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Hebrew wordlink #109991

OSHB Jos 22:14 מַטּוֹת (maţţōt) Strongs=4294 Lemma=‘מַטֶּה’
contextual word gloss=‘the_tribes_of’ word gloss=‘tribes_of’
Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct
Year=-1443

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Other uses (5) of identical word form מַטּוֹת (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מַטּוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncmpc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=construct) has 3 different glosses: ‘branches_of’, ‘of_the_tribes_of’, ‘the_tribes_of’.

NUM 1:16 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_tribes_of’ word gloss=‘tribes_of’ OSHB NUM 1:16 word 5

OET-LV: 16 These were _those _who _were_called _of of_the _congregation the _leaders _of the _tribes _of their _ancestors _of_of were_the _heads _of the _families _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they. (NUM_1:16)

OET-RV: 16 They were the leaders of their tribes—chosen out of their communities, and leaders of units of one thousand soldiers. (NUM 1:16)

NUM 26:55 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_tribes_of’ word gloss=‘tribes_of’ OSHB NUM 26:55 word 7

OET-LV: 55 Only by_lot it _will _be _divided DOM the_earth/land to_the _names _of the _tribes _of their _ancestors _of_of they _will _inherit. (NUM_26:55)

OET-RV: 55 You must throw lots to determine which clan gets which piece of land. The lands of the clans must be within their tribal lands. (NUM 26:55)

NUM 31:4 contextual word gloss=‘the_tribes_of’ word gloss=‘tribes_of’ OSHB NUM 31:4 word 6

OET-LV: 4 one _thousand to_tribe one _thousand to_tribe to_all/each/any/every the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) you(pl)_will _send _out to_war. (NUM_31:4)

OET-RV: 4 one thousand men from each tribe to go to war.” (NUM 31:4)

NUM 36:9 contextual word gloss=‘the_tribes_of’ word gloss=‘tribes_of’ OSHB NUM 36:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And_not an _inheritance it _will _go _about from_tribe to_tribe another if/because everyone on_its _own _of_inheritance the _tribes _of they _will _hold of _the _people _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (NUM_36:9)

OET-RV: 9 That inheritance mustn’t pass from tribe to tribe, but each Israeli tribe must keep hold of its inheritance.” (NUM 36:9)

EZE 19:11 contextual word gloss=‘branches_of’ word gloss=‘branches_of’ OSHB EZE 19:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 And_they _were to/for_her/it branches _of strength to scepters _of rulers stature _of_its and_it _was _lofty above between branches and_it _was _seen by_its _of_height by_the _abundance _of its _branches _of_of. (EZE_19:11)

OET-RV: 11 It had strong branches that were used for making rulers’ scepters,
⇔ and it towered above the branches,
⇔ and its height could be seen due to the mass of its foliage. (EZE 19:11)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘מַטֶּה’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘arrows’, ‘branches_of’, ‘of_the_tribes_of’, ‘rods’, ‘the_tribes_of’, ‘tribes’.