Joshua 22:21
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Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:
In other translations
Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲנוּvaiya'anuand they answeredH6030בְּנֵי־benei-[the] descendants ofH1121רְאוּבֵןre'uvenReubenH7205וּבְנֵי־uvenei-and [the] descendants ofH1121גָדgadGadH1410וַחֲצִיvachatziand [the] half ofH2677שֵׁבֶטshevet[the] tribe ofH7626הַמְנַשֶּׁהhamnasheh<the> ManassehH4519וַיְדַבְּרוּvaydaberuand they spokeH1696אֶת־'et-withH854רָאשֵׁיrashei[the] leaders ofH7218אַלְפֵי'alfei[the] families ofH505יִשְׂרָאֵל׃yisra'elIsraelH3478
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