnachalahan inheritanceH5159בְּתוֹךְbetokhin amongH8432אֲחֵי'achei[the] brothers ofH251אֲבִיהֶן׃'avihenfather theirH1

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People and places

People: Eleazar, Joshua, Moses, Nun

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