Read Joshua 21 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
21:1-2 {p} YHVH commanded that the Levites be given cities to dwell in
21:3-4 {s} Aaron (Kohathites): 13 cities from Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin
21:5 {s} Kohathites: 10 cities from Ephraim, Dan, and ½ Manasseh
21:6 {s} Gershon: 13 cities from Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, ½ Manasseh
21:7 {s} Merari: 12 cities from Reuben, Gad, Zebulun
21:8 {p} Israel gave these cities to the Levites
21:9-12 {s} Judah and Simeon gave Aaron Hebron
21:13-16 {s} Judah and Simeon gave 9 cities to Aaron
21:17-19 {s} Benjamin gave 4 cities to Aaron + Aaron received 13 cities
21:20-22 {s} Ephraim gave 4 cities to Kohath
21:23-26 {s} Dan gave 4 cities/ half Manasseh 2 cities/ Kohath received 10 cities
21:27 {s} ½ Manasseh (east) gave 2 cities to Gershon
21:28-29 {s} Issachar gave 4 cities to Gershon
21:30-31 {s} Asher gave 4 cities to Gershon
21:32-33 {s} Naphtali gave 3 cities + Gershon received 13 cities
21:34-35 {s} Zebulun gave 4 cities to Merari
21:36-42 {s} Reuben 4 cities + Gad 4 cities + Merari 12 cities + Levites = 48 cities
21:43-45 {p} YHVH gave Israel the land, so that He fulfilled all His promise
Joshua 5:9:21-45 Chiastic Structure:
To fail is in Hebrew Strong’s H5307 נפל naphal, a primitive root meaning, “to fall, to cause to fall, to fall upon.” The 3-letter root is nun + pey + lamed.
nun ן, נ = the seed, thus continue, heir, son
pey ף, פ = the mouth, thus open, blow, scatter, edge
lamed ל = the shepherd’s staff, thus teach, yoke, to, bind
The parable being told by the Hebrew Root Word is of the son (nun) of the judge, i.e. the mouth (pey) speaking with authority (lamed), or the mouth which pronounces judgment.
The definition appears to refer to its use as a root of Nephilim …
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God (bene-ha’elohiym) saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves, whoever they chose. 3 And YHVH said: My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh; therefore his days shall be one hundred and twenty years. 4 The giants (nephilim) were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God (bene-ha’elohiym) came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown. Gen 6:1-4
… where sons of rulers or sons of judges (bene-ha’elohiym) begot children by the daughters of men – which they had attacked or fallen upon, taking them by force – who became the mighty men of renown, the nephilim.
So, that the Word of YHVH fails not, is that it is upheld no matter what, not falling down to the earth.
If there are questions, this is a good resource:
Sons of God series – Christine Miller
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