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Joshua 15:17

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־קְנַ֖ז אֲחִ֣י כָלֵ֑ב וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתֹּ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And ʿOtniel son of Qenaz, the brother of Kalev, captured it, and he gave him ʿAḵsa his daughter as a wife.   Morphology וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּ (va-yilkədah) – Root: לכד (lakad); Form: Qal … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:16

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Kalev said, “Whoever strikes Qiryat-Sefer and captures it, I will give him my daughter ʿAḵsa as a wife.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:15

וַיַּ֣עַל מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑ר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥ר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃ And he went up from there to the inhabitants of Devir, and the name of Devir formerly was Qiryat-Sefer.   Morphology וַיַּ֣עַל (va-yaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:14

וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ מִשָּׁם֙ כָּלֵ֔ב אֶת־שְׁלֹושָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י הָעֲנָ֑ק אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַן֙ וְאֶת־תַּלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָֽק׃ And Kalev drove out from there the three sons of the ʿAnaq: Sheshai, and Aḥiman, and Talmai, the offspring of the ʿAnaq.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤רֶשׁ (va-yorēsh) – Root: ירש … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:13

וּלְכָלֵ֣ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֗ה נָ֤תַן חֵ֨לֶק֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לִֽיהֹושֻׁ֑עַ אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע אֲבִ֥י הָעֲנָ֖ק הִ֥יא חֶבְרֹֽון׃ And to Kalev son of Yefunne, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Yehuda, according to the command of YHWH to … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:12

וּגְב֣וּל יָ֔ם הַיָּ֥מָּה הַגָּדֹ֖ול וּגְב֑וּל זֶ֠ה גְּב֧וּל בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֛ה סָבִ֖יב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ And the western border was the Great Sea and its boundary. This is the border of the sons of Yehuda all around according to their clans.   Morphology וּגְב֣וּל (u-gevul) … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:11

וְיָצָ֨א הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־כֶּ֣תֶף עֶקְרֹון֮ צָפֹונָה֒ וְתָאַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ שִׁכְּרֹ֔ונָה וְעָבַ֥ר הַר־הַֽבַּעֲלָ֖ה וְיָצָ֣א יַבְנְאֵ֑ל וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְאֹ֥ות הַגְּב֖וּל יָֽמָּה׃ And the border went out to the shoulder of ʿEqron northward, and the border was drawn to Shikron, and it passed to Mount Baʿala … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:10

וְנָסַב֩ הַגְּב֨וּל מִבַּעֲלָ֥ה יָ֨מָּה֙ אֶל־הַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֔יר וְעָבַ֕ר אֶל־כֶּ֧תֶף הַר־יְעָרִ֛ים מִצָּפֹ֖ונָה הִ֣יא כְסָלֹ֑ון וְיָרַ֥ד בֵּֽית־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ וְעָבַ֥ר תִּמְנָֽה׃ And the border turned from Baʿala westward to Mount Seʿir, and it passed to the shoulder of Mount Yeʿarim on the north—it is Kesalon—and … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:9

וְתָאַ֨ר הַגְּב֜וּל מֵרֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֗ר אֶל־מַעְיַן֙ מֵ֣י נֶפְתֹּ֔וחַ וְיָצָ֖א אֶל־עָרֵ֣י הַר־עֶפְרֹ֑ון וְתָאַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ בַּעֲלָ֔ה הִ֖יא קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃ And the border was drawn from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Neftoaḥ, and it went out to … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:8

וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֜וּל גֵּ֣י בֶן־הִנֹּ֗ם אֶל־כֶּ֤תֶף הַיְבוּסִי֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶב הִ֖יא יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵ֤י גֵֽי־הִנֹּם֙ יָ֔מָּה אֲשֶׁ֛ר בִּקְצֵ֥ה עֵֽמֶק־רְפָאִ֖ים צָפֹֽנָה׃ And the border went up to the Valley of the Ben-Hinnom, to the shoulder of the Yevusi from the … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:7

וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֥וּל דְּבִרָה֮ מֵעֵ֣מֶק עָכֹור֒ וְצָפֹ֜ונָה פֹּנֶ֣ה אֶל־הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל אֲשֶׁר־נֹ֨כַח֙ לְמַעֲלֵ֣ה אֲדֻמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִנֶּ֖גֶב לַנָּ֑חַל וְעָבַ֤ר הַגְּבוּל֙ אֶל־מֵי־עֵ֣ין שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו אֶל־עֵ֥ין רֹגֵֽל׃ And the border went up to Devir from the Valley of ʿAkhor, and it turned northward toward the … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:6

וְעָלָ֤ה הַגְּבוּל֙ בֵּ֣ית חָגְלָ֔ה וְעָבַ֕ר מִצְּפֹ֖ון לְבֵ֣ית הָעֲרָבָ֑ה וְעָלָ֣ה הַגְּב֔וּל אֶ֥בֶן בֹּ֖הַן בֶּן־רְאוּבֵֽן׃ And the border went up to Beit-Ḥogla and passed north of Beit-ha-ʿArava, and the border went up to Even-Bohan, son of Reʾuven.   Morphology וְעָלָ֤ה (ve-ʿalah) – … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:5

וּגְב֥וּל קֵ֨דְמָה֙ יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לַח עַד־קְצֵ֖ה הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וּגְב֞וּל לִפְאַ֤ת צָפֹ֨ונָה֙ מִלְּשֹׁ֣ון הַיָּ֔ם מִקְצֵ֖ה הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And the eastern border was the Salt Sea, up to the end of the Yarden. And the northern border was from the tongue of the sea, at … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:4

וְעָבַ֣ר עַצְמֹ֗ונָה וְיָצָא֙ נַ֣חַל מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהָיָה תֹּצְאֹ֥ות הַגְּב֖וּל יָ֑מָּה זֶה־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם גְּב֥וּל נֶֽגֶב׃ And it passed through ʿAtsmona and went out to the brook of Mitsrayim, and the border’s limits were at the sea; this shall be your southern border. … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:3

וְ֠יָצָא אֶל־מִנֶּ֜גֶב לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה עַקְרַבִּים֙ וְעָ֣בַר צִ֔נָה וְעָלָ֥ה מִנֶּ֖גֶב לְקָדֵ֣שׁ בַּרְנֵ֑עַ וְעָבַ֤ר חֶצְרֹון֙ וְעָלָ֣ה אַדָּ֔רָה וְנָסַ֖ב הַקַּרְקָֽעָה׃ And it went out to the south to Maʿale ʿAqrabbim and passed through Tsin, and went up from the south to Qadesh-Barnea, and passed … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:2

וַיְהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִקְצֵ֖ה יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֑לַח מִן־הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַפֹּנֶ֥ה נֶֽגְבָּה׃ And their southern border was from the extremity of the Salt Sea, from the tongue that turns southward.   Morphology וַיְהִ֤י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) … Continue reading

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Joshua 15:1

וַיְהִ֣י הַגֹּורָ֗ל לְמַטֵּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם אֶל־גְּב֨וּל אֱדֹ֧ום מִדְבַּר־צִ֛ן נֶ֖גְבָּה מִקְצֵ֥ה תֵימָֽן׃ And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Yehuda, according to their families, was to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Tsin, southward, at … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:15

וְשֵׁ֨ם חֶבְרֹ֤ון לְפָנִים֙ קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֔ע הָאָדָ֧ם הַגָּדֹ֛ול בָּעֲנָקִ֖ים ה֑וּא וְהָאָ֥רֶץ שָׁקְטָ֖ה מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פ Now the name of Ḥevron formerly was Qiryat-Arba; he was the greatest man among the ʿAnaqim. And the land had rest from war.   Morphology וְשֵׁ֨ם (ve-shem) … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:14

עַל־כֵּ֣ן הָיְתָֽה־֠חֶבְרֹון לְכָלֵ֨ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֤ה הַקְּנִזִּי֙ לְֽנַחֲלָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִלֵּ֔א אַחֲרֵ֕י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Therefore, Ḥevron became an inheritance for Kalev son of Yefunne the Qenizzi to this day, because he wholly followed YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel. … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:13

וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אֶת־חֶבְרֹ֛ון לְכָלֵ֥ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ And Yehoshua blessed him and gave Ḥevron to Kalev son of Yefunne as an inheritance.   Morphology וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ (vayevarkhehu) – Root: ברך (barakh); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:12

וְעַתָּ֗ה תְּנָה־לִּי֙ אֶת־הָהָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא כִּ֣י אַתָּֽה־שָׁמַעְתָּ֩ בַיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא כִּֽי־עֲנָקִ֣ים שָׁ֗ם וְעָרִים֙ גְּדֹלֹ֣ות בְּצֻרֹ֔ות אוּלַ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֹותִי֙ וְהֹ֣ורַשְׁתִּ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ And now, give me this mountain, of which YHWH spoke on that day, for you heard … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:11

עֹודֶ֨נִּי הַיֹּ֜ום חָזָ֗ק כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ בְּיֹ֨ום שְׁלֹ֤חַ אֹותִי֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּכֹ֥חִי אָ֖ז וּכְכֹ֣חִי עָ֑תָּה לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה וְלָצֵ֥את וְלָבֹֽוא׃ I am still today as strong as on the day Moshe sent me; as my strength was then, so is my strength now, for war, … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:10

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּה֩ הֶחֱיָ֨ה יְהוָ֣ה אֹותִי֮ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּר֒ זֶה֩ אַרְבָּעִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֜שׁ שָׁנָ֗ה מֵ֠אָז דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֥ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וְעַתָּה֙ הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֣י הַיֹּ֔ום בֶּן־חָמֵ֥שׁ וּשְׁמֹונִ֖ים שָׁנָֽה׃ And now, behold, YHWH has kept me alive, just as He spoke, these … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:9

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע מֹשֶׁ֗ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַהוּא֮ לֵאמֹר֒ אִם־לֹ֗א הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דָּרְכָ֤ה רַגְלְךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ לְךָ֨ תִֽהְיֶ֧ה לְנַחֲלָ֛ה וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ עַד־עֹולָ֑ם כִּ֣י מִלֵּ֔אתָ אַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃ And Moshe swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land on which your foot has trodden shall be yours … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:8

וְאַחַי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָל֣וּ עִמִּ֔י הִמְסִ֖יו אֶת־לֵ֣ב הָעָ֑ם וְאָנֹכִ֣י מִלֵּ֔אתִי אַחֲרֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃ But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I fully followed after YHWH my God.   Morphology וְאַחַי֙ (ve-aḥai) – … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:7

בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֨ים שָׁנָ֜ה אָנֹכִ֗י בִּ֠שְׁלֹחַ מֹשֶׁ֨ה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָ֥ה אֹתִ֛י מִקָּדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵ֖עַ לְרַגֵּ֣ל אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וָאָשֵׁ֤ב אֹתֹו֙ דָּבָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר עִם־לְבָבִֽי׃ I was forty years old when Moshe, the servant of YHWH, sent me from Qadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:6

וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֤ה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו כָּלֵ֥ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה הַקְּנִזִּ֑י אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֡עְתָּ אֶֽת־הַדָּבָר֩ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֣ה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים עַ֧ל אֹדֹותַ֛י וְעַ֥ל אֹדֹותֶ֖יךָ בְּקָדֵ֥שׁ בַּרְנֵֽעַ׃ And the sons of Yehuda approached Yehoshua at the Gilgal, and Kalev son of Yefunne the Qenizzi said … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:5

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כֵּ֥ן עָשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיַּחְלְק֖וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ As YHWH commanded Moshe, so did the sons of Yisraʾel, and they divided the land.   Morphology כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka’asher) – Root: אשר; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “As”; Notes: Introduces a … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:4

כִּֽי־הָי֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יֹוסֵ֛ף שְׁנֵ֥י מַטֹּ֖ות מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה וְאֶפְרָ֑יִם וְלֹֽא־נָתְנוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק לַלְוִיִּ֜ם בָּאָ֗רֶץ כִּ֤י אִם־עָרִים֙ לָשֶׁ֔בֶת וּמִ֨גְרְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם לְמִקְנֵיהֶ֖ם וּלְקִנְיָנָֽם׃ For the sons of Yosef were two tribes, Menashshe and Efrayim, and they did not give a portion to the Levi’im in the land, … Continue reading

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Joshua 14:3

כִּֽי־נָתַ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה נַחֲלַ֨ת שְׁנֵ֤י הַמַּטֹּות֙ וַחֲצִ֣י הַמַּטֶּ֔ה מֵעֵ֖בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְלַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם לֹֽא־נָתַ֥ן נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּתֹוכָֽם׃ For Moshe had given the inheritance of the two tribes and the half-tribe beyond the Yarden, but to the Levi’im he had not given an inheritance among … Continue reading

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