Joshua 18:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Provideהָב֥וּ
(ha·vu)
3051: to givea prim. root
for yourselves threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה
(she·lo·shah)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
(a·na·shim)
376: manfrom an unused word
from each tribeלַשָּׁ֑בֶט
(la·sha·vet;)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
that I may sendוְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗ם
(ve·'esh·la·chem)
7971: to senda prim. root
them, and that they may ariseוְיָקֻ֜מוּ
(ve·ya·ku·mu)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
and walkוְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּ
(ve·yit·hal·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
through the landבָאָ֛רֶץ
(va·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and writeוְיִכְתְּב֥וּ
(ve·yich·te·vu)
3789: to writea prim. root
a description of it accordingלְפִ֥י
(le·fi)
6310: moutha prim. root
to their inheritance;נַֽחֲלָתָ֖ם
(na·cha·la·tam)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
then they shall returnוְיָבֹ֥אוּ
(ve·ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Give out
yahab  (yaw-hab')
to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come -- ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
from among you three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
for each tribe
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
and I will send
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
them and they shall rise
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
and go
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
through the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and describe
kathab  (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
it according
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
to the inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
of them and they shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
again to me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Provide for yourselves three men from each tribe that I may send them, and that they may arise and walk through the land and write a description of it according to their inheritance; then they shall return to me.

King James Bible
Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe, and I will send them out. They are to go and survey the land, write a description of it for the purpose of their inheritance, and return to me.

International Standard Version
Appoint three men from each tribe and I'll send them. They'll begin to go through the land and record a description of it, categorized according to their inheritance, and then they'll report back to me.

NET Bible
Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Choose three men from each tribe, and I will send them out. They will survey the land and write a description of it which shows [the borders of] their inheritance. Then they will come back to me.

King James 2000 Bible
Pick out from among you three men from each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and survey it according to their inheritance; and they shall come again to me.
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