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Joshua 18:6

וְאַתֶּ֞ם תִּכְתְּב֤וּ אֶת־הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה חֲלָקִ֔ים וַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם אֵלַ֖י הֵ֑נָּה וְיָרִ֨יתִי לָכֶ֤ם גֹּורָל֙ פֹּ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ And you shall write down the land into seven portions and bring it to me here, and I shall cast lots for you here before … Continue reading

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Joshua 18:5

וְהִֽתְחַלְּק֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ לְשִׁבְעָ֣ה חֲלָקִ֑ים יְהוּדָ֞ה יַעֲמֹ֤ד עַל־גְּבוּלֹו֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶב וּבֵ֥ית יֹוסֵ֛ף יַעַמְד֥וּ עַל־גְּבוּלָ֖ם מִצָּפֹֽון׃ And you shall divide it into seven portions; Yehuda shall stand on his border in the south, and the house of Yosef shall stand on their border … Continue reading

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Joshua 18:4

הָב֥וּ לָכֶ֛ם שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לַשָּׁ֑בֶט וְאֶשְׁלָחֵ֗ם וְיָקֻ֜מוּ וְיִֽתְהַלְּכ֥וּ בָאָ֛רֶץ וְיִכְתְּב֥וּ אֹותָ֛הּ לְפִ֥י נַֽחֲלָתָ֖ם וְיָבֹ֥אוּ אֵלָֽי׃ Take for yourselves three men from each tribe, and I will send them, and they shall arise and walk through the land and write it … Continue reading

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Joshua 18:3

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַד־אָ֨נָה֙ אַתֶּ֣ם מִתְרַפִּ֔ים לָבֹוא֙ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ נָתַ֣ן לָכֶ֔ם יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶֽם׃ And Yehoshua said to the sons of Yisraʾel, “How long will you delay to go in to possess the land that YHWH, the God … Continue reading

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Joshua 18:2

וַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙ בִּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־חָלְק֖וּ אֶת־נַֽחֲלָתָ֑ם שִׁבְעָ֖ה שְׁבָטִֽים׃ And there remained among the sons of Yisraʾel those who had not divided their inheritance—seven tribes.   Morphology וַיִּוָּֽתְרוּ֙ (vayyivateru) – Root: יתר (ytr); Form: Nifal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading

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Joshua 18:1

וַיִּקָּ֨הֲל֜וּ כָּל־עֲדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שִׁלֹ֔ה וַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ינוּ שָׁ֖ם אֶת־אֹ֣הֶל מֹועֵ֑ד וְהָאָ֥רֶץ נִכְבְּשָׁ֖ה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ And all the congregation of the sons of Yisraʾel assembled at Shilo, and they set up there the Tent of Meeting, and the land was subdued before them.   … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:18

כִּ֣י הַ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה־לָּךְ֙ כִּֽי־יַ֣עַר ה֔וּא וּבֵ֣רֵאתֹ֔ו וְהָיָ֥ה לְךָ֖ תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֑יו כִּֽי־תֹורִ֣ישׁ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י כִּ֣י רֶ֤כֶב בַּרְזֶל֙ לֹ֔ו כִּ֥י חָזָ֖ק הֽוּא׃ פ for the hill country shall be yours, for it is a forest, and you shall clear it, and it shall be … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:17

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יֹוסֵ֔ף לְאֶפְרַ֥יִם וְלִמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר עַם־רַ֣ב אַתָּ֗ה וְכֹ֤חַ גָּדֹול֙ לָ֔ךְ לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ גֹּורָ֥ל אֶחָֽד׃ And Yehoshua said to the house of Yosef, to Efrayim and to Menashshe, saying, “You are a numerous people and have great strength; you … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:16

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יֹוסֵ֔ף לֹֽא־יִמָּ֥צֵא לָ֖נוּ הָהָ֑ר וְרֶ֣כֶב בַּרְזֶ֗ל בְּכָל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־הָעֵ֔מֶק לַֽאֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּבֵית־שְׁאָן֙ וּבְנֹותֶ֔יהָ וְלַֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֥מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ And the sons of Yosef said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Kenaʿani who dwell in the land … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:15

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ אִם־עַם־רַ֤ב אַתָּה֙ עֲלֵ֣ה לְךָ֣ הַיַּ֔עְרָה וּבֵרֵאתָ֤ לְךָ֙ שָׁ֔ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַפְּרִזִּ֖י וְהָֽרְפָאִ֑ים כִּֽי־אָ֥ץ לְךָ֖ הַר־אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ And Yehoshua said to them, “If you are a numerous people, go up to the forest and clear a place for yourself there … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:14

וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יֹוסֵ֔ף אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ נָתַ֨תָּה לִּ֜י נַחֲלָ֗ה גֹּורָ֤ל אֶחָד֙ וְחֶ֣בֶל אֶחָ֔ד וַֽאֲנִ֣י עַם־רָ֔ב עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־עַד־כֹּ֖ה בֵּֽרְכַ֥נִי יְהוָֽה׃ And the sons of Yosef spoke to Yehoshua, saying: Why have you given me an inheritance of one lot and one … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:13

וַֽיְהִ֗י כִּ֤י חָֽזְקוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י לָמַ֑ס וְהֹורֵ֖שׁ לֹ֥א הֹורִישֹֽׁו׃ ס And it happened, when the sons of Yisraʾel grew strong, they put the Kenaʿani to forced labor, but they did not utterly drive them out.   Morphology וַֽיְהִ֗י … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:12

וְלֹ֤א יָכְלוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה לְהֹורִ֖ישׁ אֶת־הֶֽעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֨ואֶל֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃ And the sons of Menashshe were not able to dispossess these cities, and the Kenaʿani were determined to dwell in this land.   Morphology וְלֹ֤א (ve-lo) – Root: … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:11

וַיְהִ֨י לִמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה בְּיִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֣ר וּבְאָשֵׁ֗ר בֵּית־שְׁאָ֣ן וּ֠בְנֹותֶיהָ וְיִבְלְעָ֨ם וּבְנֹותֶ֜יהָ וְֽאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֧י דֹ֣אר וּבְנֹותֶ֗יהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י עֵֽין־דֹּר֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י תַעְנַךְ֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדֹּ֖ו וּבְנֹותֶ֑יהָ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַנָּֽפֶת׃ And Menashshe had in Yissaskhar and in Asher: Beit-She’an and its villages, and Yivle’am and its villages, and … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:10

נֶ֣גְבָּה לְאֶפְרַ֗יִם וְצָפֹ֨ונָה֙ לִמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה וַיְהִ֥י הַיָּ֖ם גְּבוּלֹ֑ו וּבְאָשֵׁר֙ יִפְגְּע֣וּן מִצָּפֹ֔ון וּבְיִשָּׂשֶׂכָ֖ר מִמִּזְרָֽח׃ Southward it belonged to Efrayim, and northward to Menashshe, and the sea was its border. And in Asher they met on the north, and in Yissaskhar on the … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:9

וְיָרַ֣ד הַגְּבוּל֩ נַ֨חַל קָנָ֜ה נֶ֣גְבָּה לַנַּ֗חַל עָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּתֹ֖וךְ עָרֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וּגְב֤וּל מְנַשֶּׁה֙ מִצְּפֹ֣ון לַנַּ֔חַל וַיְהִ֥י תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּֽמָּה׃ And the border went down to brook of Qana, southward of the river. These cities belonged to Efrayim among the cities … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:8

לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕ה הָיְתָ֖ה אֶ֣רֶץ תַּפּ֑וּחַ וְתַפּ֛וּחַ אֶל־גְּב֥וּל מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לִבְנֵ֥י אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ To Menashshe belonged the land of Tappuaḥ, but Tappuaḥ itself was on the border of Menashshe, belonging to the sons of Efrayim.   Morphology לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕ה (li-Menasheh) – Root: מנשה (mnsh); Form: … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:7

וַיְהִ֤י גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה֙ מֵֽאָשֵׁ֔ר הַֽמִּכְמְתָ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י שְׁכֶ֑ם וְהָלַ֤ךְ הַגְּבוּל֙ אֶל־הַיָּמִ֔ין אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י עֵ֥ין תַּפּֽוּחַ׃ And the border of Menashshe was from Asher to Mikhmetat, which is before Shekhem, and the border went to the right to the inhabitants of ʿEin Tappuaḥ. … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:6

כִּ֚י בְּנֹ֣ות מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה נָחֲל֥וּ נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ בָּנָ֑יו וְאֶ֨רֶץ֙ הַגִּלְעָ֔ד הָיְתָ֥ה לִבְנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה הַנֹּֽותָרִֽים׃ For the daughters of Menashshe received an inheritance among his sons, and the land of the Gilʿad was for the remaining sons of Menashshe.   Morphology כִּ֚י (ki) … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:5

וַיִּפְּל֥וּ חַבְלֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה עֲשָׂרָ֑ה לְבַ֞ד מֵאֶ֤רֶץ הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְהַבָּשָׁ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And the portions of Menashshe were ten, apart from the land of the Gilʿad and the Bashan, which is beyond the Yarden.   Morphology וַיִּפְּל֥וּ (vayyippelu) – Root: נפל (npl); … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:4

וַתִּקְרַ֡בְנָה לִפְנֵי֩ אֶלְעָזָ֨ר הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וְלִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹושֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֗וּן וְלִפְנֵ֤י הַנְּשִׂיאִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לָֽתֶת־לָ֥נוּ נַחֲלָ֖ה בְּתֹ֣וךְ אַחֵ֑ינוּ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֜ם אֶל־פִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ נַֽחֲלָ֔ה בְּתֹ֖וךְ אֲחֵ֥י אֲבִיהֶֽן׃ And they approached before Eleʿazar the priest, and before Yehoshua son of Nun, and before … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:3

וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ בֶּן־חֵ֨פֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָ֜ד בֶּן־מָכִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לֹא־הָ֥יוּ לֹ֛ו בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנֹ֑ות וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ שְׁמֹ֣ות בְּנֹתָ֔יו מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה מִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה׃ And to Tzelofḥad, son of Ḥefer, son of Gilʿad, son of Makhir, son of Menashshe, there were no sons, but only daughters; … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:2

וַ֠יְהִי לִבְנֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה הַנֹּותָרִים֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לִבְנֵ֨י אֲבִיעֶ֜זֶר וְלִבְנֵי־חֵ֗לֶק וְלִבְנֵ֤י אַשְׂרִיאֵל֙ וְלִבְנֵי־שֶׁ֔כֶם וְלִבְנֵי־חֵ֖פֶר וְלִבְנֵ֣י שְׁמִידָ֑ע אֵ֠לֶּה בְּנֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה בֶּן־יֹוסֵ֛ף הַזְּכָרִ֖ים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ And to the remaining sons of Menashshe, according to their families: to the sons of Aviezer, and to the sons … Continue reading

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Joshua 17:1

וַיְהִ֤י הַגֹּורָל֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּי־ה֖וּא בְּכֹ֣ור יֹוסֵ֑ף לְמָכִיר֩ בְּכֹ֨ור מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה אֲבִ֣י הַגִּלְעָ֗ד כִּ֣י ה֤וּא הָיָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וַֽיְהִי־לֹ֖ו הַגִּלְעָ֥ד וְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ And the lot was for the tribe of Menashshe, for he was the firstborn of Yosef; to Makhir, the firstborn … Continue reading

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Joshua 16:10

וְלֹ֣א הֹורִ֔ישׁוּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיֹּושֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י בְּקֶ֤רֶב אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ עַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס־עֹבֵֽד׃ פ And they did not drive out the Kenaʿani who dwelled in Gezer, and the Kenaʿani dwelled among Efrayim until this day, and he became a forced … Continue reading

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Joshua 16:9

וְהֶעָרִ֗ים הַמִּבְדָּלֹות֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּתֹ֖וךְ נַחֲלַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כָּֽל־הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ And the fortified cities of the sons of Efrayim were within the inheritance of the sons of Menashshe, all the cities and their villages.   Morphology וְהֶעָרִ֗ים (ve-heʿarim) – Root: עיר … Continue reading

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Joshua 16:8

מִתַּפּ֜וּחַ יֵלֵ֨ךְ הַגְּב֥וּל יָ֨מָּה֙ נַ֣חַל קָנָ֔ה וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּ֑מָּה זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ From Tappuaḥ the border goes westward to the brook of Qana, and its ends are at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of … Continue reading

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Joshua 16:7

וְיָרַ֥ד מִיָּנֹ֖וחָה עֲטָרֹ֣ות וְנַעֲרָ֑תָה וּפָגַע֙ בִּֽירִיחֹ֔ו וְיָצָ֖א הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ And it went down from Yanoḥa to ʿAtarot and Naʿarata, and struck Yeriḥo and went out to the Yarden.   Morphology וְיָרַ֥ד (ve-yarad) – Root: ירד (yrd); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd … Continue reading

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Joshua 16:6

וְיָצָ֨א הַגְּב֜וּל הַיָּ֗מָּה הַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ מִצָּפֹ֔ון וְנָסַ֧ב הַגְּב֛וּל מִזְרָ֖חָה תַּאֲנַ֣ת שִׁלֹ֑ה וְעָבַ֣ר אֹותֹ֔ו מִמִּזְרַ֖ח יָנֹֽוחָה׃ And the border went out westward to Mikhmetat on the north, and the border turned eastward to Taʾanat-Shilo, and passed it east of Yanoḥa.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Joshua 16:5

וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל בְּנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל נַחֲלָתָם֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה עַטְרֹ֣ות אַדָּ֔ר עַד־בֵּ֥ית חֹורֹ֖ן עֶלְיֹֽון׃ And the border of the sons of Efrayim, according to their families, was, and the border of their inheritance was eastward from ʿAtrot-Addar to Bet-Ḥoron the upper. … Continue reading

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