Joshua 1:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Your territory will stretch from the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites—and westward to the Great Sea, where the sun sets.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מֵהַמִּדְבָּר֩ וְהַלְּבָנ֨וֹן הַזֶּ֜ה וְֽעַד־הַנָּהָ֧ר הַגָּד֣וֹל נְהַר־פְּרָ֗ת כֹּ֚ל אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחִתִּ֔ים וְעַד־הַיָּ֥ם הַגָּד֖וֹל מְב֣וֹא הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ יִֽהְיֶ֖ה גְּבוּלְכֶֽם

Transliteration

From-the midbar and-the Lǝbānôn the-this and-unto-the nāhār the-gādôl nǝhar-Pǝrāt, all ʾerets the-Ḥittîm and-unto-the yām the-gādôl mǝbôʾ the-shāmesh yihyeh gǝbûlkem

Grammar Details

• *midbar*: noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert
• *Lǝbānôn*: proper noun - Lebanon
• *nāhār*: noun, masculine singular - river
• *gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great/large
• *nǝhar*: noun, masculine singular construct - river of
• *Pǝrāt*: proper noun - Euphrates
• *ʾerets*: noun, feminine singular construct - land of
• *Ḥittîm*: proper noun, plural - Hittites
• *yām*: noun, masculine singular - sea
• *mǝbôʾ*: noun, masculine singular construct - entrance/going down of
• *shāmesh*: noun, feminine singular - sun
• *yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be
• *gǝbûlkem*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your border/territory

Word Meanings

• *midbar*: wilderness/desert/uninhabited land
• *nāhār*: river/stream
• *mǝbôʾ*: entrance/setting/going down
• *gǝbûlkem*: your border/territory/boundary

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun, shall be your territory.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  From the wilderness,{H4057} and this Lebanon,{H3844} even unto the great{H1419} river,{H5104} the river{H5104} Euphrates,{H6578} all the land{H776} of the Hittites,{H2850} and unto the great{H1419} sea{H3220} toward the going down{H3996} of the sun,{H8121} shall be your border.{H1366}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  From the wilderness{H4057} and this Lebanon{H3844} even unto the great{H1419} river{H5104}, the river{H5104} Euphrates{H6578}, all the land{H776} of the Hittites{H2850}, and unto the great{H1419} sea{H3220} toward the going down{H3996} of the sun{H8121}, shall be your coast{H1366}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  From the wyldernesse and this Libanus vnto the greate water Euphrates: all the londe of the Hethites vnto the greate see towarde the west, shal be youre border.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  From the wildernesse and this Lebanon euen vnto the great riuer, the riuer Perath: all the land of the Hittites, euen vnto the great Sea towarde the going downe of the sunne, shalbe your coast.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  From the wyldernesse and this Libanon, vnto the great riuer Euphrates, all the lande of the Hethites, euen vnto the great sea towarde the goyng downe of the sunne, shalbe your coast.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even to the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  From this wilderness and Lebanon, and unto the great river, the river Phrath, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great Sea -- the going in of the sun -- is your border.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  From the waste land and this mountain Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, and all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea, in the west, will be your country.

• World English Bible (2000)

  From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even to the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your border.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Your territory will extend from the desert in the south to Lebanon in the north. It will extend all the way to the great River Euphrates in the east(including all of Syria) and all the way to the Mediterranean Sea in the west.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:31 : 31 I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the inhabitants of the land, and you will drive them out before you.
• Num 34:2-9 : 2 Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries: 3 Your southern boundary will begin at the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom, and from the eastern end of the Salt Sea. 4 Then the boundary will turn south to the ascent of Akrabbim, continue to Zin, and extend southward to Kadesh-barnea. It will then go out to Hazar-addar and proceed to Azmon. 5 From Azmon, the boundary will turn to the Wadi of Egypt and end at the Mediterranean Sea. 6 Your western boundary will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your boundary to the west. 7 Your northern boundary will run from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Hor. 8 From Mount Hor, you will mark out the boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and the boundary will end at Zedad. 9 The boundary will then go out to Ziphron and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your northern boundary. 10 For your eastern boundary, you are to draw a line from Hazar-enan to Shepham. 11 The boundary will descend from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue downward along the slopes eastward to the Sea of Galilee. 12 The boundary will then follow down the Jordan River and end at the Salt Sea. This will define the land with its borders on all sides. 13 Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes. 14 For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral clans, the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral clans, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance. 15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, toward the sunrise. 16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 17 These are the names of the men who shall divide the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. 18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.
• Deut 1:7 : 7 Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors—the Arabah, the hill country, the lowlands, the Negev, and the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.
• Deut 3:25 : 25 ‘Please let me cross over and see the good land on the other side of the Jordan—that fine hill country and Lebanon.’
• Deut 11:24 : 24 Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.
• Gen 15:18-21 : 18 On that day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River— 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
• 1 Chr 5:9 : 9 To the east, he lived as far as the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River because their livestock had multiplied in the land of Gilead.
• 1 Chr 18:3 : 3 David defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath when Hadadezer went to establish his control over the Euphrates River.