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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 →

כָּל־מַמְלְכ֥וּת עֹוג֙ בַּבָּשָׁ֔ן אֲשֶׁר־מָלַ֥ךְ בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖ות וּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִי ה֤וּא נִשְׁאַר֙ מִיֶּ֣תֶר הָרְפָאִ֔ים וַיַּכֵּ֥ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּרִשֵֽׁם׃ All the kingdom of ʿOg in the Bashan, who reigned in ʿAshtarot and in Edreʿi, he alone remained of the remnant of the Refaʾim, and Moshe struck … Continue reading →

וְהַגִּלְעָ֞ד וּגְב֧וּל הַגְּשׁוּרִ֣י וְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗י וְכֹ֨ל הַ֥ר חֶרְמֹ֛ון וְכָל־הַבָּשָׁ֖ן עַד־סַלְכָֽה׃ And the Gilʿad, and the border of the Geshuri and the Maʿakhati, and all Mount Ḥermon, and all the Bashan up to Salkha.   Morphology וְהַגִּלְעָ֞ד (ve-haGilʿad) – Root: גלעד (glʿd); … Continue reading →

וְכֹ֗ל עָרֵי֙ סִיחֹון֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָלַ֖ךְ בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֑ון עַד־גְּב֖וּל בְּנֵ֥י עַמֹּֽון׃ And all the cities of Siḥon, the king of the Emori, who reigned in Ḥeshbon, up to the border of the sons of ʿAmmon.   Morphology וְכֹ֗ל (ve-khol) – … Continue reading →

מֵעֲרֹועֵ֡ר אֲשֶׁר֩ עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֨חַל אַרְנֹ֜ון וְהָעִ֨יר אֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּתֹוךְ־הַנַּ֛חַל וְכָל־הַמִּישֹׁ֥ר מֵידְבָ֖א עַד־דִּיבֹֽון׃ From ʿAroʿer, which is on the edge of the Arnon stream, and the city that is in the midst of the stream, and all the plain from Medeva to Divon. … Continue reading →

עִמֹּ֗ו הָרֽאוּבֵנִי֙ וְהַגָּדִ֔י לָקְח֖וּ נַחֲלָתָ֑ם אֲשֶׁר֩ נָתַ֨ן לָהֶ֜ם מֹשֶׁ֗ה בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ נָתַ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃ With him, the Reʾuveni and the Gadi took their inheritance, which Moshe gave them beyond the Yarden eastward, as Moshe, the servant … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה חַלֵּ֞ק אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה לְתִשְׁעַ֣ת הַשְּׁבָטִ֑ים וַחֲצִ֖י הַשֵּׁ֥בֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ And now, divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Menashshe.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֗ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עת (ʿt); Form: Adverb; Translation: “And now”. … Continue reading →

כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָ֠הָר מִֽן־הַלְּבָנֹ֞ון עַד־מִשְׂרְפֹ֥ת מַ֨יִם֙ כָּל־צִ֣ידֹנִ֔ים אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֹורִישֵׁ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֠ק הַפִּלֶ֤הָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּֽנַחֲלָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ All the inhabitants of the mountain from the Levanon as far as Misrefot-Mayim, all the Tsidonim, I Myself will drive them out from … Continue reading →

וְהָאָ֣רֶץ הַגִּבְלִ֗י וְכָל־הַלְּבָנֹון֙ מִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ מִבַּ֣עַל גָּ֔ד תַּ֖חַת הַר־חֶרְמֹ֑ון עַ֖ד לְבֹ֥וא חֲמָֽת׃ And the land of the Givli, and all the Levanon toward the rising of the sun, from Baʿal Gad under Mount Ḥermon, up to the entrance of Ḥamat. … Continue reading →

מִתֵּימָ֞ן כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י וּמְעָרָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַצִּידֹנִ֖ים עַד־אֲפֵ֑קָה עַ֖ד גְּב֥וּל הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ From the south, all the land of the Kenaʿani, and Meʿara, which belongs to the Tsidonim, up to Afeq, up to the border of the Emori.   Morphology מִתֵּימָ֞ן (mi-Teiman) … Continue reading →

מִֽן־הַשִּׁיחֹ֞ור אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י מִצְרַ֗יִם וְעַ֨ד גְּב֤וּל עֶקְרֹון֙ צָפֹ֔ונָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י תֵּחָשֵׁ֑ב חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים הָעַזָּתִ֤י וְהָאַשְׁדֹּודִי֙ הָאֶשְׁקְלֹונִ֣י הַגִּתִּ֔י וְהָעֶקְרֹונִ֖י וְהָעַוִּֽים׃ From the Shiḥor, which is before Mitsrayim, up to the border of ʿEqron northward, it is counted as Kenaʿani—five rulers of … Continue reading →

זֹ֥את הָאָ֖רֶץ הַנִּשְׁאָ֑רֶת כָּל־גְּלִילֹ֥ות הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וְכָל־הַגְּשׁוּרִֽי׃ This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Pelishtim and all of the Geshuri.   Morphology זֹ֥את (zot) – Root: זה (zh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “this”. הָאָ֖רֶץ (ha-aretz) … Continue reading →

וִיהֹושֻׁ֣עַ זָקֵ֔ן בָּ֖א בַּיָּמִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו אַתָּ֤ה זָקַ֨נְתָּה֙ בָּ֣אתָ בַיָּמִ֔ים וְהָאָ֛רֶץ נִשְׁאֲרָ֥ה הַרְבֵּֽה־מְאֹ֖ד לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ And Yehoshua was old, advanced in days, and YHWH said to him, “You are old, advanced in days, and much of the land remains to … Continue reading →

מֶ֥לֶךְ תִּרְצָ֖ה אֶחָ֑ד כָּל־מְלָכִ֖ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְאֶחָֽד׃ פ The king of Tirtsa, one; all the kings, thirty-one.   Morphology מֶ֥לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (mlk); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “king”. תִּרְצָ֖ה (Tirtsah) – Root: תרצה (trṣh); Form: Proper noun, feminine … Continue reading →

מֶ֥לֶךְ דֹּ֛ור לְנָפַ֥ת דֹּ֖ור אֶחָ֑ד מֶֽלֶךְ־גֹּויִ֥ם לְגִלְגָּ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃ The king of Dor, in the district of Dor, one; the king of the nations at Gilgal, one.   Morphology מֶ֥לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (mlk); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “king”. … Continue reading →

מֶ֤לֶךְ קֶ֨דֶשׁ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶֽלֶךְ־יָקְנֳעָ֥ם לַכַּרְמֶ֖ל אֶחָֽד׃ The king of Qedesh, one; the king of Yoqneʿam at the Karmel, one.   Morphology מֶ֤לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (mlk); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “king”. קֶ֨דֶשׁ֙ (Qedesh) – Root: קדש (qḏš); Form: … Continue reading →

מֶ֤לֶךְ תַּעְנַךְ֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ מְגִדֹּ֖ו אֶחָֽד׃ The king of Taʿanaḵ, one; the king of Megiddo, one.   Morphology מֶ֤לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (mlk); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “king”. תַּעְנַךְ֙ (Taʿanaḵ) – Root: תענך (tʿnk); Form: Proper noun; Translation: … Continue reading →

מֶ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְרֹ֤ון מְראֹון֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַכְשָׁ֖ף אֶחָֽד׃ The king of Shimron-Meron, one; the king of Akshaf, one.   Morphology מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (mlk); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “king”. שִׁמְרֹ֤ון (Shimron) – Root: שמר (šmr); Form: Proper noun; … Continue reading →