| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 14:4:1 ⧉כִּֽי־הָי֧וּkihayufor were Joshua 14:4:2 ⧉בְנֵֽי־יוֹסֵ֛ףveneiyosefthe sons of Joseph Joshua 14:4:3 ⧉שְׁנֵ֥יsheneitwo Joshua 14:4:4 ⧉מַטּ֖וֹתmattottribes Joshua 14:4:5 ⧉מְנַשֶּׁ֣הmenashehManasseh Joshua 14:4:6 ⧉וְאֶפְרָ֑יִםveefrayimand Ephraim Joshua 14:4:7 ⧉וְלֹֽא־נָתְנוּ֩velonatnuand no portion was given Joshua 14:4:8 ⧉חֵ֨לֶקkhelekportion Joshua 14:4:9 ⧉לַלְוִיִּ֜םlalviyimto the Levites Joshua 14:4:10 ⧉בָּאָ֗רֶץbaaretzin the land Joshua 14:4:11 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor Joshua 14:4:12 ⧉אִם־עָרִים֙imarimbut only cities Joshua 14:4:13 ⧉לָשֶׁ֔בֶתlashevetto dwell in Joshua 14:4:14 ⧉וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔םumigreshehemand their pasturelands Joshua 14:4:15 ⧉לְמִקְנֵיהֶ֖םlemiknehemfor their livestock Joshua 14:4:16 ⧉וּלְקִנְיָנָֽם׃ulekinyanamand for their substance |
| 4. Formal Translation For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim, and they did not give a portion to the Levites in the land, but only cities for dwelling and their pasturelands for their livestock and their possessions. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation For Joseph’s descendants became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. The Levites received no portion in the land, only cities to live in, with pasturelands for their livestock and their possessions. |