Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.1", "source": "וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׁלֹה וַיַּשְׁכִּינוּ שָׁם אֶת־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהָאָרֶץ נִכְבְּשָׁה לִפְנֵיהֶם", "text": "*wə-yiqqāhălû* all-*ʿădat bənê-yiśrāʾēl šilōh wə-yaškînû* there *ʾet-ʾōhel môʿēd wə-hāʾāreṣ nikbəšâ* before them", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqqāhălû*": "conjunctive waw + Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they assembled/gathered together", "*ʿădat*": "construct state, feminine singular - assembly/congregation of", "*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "construct chain - children of Israel", "*šilōh*": "proper noun - Shiloh (place name)", "*wə-yaškînû*": "conjunctive waw + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they caused to dwell/set up", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾōhel môʿēd*": "construct chain - tent of meeting", "*wə-hāʾāreṣ*": "conjunctive waw + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the land", "*nikbəšâ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was subdued/conquered", "*lipnêhem*": "preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before them" }, "variants": { "*wə-yiqqāhălû*": "assembled/gathered/convened", "*ʿădat*": "congregation/assembly/community", "*šilōh*": "Shiloh (place name)", "*wə-yaškînû*": "set up/established/caused to dwell", "*ʾōhel môʿēd*": "Tent of Meeting/Tabernacle", "*nikbəšâ*": "was subdued/conquered/brought under control" } }

Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.3", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־אָנָה אַתֶּם מִתְרַפִּים לָבוֹא לָרֶשֶׁת אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָכֶם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer yəhôšuaʿ ʾel-bənê yiśrāʾēl ʿad-ʾānâ ʾattem mitrappîm lābôʾ lārešet ʾet-hāʾāreṣ ʾăšer nātan lākem YHWH ʾĕlōhê ʾăbôtêkem*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*ʾel-bənê*": "preposition + construct state, masculine plural - to the children/sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʿad-ʾānâ*": "preposition + interrogative - how long/until when", "*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you", "*mitrappîm*": "Hithpael participle, masculine plural - being lax/relaxing/showing yourself slack", "*lābôʾ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to come/go", "*lārešet*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to possess/inherit", "*ʾet-hāʾāreṣ*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - gave", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct state, masculine plural - God of", "*ʾăbôtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers" }, "variants": { "*mitrappîm*": "being slack/negligent/delaying/relaxing", "*lābôʾ*": "to come/enter", "*lārešet*": "to possess/take possession of/inherit", "*nātan*": "gave/granted/provided" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.4", "source": "הָבוּ לָכֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים לַשָּׁבֶט וְאֶשְׁלָחֵם וְיָקֻמוּ וְיִתְהַלְּכוּ בָאָרֶץ וְיִכְתְּבוּ אוֹתָהּ לְפִי נַחֲלָתָם וְיָבֹאוּ אֵלָי", "text": "*hābû lākem šəlōšâ ʾănāšîm la-ššābeṭ wə-ʾešlāḥēm wə-yāqūmû wə-yithalləkû bā-ʾāreṣ wə-yiktəbû ʾôtāh ləpî naḥălātām wə-yābōʾû ʾēlāy*", "grammar": { "*hābû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - give/provide", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for yourselves", "*šəlōšâ*": "numeral, masculine - three", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*la-ššābeṭ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the tribe", "*wə-ʾešlāḥēm*": "conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I will send them", "*wə-yāqūmû*": "conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will arise/get up", "*wə-yithalləkû*": "conjunctive waw + Hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will walk about/go through", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the land", "*wə-yiktəbû*": "conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will write", "*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it (the land)", "*ləpî*": "preposition + construct state - according to", "*naḥălātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their inheritance", "*wə-yābōʾû*": "conjunctive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will come", "*ʾēlāy*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me" }, "variants": { "*hābû*": "give/provide/furnish", "*wə-ʾešlāḥēm*": "I will send them/commission them", "*wə-yithalləkû*": "walk through/travel about/traverse", "*ləpî*": "according to/in proportion to" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.5", "source": "וְהִתְחַלְּקוּ אֹתָהּ לְשִׁבְעָה חֲלָקִים יְהוּדָה יַעֲמֹד עַל־גְּבוּלוֹ מִנֶּגֶב וּבֵית יוֹסֵף יַעַמְדוּ עַל־גְּבוּלָם מִצָּפוֹן", "text": "*wə-hitḥallqû ʾōtāh lə-šibʿâ ḥălāqîm yəhûdâ yaʿămōd ʿal-gəbûlô minnegeb û-bêt yôsēp yaʿamdû ʿal-gəbûlām miṣṣāpôn*", "grammar": { "*wə-hitḥallqû*": "conjunctive waw + Hithpael imperative, masculine plural - and divide", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it (the land)", "*lə-šibʿâ*": "preposition + numeral, feminine - into seven", "*ḥălāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - portions/divisions", "*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah", "*yaʿămōd*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will stand/remain", "*ʿal-gəbûlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - on its border/territory", "*minnegeb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the south", "*û-bêt*": "conjunctive waw + construct state - and the house of", "*yôsēp*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*yaʿamdû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - will stand/remain", "*ʿal-gəbûlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - on their border/territory", "*miṣṣāpôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the north" }, "variants": { "*wə-hitḥallqû*": "divide/portion out/apportion", "*ḥălāqîm*": "portions/divisions/parts", "*yaʿămōd*": "will stand/remain/stay", "*gəbûlô*": "border/territory/boundary", "*minnegeb*": "from the south/in the south", "*miṣṣāpôn*": "from the north/in the north" } }

Verse 6

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Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.7", "source": "כִּי אֵין־חֵלֶק לַלְוִיִּם בְּקִרְבְּכֶם כִּי־כְהֻנַּת יְהוָה נַחֲלָתוֹ וְגָד וּרְאוּבֵן וַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַמְנַשֶּׁה לָקְחוּ נַחֲלָתָם מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָחָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה", "text": "*kî ʾên-ḥēleq la-lǝwiyyim bǝ-qirbǝkem kî-kǝhunnat YHWH naḥălātô wǝ-gād û-rǝʾûbēn wa-ḥăṣî šēbeṭ ha-mǝnaššeh lāqǝḥû naḥălātām mē-ʿēber la-yyardēn mizrāḥâ ʾăšer nātan lāhem mōšeh ʿebed YHWH*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾên-ḥēleq*": "particle of negation + noun, masculine singular - there is no portion", "*la-lǝwiyyim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - for the Levites", "*bǝ-qirbǝkem*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - among you", "*kî-kǝhunnat*": "conjunction + construct state, feminine singular - because the priesthood of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*naḥălātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - is his inheritance", "*wǝ-gād*": "conjunctive waw + proper noun - and Gad", "*û-rǝʾûbēn*": "conjunctive waw + proper noun - and Reuben", "*wa-ḥăṣî*": "conjunctive waw + construct state - and half", "*šēbeṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - tribe of", "*ha-mǝnaššeh*": "definite article + proper noun - the Manasseh", "*lāqǝḥû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they took/received", "*naḥălātām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their inheritance", "*mē-ʿēber*": "preposition + construct state - from across/beyond", "*la-yyardēn*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*mizrāḥâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - eastward", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - gave", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʿebed*": "noun, masculine singular construct - servant of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD" }, "variants": { "*ʾên-ḥēleq*": "no portion/share/allotment", "*kǝhunnat*": "priesthood/priestly office", "*naḥălātô*": "his inheritance/possession/property", "*lāqǝḥû*": "took/received/accepted", "*mē-ʿēber*": "across/beyond/on the other side of", "*mizrāḥâ*": "eastward/toward the east" } }

Verse 8

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Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.9", "source": "וַיֵּלְכוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיַּעַבְרוּ בָאָרֶץ וַיִּכְתְּבוּהָ לֶעָרִים לְשִׁבְעָה חֲלָקִים עַל־סֵפֶר וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה שִׁלֹה", "text": "*wa-yyēləkû hā-ʾănāšîm wa-yyaʿabrû bā-ʾāreṣ wa-yyiktəbûhā le-ʿārîm lə-šibʿâ ḥălāqîm ʿal-sēper wa-yyābōʾû ʾel-yəhôšuaʿ ʾel-ha-mmaḥăneh šilōh*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyēləkû*": "consecutive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they went", "*hā-ʾănāšîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the men", "*wa-yyaʿabrû*": "consecutive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they passed through", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the land", "*wa-yyiktəbûhā*": "consecutive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and they wrote it", "*le-ʿārîm*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - by cities", "*lə-šibʿâ*": "preposition + numeral, feminine - into seven", "*ḥălāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - portions/divisions", "*ʿal-sēper*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - on a scroll/book", "*wa-yyābōʾû*": "consecutive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they came", "*ʾel-yəhôšuaʿ*": "preposition + proper noun - to Joshua", "*ʾel-ha-mmaḥăneh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the camp", "*šilōh*": "proper noun - Shiloh" }, "variants": { "*wa-yyaʿabrû*": "passed through/traversed/crossed over", "*wa-yyiktəbûhā*": "wrote it down/recorded it/described it", "*le-ʿārîm*": "by cities/according to cities/city by city", "*ḥălāqîm*": "portions/divisions/parts", "*ʿal-sēper*": "on a scroll/in a book/written document" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.10", "source": "וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ גּוֹרָל בְּשִׁלֹה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיְחַלֶּק־שָׁם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמַחְלְקֹתָם", "text": "*wa-yyašlēk lāhem yəhôšuaʿ gôrāl bə-šilōh lipnê YHWH wa-yəḥalleq-šām yəhôšuaʿ ʾet-hāʾāreṣ li-bnê yiśrāʾēl kə-maḥləqōtām*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyašlēk*": "consecutive waw + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he cast", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for them", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*gôrāl*": "noun, masculine singular - lot", "*bə-šilōh*": "preposition + proper noun - in Shiloh", "*lipnê*": "preposition + construct state - before", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*wa-yəḥalleq-šām*": "consecutive waw + Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + adverb - and he divided there", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*ʾet-hāʾāreṣ*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*li-bnê*": "preposition + construct state, masculine plural - to the children/sons of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*kə-maḥləqōtām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their divisions" }, "variants": { "*wa-yyašlēk*": "cast/threw/drew lots", "*gôrāl*": "lot/portion/allotment", "*wa-yəḥalleq*": "divided/apportioned/distributed", "*kə-maḥləqōtām*": "according to their divisions/portions/tribal divisions" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.11", "source": "וַיַּעַל גּוֹרַל מַטֵּה בְנֵי־בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם וַיֵּצֵא גְּבוּל גּוֹרָלָם בֵּין בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה וּבֵין בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף", "text": "*wa-yyaʿal gôral maṭṭēh bənê-binyāmin lə-mišpəḥōtām wa-yyēṣēʾ gəbûl gôrālām bên bənê yəhûdâ û-bên bənê yôsēp*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyaʿal*": "consecutive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came up", "*gôral*": "noun, masculine singular - lot", "*maṭṭēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tribe of", "*bənê-binyāmin*": "construct chain - children of Benjamin", "*lə-mišpəḥōtām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their families", "*wa-yyēṣēʾ*": "consecutive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went out/came forth", "*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - territory/border of", "*gôrālām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their lot", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - children of", "*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah", "*û-bên*": "conjunctive waw + preposition - and between", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - children of", "*yôsēp*": "proper noun - Joseph" }, "variants": { "*wa-yyaʿal*": "came up/ascended/appeared", "*gôral*": "lot/allotment", "*maṭṭēh*": "tribe/staff/branch", "*wa-yyēṣēʾ*": "came out/extended/proceeded", "*gəbûl*": "border/territory/boundary" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.12", "source": "וַיְהִי לָהֶם הַגְּבוּל לִפְאַת צָפוֹנָה מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְעָלָה הַגְּבוּל אֶל־כֶּתֶף יְרִיחוֹ מִצָּפוֹן וְעָלָה בָהָר יָמָּה וְהָיוּ תֹּצְאֹתָיו מִדְבַּרָה בֵּית אָוֶן", "text": "*wa-yəhî lāhem ha-gəbûl li-pəʾat ṣāpônâ min-ha-yyardēn wə-ʿālâ ha-gəbûl ʾel-ketep yərîḥô miṣṣāpôn wə-ʿālâ bā-hār yāmmâ wə-hāyû tōṣəʾōtāyw midbārâ bêt ʾāwen*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "consecutive waw + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for them", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary", "*li-pəʾat*": "preposition + construct state - on the side/edge of", "*ṣāpônâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - northward", "*min-ha-yyardēn*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - from the Jordan", "*wə-ʿālâ*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went up", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary", "*ʾel-ketep*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to the shoulder/side of", "*yərîḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho", "*miṣṣāpôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the north", "*wə-ʿālâ*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went up", "*bā-hār*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the mountain/hill country", "*yāmmâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - westward", "*wə-hāyû*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and were", "*tōṣəʾōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its outgoings/extremities", "*midbārâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - toward the wilderness", "*bêt ʾāwen*": "proper noun - Beth-aven" }, "variants": { "*li-pəʾat*": "on the side/toward the region of/in the direction of", "*ṣāpônâ*": "northward/on the north side", "*wə-ʿālâ*": "went up/ascended/extended upward", "*ketep*": "shoulder/slope/side", "*yāmmâ*": "westward/toward the sea", "*tōṣəʾōtāyw*": "its extremities/endpoints/terminations", "*midbārâ*": "toward the wilderness/desert" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.13", "source": "וְעָבַר מִשָּׁם הַגְּבוּל לוּזָה אֶל־כֶּתֶף לוּזָה נֶגְבָּה הִיא בֵּית־אֵל וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר עַל־הָהָר אֲשֶׁר מִנֶּגֶב לְבֵית־חֹרוֹן תַּחְתּוֹן", "text": "*wə-ʿābar miš-šām ha-gəbûl lûzâ ʾel-ketep lûzâ negbâ hîʾ bêt-ʾēl wə-yārad ha-gəbûl ʿaṭrôt ʾaddār ʿal-hā-hār ʾăšer minnegeb lə-bêt-ḥōrôn taḥtôn*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿābar*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it passed over", "*miš-šām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary", "*lûzâ*": "proper noun - Luz", "*ʾel-ketep*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to the shoulder/side of", "*lûzâ*": "proper noun - Luz", "*negbâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - southward", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it (is)", "*bêt-ʾēl*": "proper noun - Bethel", "*wə-yārad*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went down", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary", "*ʿaṭrôt ʾaddār*": "proper noun - Ataroth-addar", "*ʿal-hā-hār*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - upon the mountain/hill", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*minnegeb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the south of", "*lə-bêt-ḥōrôn*": "preposition + proper noun - to Beth-horon", "*taḥtôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - lower" }, "variants": { "*wə-ʿābar*": "passed over/crossed/continued", "*miš-šām*": "from there/from that point", "*ketep*": "shoulder/slope/side", "*negbâ*": "southward/to the south", "*wə-yārad*": "went down/descended/extended downward", "*minnegeb*": "south of/on the south side of" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.14", "source": "וְתָאַר הַגְּבוּל וְנָסַב לִפְאַת־יָם נֶגְבָּה מִן־הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי בֵית־חֹרוֹן נֶגְבָּה וְהָיוּ תֹֽצְאֹתָיו אֶל־קִרְיַת־בַּעַל הִיא קִרְיַת יְעָרִים עִיר בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה זֹאת פְּאַת־יָם", "text": "*wə-tāʾar ha-gəbûl wə-nāsab li-pǝʾat-yām negbâ min-hā-hār ʾăšer ʿal-pənê bêt-ḥōrôn negbâ wə-hāyû tōṣəʾōtāyw ʾel-qiryat-baʿal hîʾ qiryat yəʿārîm ʿîr bənê yəhûdâ zōʾt pəʾat-yām*", "grammar": { "*wə-tāʾar*": "conjunctive waw + Pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was drawn", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary", "*wə-nāsab*": "conjunctive waw + Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it turned around", "*li-pǝʾat-yām*": "preposition + construct state + noun, masculine singular - to the western side", "*negbâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - southward", "*min-hā-hār*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - from the mountain/hill", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿal-pənê*": "preposition + construct state, masculine plural - in front of", "*bêt-ḥōrôn*": "proper noun - Beth-horon", "*negbâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - southward", "*wə-hāyû*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and were", "*tōṣəʾōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its outgoings/extremities", "*ʾel-qiryat-baʿal*": "preposition + proper noun - to Kiriath-baal", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it (is)", "*qiryat yəʿārîm*": "proper noun - Kiriath-jearim", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular construct - city of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - children/sons of", "*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this is", "*pəʾat-yām*": "construct state + noun, masculine singular - the western side" }, "variants": { "*wə-tāʾar*": "was drawn/marked out/extended", "*wə-nāsab*": "turned around/curved/circled", "*li-pǝʾat-yām*": "to the western side/toward the sea", "*ʿal-pənê*": "in front of/facing/before", "*tōṣəʾōtāyw*": "its extremities/endpoints/terminations", "*pəʾat-yām*": "western side/west boundary" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.16", "source": "וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל אֶל־קְצֵה הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי גֵּי בֶן־הִנֹּם אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵמֶק רְפָאִים צָפוֹנָה וְיָרַד גֵּי הִנֹּם אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַיְבוּסִי נֶגְבָּה וְיָרַד עֵין רֹגֵל", "text": "*wə-yārad ha-gəbûl ʾel-qəṣēh hā-hār ʾăšer ʿal-pənê gê ben-hinnōm ʾăšer bə-ʿēmeq rəpāʾîm ṣāpônâ wə-yārad gê hinnōm ʾel-ketep ha-yəbûsî negbâ wə-yārad ʿên rōgēl*", "grammar": { "*wə-yārad*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went down", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary", "*ʾel-qəṣēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the end of", "*hā-hār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the mountain/hill", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿal-pənê*": "preposition + construct state, masculine plural - in front of", "*gê*": "noun, masculine singular construct - valley of", "*ben-hinnōm*": "construct chain - son of Hinnom", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*bə-ʿēmeq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the valley of", "*rəpāʾîm*": "proper noun - Rephaim", "*ṣāpônâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - northward", "*wə-yārad*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went down", "*gê*": "noun, masculine singular construct - valley of", "*hinnōm*": "proper noun - Hinnom", "*ʾel-ketep*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to the shoulder/side of", "*ha-yəbûsî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Jebusite", "*negbâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - southward", "*wə-yārad*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went down", "*ʿên rōgēl*": "proper noun - En-rogel" }, "variants": { "*wə-yārad*": "went down/descended/extended downward", "*qəṣēh*": "end/extremity/edge", "*ʿal-pənê*": "in front of/facing/before", "*gê*": "valley/ravine", "*ʿēmeq*": "valley/plain", "*ketep*": "shoulder/slope/side", "*ha-yəbûsî*": "the Jebusite (referring to Jerusalem)" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.17", "source": "וְתָאַר מִצָּפוֹן וְיָצָא עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָצָא אֶל־גְּלִילוֹת אֲשֶׁר־נֹכַח מַעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים וְיָרַד אֶבֶן בֹּהַן בֶּן־רְאוּבֵן", "text": "*wə-tāʾar miṣṣāpôn wə-yāṣāʾ ʿên šemeš wə-yāṣāʾ ʾel-gəlîlôt ʾăšer-nōkaḥ maʿălēh ʾădummîm wə-yārad ʾeben bōhan ben-rəʾûbēn*", "grammar": { "*wə-tāʾar*": "conjunctive waw + Pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was drawn", "*miṣṣāpôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the north", "*wə-yāṣāʾ*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went out", "*ʿên šemeš*": "proper noun - En-shemesh", "*wə-yāṣāʾ*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went out", "*ʾel-gəlîlôt*": "preposition + proper noun - to Geliloth", "*ʾăšer-nōkaḥ*": "relative pronoun + preposition - which is opposite", "*maʿălēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ascent of", "*ʾădummîm*": "proper noun - Adummim", "*wə-yārad*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went down", "*ʾeben*": "noun, feminine singular construct - stone of", "*bōhan*": "proper noun - Bohan", "*ben-rəʾûbēn*": "construct chain - son of Reuben" }, "variants": { "*wə-tāʾar*": "was drawn/marked out/extended", "*miṣṣāpôn*": "from the north/northward", "*wə-yāṣāʾ*": "went out/extended/proceeded", "*gəlîlôt*": "Geliloth (place name)/regions/circuits", "*nōkaḥ*": "opposite/facing/in front of", "*maʿălēh*": "ascent/slope/pass" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.19", "source": "וְעָבַר הַגְּבוּל אֶל־כֶּתֶף בֵּית־חָגְלָה צָפוֹנָה וְהָיוּ תֹּצְאוֹת הַגְּבוּל אֶל־לְשׁוֹן יָם־הַמֶּלַח צָפוֹנָה אֶל־קְצֵה הַיַּרְדֵּן נֶגְבָּה זֶה גְּבוּל נֶגֶב", "text": "*wə-ʿābar ha-gəbûl ʾel-ketep bêt-ḥoglâ ṣāpônâ wə-hāyû tōṣəʾôt ha-gəbûl ʾel-ləšôn yām-ha-mmelaḥ ṣāpônâ ʾel-qəṣēh ha-yyardēn negbâ zeh gəbûl negeb*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿābar*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it passed over", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary", "*ʾel-ketep*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to the shoulder/side of", "*bêt-ḥoglâ*": "proper noun - Beth-hoglah", "*ṣāpônâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - northward", "*wə-hāyû*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and were", "*tōṣəʾôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - outgoings/extremities of", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary", "*ʾel-ləšôn*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to the tongue/bay of", "*yām-ha-mmelaḥ*": "construct chain with definite article - the Salt Sea", "*ṣāpônâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - northward", "*ʾel-qəṣēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the end of", "*ha-yyardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*negbâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - southward", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this is", "*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - border of", "*negeb*": "noun, masculine singular - south" }, "variants": { "*wə-ʿābar*": "passed over/crossed/continued", "*ketep*": "shoulder/slope/side", "*tōṣəʾôt*": "extremities/endpoints/terminations", "*ləšôn*": "tongue/bay/inlet", "*yām-ha-mmelaḥ*": "Salt Sea/Dead Sea", "*qəṣēh*": "end/extremity/edge" } }

Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.20", "source": "וְהַיַּרְדֵּן יִגְבֹּל־אֹתוֹ לִפְאַת־קֵדְמָה זֹאת נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן לִגְבוּלֹתֶיהָ סָבִיב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם", "text": "*wə-ha-yyardēn yigbōl-ʾōtô li-pəʾat-qēdmâ zōʾt naḥălat bənê binyāmin li-gbûlōtêhā sābîb lə-mišpəḥōtām*", "grammar": { "*wə-ha-yyardēn*": "conjunctive waw + definite article + proper noun - and the Jordan", "*yigbōl-ʾōtô*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - shall border it", "*li-pəʾat-qēdmâ*": "preposition + construct state + noun, feminine singular + directional he - on the eastern side", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this is", "*naḥălat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - inheritance of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - children/sons of", "*binyāmin*": "proper noun - Benjamin", "*li-gbûlōtêhā*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - according to its boundaries", "*sābîb*": "adverb - around/surrounding", "*lə-mišpəḥōtām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their families" }, "variants": { "*yigbōl*": "shall border/bound/be a boundary", "*li-pəʾat-qēdmâ*": "on the eastern side/towards the east", "*naḥălat*": "inheritance/possession/territory", "*li-gbûlōtêhā*": "according to its boundaries/borders/limits", "*sābîb*": "all around/on all sides/surrounding" } }

Verse 28

{ "verseID": "Joshua.18.28", "source": "וְצֵלַע הָאֶלֶף וְהַיְבוּסִי הִיא יְרוּשָׁלִַם גִּבְעַת קִרְיַת עָרִים אַרְבַּע־עֶשְׂרֵה וְחַצְרֵיהֶן זֹאת נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי־בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם", "text": "*wə-ṣēlaʿ hā-ʾelep wə-ha-yəbûsî hîʾ yərûšālaim gibʿat qiryat ʿārîm ʾarbaʿ-ʿeśrēh wə-ḥaṣrêhen zōʾt naḥălat bənê-binyāmin lə-mišpəḥōtām*", "grammar": { "*wə-ṣēlaʿ*": "conjunctive waw + proper noun - and Zela", "*hā-ʾelep*": "definite article + proper noun - Haeleph", "*wə-ha-yəbûsî*": "conjunctive waw + definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - and the Jebusite", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it (is)", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*gibʿat*": "proper noun, construct state - Gibeath", "*qiryat*": "proper noun, construct state - Kiriath", "*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural - cities", "*ʾarbaʿ-ʿeśrēh*": "numeral, feminine - fourteen", "*wə-ḥaṣrêhen*": "conjunctive waw + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - and their villages", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this is", "*naḥălat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - inheritance of", "*bənê-binyāmin*": "construct chain - children of Benjamin", "*lə-mišpəḥōtām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - according to their families" }, "variants": { "*ṣēlaʿ*": "Zela (place name)", "*hā-ʾelep*": "Haeleph (place name)/the thousand", "*ha-yəbûsî*": "the Jebusite (referring to Jerusalem)", "*gibʿat qiryat*": "Gibeath-Kiriath (place name)", "*ḥaṣrêhen*": "their villages/settlements/hamlets", "*naḥălat*": "inheritance/possession/territory" } }