Joshua 1:12

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ולראובני וְלָראוּבֵנִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ראובן

Rᵉʼûwbên

Definition

Reuben, a son of Jacob

Root

from the imperative of H7200 (ראה) and H1121 (בן); see ye a son;

Exhaustive

from the imperative of ראה and בן; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob; Reuben.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7205

ראובני

Rᵉʼûwbênîy

Definition

a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben

Root

patronymic from H7205 (ראובן);

Exhaustive

patronymic from ראובן; a Reubenite or descendant of Reuben; children of Reuben, Reubenites.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7206

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רְאוּבֵן

noun proper masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1309

Name of the oldest son of Jacob by Leah, and the tribe descended from him (meaning: see! a son, i. e. God has favoured me with a son, and looked upon my misery).

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רְאוּבֵנִי

noun proper masculine • Root ראה • Strongs / High • Page 1309

Patron. (Referring to Reubenites).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רְאוּבֵן

proper name • Page 602

Reuben, the proper name of the eldest son of Jacob, and progenitor of the tribe named from him. Etymology: 'see, a son!' Gen. 29:32.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: ρουβην

LXX Usage Statistics

H7205:

ρουβην 69× (78.8%)

ρουβην 16× (15.7%)

H7206:

No stats available

ולגדי וְלַגָּדִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גד

Gâd

Definition

Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet

Root

from H1464 (גוד);

Exhaustive

from גוד; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet; Gad.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1410

גדי

Gâdîy

Definition

a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad

Root

patronymically from H1410 (גד);

Exhaustive

patronymically from גד; a Gadite (collectively) or descendants of Gad; Gadites, children of Gad.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1425

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גַּד

noun masculine • Root גדד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 301

Decision, fortune, especially a favourable fortune.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּד

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

Has multiple meanings: 1. good fortune. 2. an epithet for a deity of fortune (the planet Jupiter). 3. an epithet for Venus or Astarte. 4. a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him. 5. a prophet in the time of David.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּד

noun masculine • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

II. An Aramaic word for 'place' or 'city', from Old Persian 'gada'.

Matched via consonantal key only

גַּד

noun masculine • Root גדד • Consonantal / Medium • Page 302

II. Coriander. This is the second entry marked as II.

Matched via consonantal key only

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גְּדִי

noun masculine • Root גדה • Consonantal / Low • Page 305

The pushed out, the cast out, spoken of the fruit of the body, foetus; specifically the young of goats, a kid.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

גָּדִי

patronymic • Root גד • Consonantal / Low • Page 302

A Gadite, a member of the tribe of Gad.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

גָּדִי

patronymic • Root גד • Consonantal / Low • Page 305

A patronymic from Gad.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

גָּדִי

noun proper masculine • Root גד • Consonantal / Low • Page 305

A masculine proper name (from Gad; Jovianus).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

גַּדִּי

noun proper masculine • Consonantal / Low • Page 302

A proper name, masculine.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

גַּדִּי

feminine noun • Root גדה • Consonantal / Low • Page 304

1. Venus or Astarte, same as גַּד, גָּדָה; hence fortune; then the nature-deity of fortune. 2. Used in the place name עֵין־גֶּדִי (fountain of Gad), a city in Southern Palestine.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

גַּדִּי

noun proper masculine • Root גד • Consonantal / Low • Page 305

A masculine proper name (from Gad).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun gentilic both singular absolute

LXX: γαδ γαδδι

LXX Usage Statistics

H1410:

γαδ 68× (83.4%)

γαδ 8× (7.6%)

γαδδι 7× (7.1%)

H1425:

No stats available

ולחצי וְלַחֲצי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חצי

chêtsîy

Definition

the half or middle

Root

from H2673 (חצה)lemma חעה ayin, corrected to חצה;

Exhaustive

from חצהlemma חעה ayin, corrected to חצה; the half or middle; half, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2677

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חֵצִי

m. pl. • Root חצץ • Strongs / High • Page 517

m. pl. for חֲצָרִים 1 Sam. 20, 36-38.

חֵצִי

noun masculine • Root חצה • Strongs / High • Page 517

(in pause חָצִי, with suff. חֶצְיוֹ, חֶצְיְכֶם) m. the half, half part (of a thing divided into two halves); to divide into two parts; the middle.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חֵצִי

m. verbal • Root חצה • Page 243

1. middle, midst (Judg. 16:3). 2. half (Ex. 24:6, 2 Sam. 18:3). 3. i.q. חֵץ an arrow (1 Sam. 20:36, 37, 38, 2 K. 9:24). m. verbal from חָצָה.

Conjunction, Preposition, Noun common both singular construct

LXX: ἥμισυ ἡμίσουσ ἡμίσει '' ἡμίσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H2677:

ἥμισυ 54× (42.6%)

ἡμίσουσ 26× (21.1%)

ἡμίσει 15× (10.9%)

'' 13× (10.8%)

ἡμίσεισ 4× (3.0%)

--- 2× (1.9%)

[d] 2× (1.7%)

שבט שֵׁבֶט

rod/scepter

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שבט

shêbeṭ

Definition

a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan

Root

from an unused root probably meaning to branch off;

Exhaustive

from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan; [idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7626

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁבֶט

unknown • Strongs / High • Page 1363

Example used in comparison of sibilants.

שֵׁבֶט

noun masculine • Root שבט • Strongs / High • Page 1372

1. A stick, for striking and chastising (rod of oppression, staff, shepherd's crook, sceptre); also denotes shepherds/rulers. 2. Fig. a tribe, a stem, applied particularly to the twelve Jewish tribes. 3. A comet.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׁבֶט

noun masculine • Page 651

The rod or scourge of his mouth; 2. the staff of a ruler, a sceptre (Gen. 49: 10, Num. 24: 17); 3. a measuring staff or rod; a portion of land, a lot, inheritance (Ps. 74: 2, Jer. 10: 16); 4. a spear, javelin (2 Sam. 18: 14); 5. a tribe, spoken of the tribes of Israel (Ex. 28: 21, Judg. 20: 2).

שֵׁבֶט

chald. n. • Root שבט • Page 651

A tribe, i. q. Heb. שֵׁבֶט no. 5. Ezra 6: 17.

שֵׁבֶט and שֶׁבֶט

com. gen. • Page 650

1. a stick, staff, rod. Lev. 27: 32; Ps. 2: 9. Particularly for chastisement, (Prov. 10: 13. 13: 24. 22: 8.) hence a rod of correction, Job 9: 34. Is. 10: 5, 11: 4.

Noun common both singular construct

LXX: φυλῆσ φυλῶν ῥάβδῳ φυλαῖσ φυλὰσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7626:

φυλῆσ 29× (15.9%)

φυλῶν 26× (13.6%)

ῥάβδῳ 13× (6.5%)

φυλαῖσ 12× (6.0%)

φυλὰσ 11× (5.4%)

φυλὴν 9× (4.6%)

φυλὴ 9× (4.9%)

φυλάσ 7× (3.6%)

ῥάβδον 6× (3.0%)

ῥάβδοσ 6× (3.1%)

המנשה הַמְנַשֶּׁה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מנשה

Mᵉnashsheh

Definition

Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

Root

from H5382 (נשה); causing to forget;

Exhaustive

from נשה; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Manasseh.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4519

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מְנַשֶּׁה

noun proper masculine • Root נשה • Strongs / High • Page 875

A son of Joseph, adopted by Jacob, and the tribe named after him; also the land assigned to the tribe. Also used as a proper name elsewhere.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מְנַשֶּׁה

noun masculine • Page 387

(causing to forget, see Gen. 42:51.) Manasseh, the son of Joseph, who, being adopted by his grandfather, inherited equally with the sons of Jacob. Gen. 48:1 ff.

Particle definite article, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μανασση μανασσησ '' ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H4519:

μανασση 108× (73.9%)

μανασσησ 19× (13.6%)

'' 5× (3.0%)

--- 4× (2.9%)

μανασση 4× (2.5%)

εφραιμ 2× (1.4%)

אמר אָמַר

he has said

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

Verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

יהושע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ

He is Salvation

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהושוע

Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ

Definition

Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader

Root

or יהושע; from H3068 (יהוה) and H3467 (ישע); Jehovah-saved;

Exhaustive

or יהושע; from יהוה and ישע; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader; Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare הושע, ישוע.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3091

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

noun proper masculine • Root ישע • Strongs / High • Page 593

(Yehô is help); a proper name, also appears as יֵשׁוּעַ.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

noun masculine • Page 276

and יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (the help of Jehovah; comp. אֲבִישׁוּעַ, אֱלִישׁוּעַ.) 1. proper name of a son of Nun, servant and armourbearer of Moses, and afterwards his successor, and leader of the Israelites. Ex. 17:9. 24:13. He was called at first הוֹשֵׁעַ, Num. 13:16. 2. also of a high-priest after the exile. Zech. 3:1. Hag. 1:1, 12.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ἰησοῦσ ἰησοῦν ἰησοῖ ἰησοῦ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H3091:

ἰησοῦσ 124× (57.7%)

ἰησοῦν 39× (18.0%)

ἰησοῖ 18× (7.5%)

ἰησοῦ 13× (5.9%)

'' 7× (2.8%)

--- 5× (2.4%)

ιησου 2× (0.9%)

ωσηε 2× (0.9%)

̓ιησοῦσ 2× (0.8%)

לאמר לֵאמֹר׃

to say

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ל

lə

Definition

to, for

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(lamed) — to / toward / for

Core value: orientation, directionality, belonging
ל is often mistranslated as purpose (“in order to”), but that smuggles in future-time. In reality, ל marks:
- movement toward,
- dedication unto,
- reference with respect to.
Aonically, ל is vectorial, not teleological.
not “for the sake of a future outcome”
but “oriented toward a locus or pole.”
This is why possession (“belongs to”) and motion (“toward”) use the same preposition: both indicate relational alignment, not time.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

Preposition, Verb Qal infinitive construct common

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, saying,

LITV Translation:
And spoke to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, saying,

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And to Reuben, and to Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said,