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וּגְבוּל֙ הָאֱמֹרִ֔י מִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖ה עַקְרַבִּ֑ים מֵהַסֶּ֖לַע וָמָֽעְלָה׃ פ And the border of the Emori was from Maʿale-ʿAqrabbim, from the Sela and upward.   Morphology וּגְבוּל֙ (u-gevul) – Root: גבול (gevul); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the border”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤ואֶל הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת בְּהַר־חֶ֔רֶס בְּאַיָּלֹ֖ון וּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑ים וַתִּכְבַּד֙ יַ֣ד בֵּית־יֹוסֵ֔ף וַיִּהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ And the Emori persisted in dwelling in Mount Ḥeres, in Ayyalon, and in Shaʿalbim; but the hand of Beit-Yosef prevailed, and they became forced labor.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤ואֶל (vayyoʾel) … Continue reading →

וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ הָאֱמֹרִ֛י אֶת־בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן הָהָ֑רָה כִּי־לֹ֥א נְתָנֹ֖ו לָרֶ֥דֶת לָעֵֽמֶק׃ And the Emori pressed the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down into the valley.   Morphology וַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּ (vayyilḥatsu) – Root: לחץ (laḥats); … Continue reading →

נַפְתָּלִ֗י לֹֽא־הֹורִ֞ישׁ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ וְאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בֵית־עֲנָ֔ת וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י בֵֽית־שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ וּבֵ֣ית עֲנָ֔ת הָי֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לָמַֽס׃ ס Naftali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beit-Shemesh nor the inhabitants of Beit-ʿAnat, but he dwelled among the Kenaʿani, the … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ הָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔י בְּקֶ֥רֶב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֖י לֹ֥א הֹורִישֹֽׁו׃ ס And the Asheri dwelled among the Kenaʿani, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.   Morphology וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ (vayyeshev) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

אָשֵׁ֗ר לֹ֤א הֹורִישׁ֙ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י עַכֹּ֔ו וְאֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י צִידֹ֑ון וְאֶת־אַחְלָ֤ב וְאֶת־אַכְזִיב֙ וְאֶת־חֶלְבָּ֔ה וְאֶת־אֲפִ֖יק וְאֶת־רְחֹֽב׃ Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of ʿAkko, nor the inhabitants of Tsidon, nor Aḥlav, nor Akhziv, nor Ḥelba, nor Afiq, nor Reḥov.   Morphology אָשֵׁ֗ר (Asher) … Continue reading →

זְבוּלֻ֗ן לֹ֤א הֹורִישׁ֙ אֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֣י קִטְרֹ֔ון וְאֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י נַהֲלֹ֑ל וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ בְּקִרְבֹּ֔ו וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃ ס Zevulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Qitron nor the inhabitants of Nahalol, and the Kenaʿani dwelled among them and became forced labor.   Morphology זְבוּלֻ֗ן … Continue reading →

וְאֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ לֹ֣א הֹורִ֔ישׁ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיֹּושֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י בְּקִרְבֹּ֖ו בְּגָֽזֶר׃ פ And Efrayim did not drive out the Kenaʿani who dwelled in Gezer, and the Kenaʿani dwelled among them in Gezer.   Morphology וְאֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ (ve-Efrayim) – Root: אפרים (Efrayim); Form: … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־חָזַ֣ק יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י לָמַ֑ס וְהֹורֵ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א הֹורִישֹֽׁו׃ ס And it came to pass, when Yisraʾel became strong, that they put the Kenaʿani to forced labor, but they did not completely drive them out.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayehi) – … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־הֹורִ֣ישׁ מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה אֶת־בֵּית־שְׁאָ֣ן וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֶיהָ֮ וְאֶת־תַּעְנַ֣ךְ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶיהָ֒ וְאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי דֹ֜ור וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֶ֗יהָ וְאֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֤י יִבְלְעָם֙ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־יֹושְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדֹּ֖ו וְאֶת־בְּנֹותֶ֑יהָ וַיֹּ֨ואֶל֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃ And Menashshe did not drive out Beit-Sheʾan and its daughters, nor Taʿanakh and its daughters, nor the inhabitants of Dor … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ הָאִ֔ישׁ אֶ֖רֶץ הַחִתִּ֑ים וַיִּ֣בֶן עִ֗יר וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ ל֔וּז ה֣וּא שְׁמָ֔הּ עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ And the man went to the land of the Ḥittim, and he built a city, and he called its name Luz; that is its name … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְאֵם֙ אֶת־מְבֹ֣וא הָעִ֔יר וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָאִ֥ישׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּחְתֹּ֖ו שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ And he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they sent away the man and all his family.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְאוּ֙ הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ יֹוצֵ֣א מִן־הָעִ֑יר וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֗ו הַרְאֵ֤נוּ נָא֙ אֶת־מְבֹ֣וא הָעִ֔יר וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמְּךָ֖ חָֽסֶד׃ And the guards saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Show us now the entrance of the city, and we … Continue reading →

וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ בֵית־יֹוסֵ֖ף בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְשֵׁם־הָעִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים לֽוּז׃ And the house of Yosef spied out Beit-El, and the name of the city before was Luz.   Morphology וַיָּתִ֥ירוּ (vayyatiru) – Root: תור (tur); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →

וַיַּעֲל֧וּ בֵית־יֹוסֵ֛ף גַּם־הֵ֖ם בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽם׃ And the house of Yosef also went up to Beit-El, and YHWH was with them.   Morphology וַיַּעֲל֧וּ (vayyaʿalu) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם לֹ֥א הֹורִ֖ישׁוּ בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב הַיְבוּסִ֜י אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י בִנְיָמִן֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ ס And the Yevusi, who dwelled in Yerushalayim, the sons of Binyamin did not drive out, and the Yevusi dwelled with the sons of Binyamin … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ לְכָלֵב֙ אֶת־חֶבְרֹ֔ון כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֣ורֶשׁ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶת־שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י הָעֲנָֽק׃ And they gave Ḥevron to Kalev, as Moshe had spoken, and he drove out from there the three sons of the ʿAnaq.   Morphology וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (vayittnu) – Root: נתן … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖רֶשׁ אֶת־הָהָ֑ר כִּ֣י לֹ֤א לְהֹורִישׁ֙ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָעֵ֔מֶק כִּי־רֶ֥כֶב בַּרְזֶ֖ל לָהֶֽם׃ And YHWH was with Yehuda, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had … Continue reading →

וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־עַזָּ֣ה וְאֶת־גְּבוּלָ֔הּ וְאֶֽת־אַשְׁקְלֹ֖ון וְאֶת־גְּבוּלָ֑הּ וְאֶת־עֶקְרֹ֖ון וְאֶת־גְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ And Yehuda captured ʿAzza and its territory, and Ashqelon and its territory, and ʿEqron and its territory.   Morphology וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד (vayyilkod) – Root: לכד (lakad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־שִׁמְעֹ֣ון אָחִ֔יו וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹושֵׁ֣ב צְפַ֑ת וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ אֹותָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה׃ And Yehuda went with Shimʿon his brother, and they struck the Kenaʿani who dwelled in Tzafat, and they devoted it to destruction, and they called the name … Continue reading →

וּבְנֵ֣י קֵינִי֩ חֹתֵ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה עָל֨וּ מֵעִ֤יר הַתְּמָרִים֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְבַּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּנֶ֣גֶב עֲרָ֑ד וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־הָעָֽם׃ And the sons of Qeni, the father-in-law of Moshe, went up from the City of the Palms with the sons of Yehuda to … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר לֹ֜ו הָֽבָה־לִּ֣י בְרָכָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ הַנֶּ֨גֶב֙ נְתַתָּ֔נִי וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לִ֖י גֻּלֹּ֣ת מָ֑יִם וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֣הּ כָּלֵ֗ב אֵ֚ת גֻּלֹּ֣ת עִלִּ֔ית וְאֵ֖ת גֻּלֹּ֥ת תַּחְתִּֽית׃ פ And she said to him, “Give me a blessing, for you have given me the land of the Negev; … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בְּבֹואָ֗הּ וַתְּסִיתֵ֨הוּ֙ לִשְׁאֹ֤ול מֵֽאֵת־אָבִ֨יהָ֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמֹ֑ור וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ כָּלֵ֖ב מַה־לָּֽךְ׃ And it happened when she came, that she urged him to ask from her father the field, and she dismounted from the donkey, and Kalev said to her, … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־קְנַ֔ז אֲחִ֥י כָלֵ֖ב הַקָּטֹ֣ן מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתֹּ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And ʿOtniel the son of Qenaz, the younger brother of Kalev, captured it, and he gave him ʿAkhsa, his daughter, as a wife.   Morphology וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ (vayyilkedah) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כָּלֵ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֥ה אֶת־קִרְיַת־סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Kalev said, “Whoever strikes Qiryat-Sefer and captures it, I will give him my daughter ʿAkhsa as a wife.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֔ם אֶל־יֹושְׁבֵ֖י דְּבִ֑יר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִ֥יר לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר׃ And he went from there to the inhabitants of Devir—now the name of Devir before was Qiryat-Sefer.   Morphology וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (vayyelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ הַיֹּושֵׁ֣ב בְּחֶבְרֹ֔ון וְשֵׁם־חֶבְרֹ֥ון לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֑ע וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־שֵׁשַׁ֥י וְאֶת־אֲחִימַ֖ן וְאֶת־תַּלְמָֽי׃ And Yehuda went against the Kenaʿani who dwelled in Ḥevron—now the name of Ḥevron before was Qiryat-Arba—and they struck Sheshai, and Aḥiman, and Talmai.   Morphology וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ … Continue reading →

וְאַחַ֗ר יָֽרְדוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י יֹושֵׁ֣ב הָהָ֔ר וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ And afterward, the sons of Yehuda went down to fight against the Kenaʿani who dwelled in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the Shefela.   Morphology וְאַחַ֗ר (ve-aḥar) … Continue reading →

וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ אֹותָ֔הּ וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃ And the sons of Yehuda fought against Yerushalayim, and they captured it, and they struck it with the edge of the sword, and they set the city on fire.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹֽנִי־בֶ֗זֶק שִׁבְעִ֣ים מְלָכִ֡ים בְּֽהֹנֹות֩ יְדֵיהֶ֨ם וְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜ם מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים הָי֤וּ מְלַקְּטִים֙ תַּ֣חַת שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתִי כֵּ֥ן שִׁלַּם־לִ֖י אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם׃ פ And Adoni-Bezeq said, “Seventy kings, their thumbs and toes cut off, used to gather scraps under my table. … Continue reading →