Category Archives: Joshua

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

בְּגֹורַ֖ל נַחֲלָתָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטֹּ֖ות וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃ By lot was their inheritance, as YHWH commanded through Moshe, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.   Morphology בְּגֹורַ֖ל (be-goral) – Root: גורל; Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “by … Continue reading →

וְאֵ֛לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נָחֲל֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִֽחֲל֜וּ אֹותָ֗ם אֶלְעָזָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ וִיהֹושֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֔וּן וְרָאשֵׁ֛י אֲבֹ֥ות הַמַּטֹּ֖ות לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And these are the ones whom the sons of Yisraʾel inherited in the land of Kena’an, whom Elʿazar the priest, Yehoshua son of … Continue reading →

וּלְשֵׁ֨בֶט֙ הַלֵּוִ֔י לֹֽא־נָתַ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֖ה נַחֲלָ֑ה יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָתָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר לָהֶֽם׃ But to the tribe of Levi, Moshe gave no inheritance; YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, is their inheritance, as He spoke to them.   Morphology וּלְשֵׁ֨בֶט֙ (u-le-shevet) … Continue reading →

אֵ֕לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נִחַ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ות מֹואָ֑ב מֵעֵ֛בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרִיחֹ֖ו מִזְרָֽחָה׃ ס These are the inheritances that Moshe apportioned in the plains of Moʾav, beyond the Yarden, east of Yeriḥo.   Morphology אֵ֕לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, plural; … Continue reading →

וַחֲצִ֤י הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְעַשְׁתָּרֹ֣ות וְאֶדְרֶ֔עִי עָרֵ֛י מַמְלְכ֥וּת עֹ֖וג בַּבָּשָׁ֑ן לִבְנֵ֤י מָכִיר֙ בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לַחֲצִ֥י בְנֵֽי־מָכִ֖יר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹותָֽם׃ And half of the Gilʿad, and ʿAshtarot, and Edreʿi, the cities of the kingdom of ʿOg in the Bashan, were given to the sons of Makhir, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י גְבוּלָ֗ם מִמַּחֲנַ֨יִם כָּֽל־הַבָּשָׁ֜ן כָּֽל־מַמְלְכ֣וּת עֹ֣וג מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁ֗ן וְכָל־חַוֹּ֥ת יָאִ֛יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן שִׁשִּׁ֥ים עִֽיר׃ And their boundary was from Maḥanayim, all the Bashan, all the kingdom of ʿOg king of the Bashan, and all the settlements of Yaʾir that are in … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה לַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֣בֶט מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיְהִ֗י לַחֲצִ֛י מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹותָֽם׃ And Moshe gave to the half-tribe of Menashshe, and it was for the half-tribe of the sons of Menashshe according to their families.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (vayitten) – Root: נתן … Continue reading →

זֹ֛את נַחֲלַ֥ת בְּנֵי־גָ֖ד לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽם׃ This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad according to their families: the cities and their villages.   Morphology זֹ֛את (zot) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וּבָעֵ֡מֶק בֵּ֣ית הָרָם֩ וּבֵ֨ית נִמְרָ֜ה וְסֻכֹּ֣ות וְצָפֹ֗ון יֶ֚תֶר מַמְלְכ֗וּת סִיחֹון֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ חֶשְׁבֹּ֔ון הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וּגְבֻ֑ל עַד־קְצֵה֙ יָם־כִּנֶּ֔רֶת עֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרָֽחָה׃ And in the valley, Beit-Haram and Beit-Nimra, and Sukkot and Tsafon, the rest of the kingdom of Siḥon, king of Ḥeshbon; … Continue reading →

וּמֵחֶשְׁבֹּ֛ון עַד־רָמַ֥ת הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וּבְטֹנִ֑ים וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם עַד־גְּב֥וּל לִדְבִֽר׃ And from Ḥeshbon to Ramat hammitspe and Betonim, and from Maḥanayim to the border of Devir.   Morphology וּמֵחֶשְׁבֹּ֛ון (u-meḥeshbon) – Root: חשב (ḥ-sh-b); Form: Preposition מִן + proper noun; Translation: “And from … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ הַגְּב֔וּל יַעְזֵר֙ וְכָל־עָרֵ֣י הַגִּלְעָ֔ד וַחֲצִ֕י אֶ֖רֶץ בְּנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֑ון עַד־עֲרֹועֵ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י רַבָּֽה׃ And their border was Yaʿzer, and all the cities of the Gilʿad, and half the land of the sons of ʿAmmon, up to ʿAroʿer, which is … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן מֹשֶׁה֙ לְמַטֵּה־גָ֔ד לִבְנֵי־גָ֖ד לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ And Moshe gave to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad, according to their families.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (vayitten) – Root: נתן (n-t-n); Form: Verb, Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֗י גְּבוּל֙ בְּנֵ֣י רְאוּבֵ֔ן הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן וּגְב֑וּל זֹ֣את נַחֲלַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ And the border of the sons of Reʾuven was the Yarden and its boundary. This is the inheritance of the sons of Reʾuven according to their families—the … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בִּלְעָ֥ם בֶּן־בְּעֹ֖ור הַקֹּוסֵ֑ם הָרְג֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בַּחֶ֖רֶב אֶל־חַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ And Bilʿam son of Beʿor, the diviner, the sons of Yisraʾel killed with the sword among their slain.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker with conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְכֹל֙ עָרֵ֣י הַמִּישֹׁ֔ר וְכָֽל־מַמְלְכ֗וּת סִיחֹון֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָלַ֖ךְ בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֑ון אֲשֶׁר֩ הִכָּ֨ה מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֹתֹ֣ו וְאֶת־נְשִׂיאֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן אֶת־אֱוִ֤י וְאֶת־רֶ֨קֶם֙ וְאֶת־צ֤וּר וְאֶת־חוּר֙ וְאֶת־רֶ֔בַע נְסִיכֵ֣י סִיחֹ֔ון יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Siḥon, king of … Continue reading →

וּבֵ֥ית פְּעֹ֛ור וְאַשְׁדֹּ֥ות הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה וּבֵ֥ית הַיְשִׁמֹֽות׃ And Beit Peʿor, and Ashdot HaPisga, and Beit HaYeshimot.   Morphology וּבֵ֥ית (u-Veit) – Root: בית (byt); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “house of”; Notes: Often used in place names, meaning “place of”. … Continue reading →

וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם וְשִׂבְמָ֔ה וְצֶ֥רֶת הַשַּׁ֖חַר בְּהַ֥ר הָעֵֽמֶק׃ And Qiryatayim, and Sivma, and Tseret HaShaḥar in the hill country of the valley.   Morphology וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם (ve-Qiryatayim) – Root: קרית (qryt); Form: Proper noun, dual; Translation: “Qiryatayim”; Notes: A Moabite city, later allotted … Continue reading →

וְיַ֥הְצָה וּקְדֵמֹ֖ת וּמֵפָֽעַת׃ And Yahaṣa, and Qedemot, and Mefaʿat.   Morphology וְיַ֥הְצָה (ve-Yahṣah) – Root: יהצה (yhṣh); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Yahṣah”; Notes: A city in Moab, allocated to the Reubenites. וּקְדֵמֹ֖ת (u-Qedemot) – Root: קדמת (qdmwt); Form: … Continue reading →

חֶשְׁבֹּ֥ון וְכָל־עָרֶ֖יהָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמִּישֹׁ֑ר דִּיבֹון֙ וּבָמֹ֣ות בַּ֔עַל וּבֵ֖ית בַּ֥עַל מְעֹֽון׃ Ḥeshbon and all its cities that are in the plain, Divon, and Bamot-Baʿal, and Beit-Baʿal-Meʿon.   Morphology חֶשְׁבֹּ֥ון (Ḥeshbon) – Root: חשבון (ḥšbwn); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Ḥeshbon”; … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֨י לָהֶ֜ם הַגְּב֗וּל מֵעֲרֹועֵ֡ר אֲשֶׁר֩ עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל אַרְנֹ֜ון וְהָעִ֨יר אֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּתֹוךְ־הַנַּ֛חַל וְכָל־הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר עַל־מֵידְבָֽא׃ And their border was from ʿAroʿer, which is on the edge of the Arnon River, and the city that is in the midst of the valley, and all … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ And Moshe gave to the tribe of the sons of Reʾuven according to their families.   Morphology וַיִּתֵּ֣ן (vayitten) – Root: נתן (ntn); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he gave”; … Continue reading →

רַ֚ק לְשֵׁ֣בֶט הַלֵּוִ֔י לֹ֥א נָתַ֖ן נַחֲלָ֑ה אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָתֹ֔ו כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לֹֽו׃ ס Only to the tribe of Levi he did not give an inheritance; the offerings of YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, are his inheritance, as He … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֤א הֹורִ֨ישׁוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י וְאֶת־הַמַּעֲכָתִ֑י וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב גְּשׁ֤וּר וּמַֽעֲכָת֙ בְּקֶ֣רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ But the sons of Yisraʾel did not dispossess the Geshuri and the Maʿakhati, and Geshur and Maʿakhat dwelled in the midst of Yisraʾel until this day. … Continue reading →