Joshua 21:3
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.Joshua 21:3 in the real world
In what words
- נַחֲלָהnachălâhproperly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; g
- לֵוִיִּיLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of Levi
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
- עִירʻîyra city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampme
- נָתַןnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- בֵּןbêna son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative re
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.