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וְיִרְאֹון֙ וּמִגְדַּל־אֵ֔ל חֳרֵ֥ם וּבֵית־עֲנָ֖ת וּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ עָרִ֥ים תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ And Yirʾon, and Migdal-ʾEl, Ḥorem, and Beit-ʿAnat, and Beit-Shemesh—nineteen cities and their villages.   Morphology וְיִרְאֹון֙ (ve-Yirʾon) – Root: ירא (yrʾ); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Yirʾon”; Notes: A … Continue reading →

וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ וְאֶדְרֶ֖עִי וְעֵ֥ין חָצֹֽור׃ And Qedesh, and Edreʿi, and ʿEin Ḥaṣor.   Morphology וְקֶ֥דֶשׁ (ve-Qedesh) – Root: קדש (qdš); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Qedesh”; Notes: A city name meaning “sanctuary” or “holy place.” וְאֶדְרֶ֖עִי (ve-Edreʿi) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַאֲדָמָ֥ה וְהָרָמָ֖ה וְחָצֹֽור׃ And Adama, and the Rama, and Ḥaṣor.   Morphology וַאֲדָמָ֥ה (va-Adamah) – Root: אדמה (ʾdmh); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Adamah”; Notes: A city name. וְהָרָמָ֖ה (ve-Ha-Ramah) – Root: רום (rwm); Form: Proper noun with … Continue reading →

וְעָרֵ֖י מִבְצָ֑ר הַצִּדִּ֣ים צֵ֔ר וְחַמַּ֖ת רַקַּ֥ת וְכִנָּֽרֶת׃ And the fortified cities: Ha-Tziddim, Tzer, and Ḥammat, Rakkat, and Kinneret.   Morphology וְעָרֵ֖י (ve-arei) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with conjunction; Translation: “And the cities of”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading →

וְשָׁ֨ב הַגְּב֥וּל יָ֨מָּה֙ אַזְנֹ֣ות תָּבֹ֔ור וְיָצָ֥א מִשָּׁ֖ם חוּקֹ֑קָה וּפָגַ֨ע בִּזְבֻל֜וּן מִנֶּ֗גֶב וּבְאָשֵׁר֙ פָּגַ֣ע מִיָּ֔ם וּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔ה הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרַ֥ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ And the border turned westward to Aznoth-Tavor, and from there it went out to Ḥuqqoq, and it touched Zevulun on the south, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י גְבוּלָ֗ם מֵחֵ֨לֶף מֵֽאֵלֹ֜ון בְּצַעֲנַנִּ֗ים וַאֲדָמִ֥י הַנֶּ֛קֶב וְיַבְנְאֵ֖ל עַד־לַקּ֑וּם וַיְהִ֥י תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And their border was from Ḥeleph, from Elon-Beẓaʿanannim, and Adami-Hanneqeb, and Yavneʾel, unto Laqqum, and its end was the Yarden.   Morphology וַיְהִ֣י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hyh); … Continue reading →

לִבְנֵ֣י נַפְתָּלִ֔י יָצָ֖א הַגֹּורָ֣ל הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑י לִבְנֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִ֖י לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ For the sons of Naftali, the sixth lot came out, for the sons of Naftali according to their families.   Morphology לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; … Continue reading →

זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־אָשֵׁ֖ר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families—their cities and their villages.   Morphology זֹ֗את (zot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, … Continue reading →

וְעֻמָ֥ה וַאֲפֵ֖ק וּרְחֹ֑ב עָרִ֛ים עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ And ʿUmā, and Afeq, and Reḥov—twenty-two cities and their villages.   Morphology וְעֻמָ֥ה (ve-ʿUmāh) – Root: עומ (ʿwm); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿUmāh”; Notes: A city name. וַאֲפֵ֖ק (va-Apheq) – Root: אפק (ʾpq); … Continue reading →

וְשָׁ֤ב הַגְּבוּל֙ הָֽרָמָ֔ה וְעַד־עִ֖יר מִבְצַר־צֹ֑ר וְשָׁ֤ב הַגְּבוּל֙ חֹסָ֔ה ויהיו תֹצְאֹתָ֛יו הַיָּ֖מָּה מֵחֶ֥בֶל אַכְזִֽיבָה׃ And the border turned back to Ramā, and reached the fortified city of Tsor, and the border turned back to Ḥosa, and its limits were at the … Continue reading →

וְעֶבְרֹ֥ן וּרְחֹ֖ב וְחַמֹּ֣ון וְקָנָ֑ה עַ֖ד צִידֹ֥ון רַבָּֽה׃ And ʿEvron, and Reḥov, and Ḥammon, and Qanah, up to great Tsidon.   Morphology וְעֶבְרֹ֥ן (ve-ʿEvron) – Root: עבר (ʿvr); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And ʿEvron”; Notes: A city in the … Continue reading →

וְשָׁ֨ב מִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֮ בֵּ֣ית דָּגֹן֒ וּפָגַ֣ע בִּ֠זְבֻלוּן וּבְגֵ֨י יִפְתַּח־אֵ֥ל צָפֹ֛ונָה בֵּ֥ית הָעֵ֖מֶק וּנְעִיאֵ֑ל וְיָצָ֥א אֶל־כָּב֖וּל מִשְּׂמֹֽאל׃ And it turned eastward to Beit-Dagon, and reached Zevulun and the valley of Yiftaḥ-El northward, to Beit-Haʿemeq and Neʿiel, and went out to Kavul … Continue reading →

וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְעַמְעָ֖ד וּמִשְׁאָ֑ל וּפָגַ֤ע בְּכַרְמֶל֙ הַיָּ֔מָּה וּבְשִׁיחֹ֖ור לִבְנָֽת׃ And Alammelekh, and Amʿad, and Mishʾal, and it reached Karmel westward and Shiḥor Livnat.   Morphology וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (ve-ʾAlammelekh) – Root: אלמלך (ʾlmlk); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Alammelekh”; Notes: A city within the … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֖י גְּבוּלָ֑ם חֶלְקַ֥ת וַחֲלִ֖י וָבֶ֥טֶן וְאַכְשָֽׁף׃ And their border was Ḥelqat, and Ḥali, and Beten, and Akhshaf.   Morphology וַיְהִ֖י (vayhi) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵא֙ הַגֹּורָ֣ל הַֽחֲמִישִׁ֔י לְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־אָשֵׁ֖ר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹותָֽם׃ And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the sons of Asher according to their families.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵא֙ (vayyetse) – Root: יצא (yṣʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־יִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֖ר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Yissaskhar according to their families, the cities and their villages.   Morphology זֹ֗את (zot) – Root: זה (zh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, … Continue reading →

וּפָגַע֩ הַגְּב֨וּל בְּתָבֹ֤ור ושֶׂחֲצוּמָה וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְאֹ֥ות גְּבוּלָ֖ם הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ And the boundary touched Tavor, and Shaḥatsuma, and Beit Shemesh, and the ends of their boundary were the Yarden; sixteen cities and their villages.   Morphology וּפָגַע֩ … Continue reading →

וְרֶ֧מֶת וְעֵין־גַּנִּ֛ים וְעֵ֥ין חַדָּ֖ה וּבֵ֥ית פַּצֵּֽץ׃ And Remet, and ʿEin-Gannim, and ʿEin-Ḥadda, and Beit-Patsets.   Morphology וְרֶ֧מֶת (ve-Remet) – Root: רמת (rmt); Form: Proper noun, location; Translation: “Remet”; Notes: A city within the inheritance of Yissaskhar. וְעֵין־גַּנִּ֛ים (ve-Ein-Gannim) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְהָֽרַבִּ֥ית וְקִשְׁיֹ֖ון וָאָֽבֶץ׃ And the Rabbith, and Qishyon, and Avets.   Morphology וְהָֽרַבִּ֥ית (ve-HaRabbith) – Root: רבב (rbb); Form: Proper noun, location; Translation: “HaRabbith”; Notes: A town within the territory of Yissaskhar. וְקִשְׁיֹ֖ון (ve-Qishyon) – Root: קשׁי (qšy); Form: Proper … Continue reading →

וַחֲפָרַ֥יִם וְשִׁיאֹ֖ן וַאֲנָחֲרַֽת׃ And Ḥafarayim, and Shiʾon, and Anaḥarat.   Morphology וַחֲפָרַ֥יִם (va-Ḥafarayim) – Root: חפר (ḥpr); Form: Proper noun, location; Translation: “Ḥafarayim”; Notes: A town in the territory of Yissaskhar. וְשִׁיאֹ֖ן (ve-Shiʾon) – Root: שיא (šyʾ); Form: Proper noun, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֖י גְּבוּלָ֑ם יִזְרְעֶ֥אלָה וְהַכְּסוּלֹ֖ת וְשׁוּנֵֽם׃ And their border was Yizreʿela, and the Kesulot, and Shunem.   Morphology וַיְהִ֖י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hyh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Marks the beginning … Continue reading →

לְיִ֨שָּׂשֶׂכָ֔ר יָצָ֖א הַגֹּורָ֣ל הָֽרְבִיעִ֑י לִבְנֵ֥י יִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֖ר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹותָֽם׃ For Yissaskhar, the fourth lot came out, for the sons of Yissaskhar according to their families.   Morphology לְיִ֨שָּׂשֶׂכָ֔ר (le-Yissaskhar) – Root: יששכר (Yśśḵr); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “For Yissaskhar”; Notes: … Continue reading →

זֹ֛את נַחֲלַ֥ת בְּנֵֽי־זְבוּלֻ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹותָ֑ם הֶֽעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ פ This is the inheritance of the sons of Zevulun according to their families, these cities and their villages.   Morphology זֹ֛את (zot) – Root: זה (zh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְקַטָּ֤ת וְנַֽהֲלָל֙ וְשִׁמְרֹ֔ון וְיִדְאֲלָ֖ה וּבֵ֣ית לָ֑חֶם עָרִ֥ים שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ And Qattat, and Naḥalal, and Shimron, and Yidʾala, and Beit-Laḥem—twelve cities and their villages.   Morphology וְקַטָּ֤ת (ve-Qattat) – Root: קטט (qṭṭ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Qattat”; Notes: A town in … Continue reading →

וְנָסַ֤ב אֹתֹו֙ הַגְּב֔וּל מִצְּפֹ֖ון חַנָּתֹ֑ן וְהָיוּ֙ תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔יו גֵּ֖י יִפְתַּח־אֵֽל׃ And the boundary turned northward to Ḥannaton, and its limits were at the valley of Yiftaḥ-el.   Morphology וְנָסַ֤ב (ve-nasab) – Root: סבב (svv); Form: Verb, Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וּמִשָּׁ֤ם עָבַר֙ קֵ֣דְמָה מִזְרָ֔חָה גִּתָּ֥ה חֵ֖פֶר עִתָּ֣ה קָצִ֑ין וְיָצָ֛א רִמֹּ֥ון הַמְּתֹאָ֖ר הַנֵּעָֽה׃ And from there it passed eastward to Gitta-ḥefer, to ʿItta-qatsin, and it went out to Rimmon which is marked, to Neʿa.   Morphology וּמִשָּׁ֤ם (u-mi-sham) – Root: שם … Continue reading →

וְשָׁ֣ב מִשָּׂרִ֗יד קֵ֚דְמָה מִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ עַל־גְּב֥וּל כִּסְלֹ֖ת תָּבֹ֑ר וְיָצָ֥א אֶל־הַדָּֽבְרַ֖ת וְעָלָ֥ה יָפִֽיעַ׃ And it turned from Sarid eastward toward the rising of the sun, to the border of Kislot Tavor, and went out to Daberat, and went up to Yafiʿa. … Continue reading →

וְעָלָ֨ה גְבוּלָ֧ם לַיָּ֛מָּה וּמַרְעֲלָ֖ה וּפָגַ֣ע בְּדַבָּ֑שֶׁת וּפָגַע֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֔חַל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י יָקְנְעָֽם׃ And their border went up westward to Marʿala, and touched Dabbeshet, and touched the stream that is before Yoqneʿam.   Morphology וְעָלָ֨ה (ve-ʿalah) – Root: עלה (ʿlh); Form: Verb, … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַל֙ הַגֹּורָ֣ל הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י לִבְנֵ֥י זְבוּלֻ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל נַחֲלָתָ֖ם עַד־שָׂרִֽיד׃ And the third lot came up for the sons of Zevulun according to their families, and the border of their inheritance was up to Sarid.   Morphology וַיַּ֨עַל֙ (vayyaʿal) – … Continue reading →

מֵחֶ֨בֶל֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה נַחֲלַ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעֹ֑ון כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה חֵ֤לֶק בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה֙ רַ֣ב מֵהֶ֔ם וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעֹ֖ון בְּתֹ֥וךְ נַחֲלָתָֽם׃ פ From the portion of the sons of Yehuda was the inheritance of the sons of Shimʿon, because the portion of the sons of Yehuda … Continue reading →