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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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Joshua 14:2

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

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Joshua 14:1

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 Eleʿazar the priest, Yehoshua son of … Continue reading

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Joshua 13:33

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

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Joshua 13:32

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

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Joshua 13:31

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

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Joshua 13:30

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

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Joshua 13:29

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

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Joshua 13:28

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

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Joshua 13:27

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

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Joshua 13:26

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

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