Joshua 15:1

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{ "verseID": "Joshua.15.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י הַגּוֹרָ֗ל לְמַטֵּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם אֶל־גְּב֨וּל אֱד֧וֹם מִדְבַּר־צִ֛ן נֶ֖גְבָּה מִקְצֵ֥ה תֵימָֽן׃", "text": "*Wayəhî* the *gôrāl* for-*maṭṭēh* *bənê* *Yəhûdāh* to-*mišpəḥōtām* unto-*gəbûl* *ʾĔdôm* *midbar*-*Ṣin* *negbāh* from-*qəṣēh* *têmān*.", "grammar": { "*Wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became", "*gôrāl*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the lot", "*maṭṭēh*": "construct noun, masculine singular - tribe of", "*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of/children of", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*mišpəḥōtām*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their families/clans", "*gəbûl*": "construct noun, masculine singular - border/territory of", "*ʾĔdôm*": "proper noun - Edom", "*midbar*": "construct noun, masculine singular - wilderness of", "*Ṣin*": "proper noun - Zin", "*negbāh*": "noun + directional heh - southward", "*qəṣēh*": "construct noun, masculine singular - end/extremity of", "*têmān*": "noun, masculine singular - south" }, "variants": { "*gôrāl*": "lot/allotment/portion", "*maṭṭēh*": "tribe/staff/branch", "*negbāh*": "toward the south/Negev region", "*têmān*": "south/southern region" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֣י הַגּוֹרָ֗ל לְמַטֵּ֛ה בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם אֶל־גְּב֨וּל אֱד֧וֹם מִדְבַּר־צִ֛ן נֶ֖גְבָּה מִקְצֵ֥ה תֵימָֽן׃

Transliteration

Wayəhî the gôrāl for-maṭṭēh bənê Yəhûdāh to-mišpəḥōtām unto-gəbûl ʾĔdôm midbar-Ṣin negbāh from-qəṣēh têmān.

Grammar Details

• *Wayəhî*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became
• *gôrāl*: definite noun, masculine singular - the lot
• *maṭṭēh*: construct noun, masculine singular - tribe of
• *bənê*: construct noun, masculine plural - sons of/children of
• *Yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *mišpəḥōtām*: noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their families/clans
• *gəbûl*: construct noun, masculine singular - border/territory of
• *ʾĔdôm*: proper noun - Edom
• *midbar*: construct noun, masculine singular - wilderness of
• *Ṣin*: proper noun - Zin
• *negbāh*: noun + directional heh - southward
• *qəṣēh*: construct noun, masculine singular - end/extremity of
• *têmān*: noun, masculine singular - south

Word Meanings

• *gôrāl*: lot/allotment/portion
• *maṭṭēh*: tribe/staff/branch
• *negbāh*: toward the south/Negev region
• *têmān*: south/southern region

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah, by their clans, extended to the southern boundary, reaching the Edom border and the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev at its southernmost point.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  This then was the allocation for the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; reaching to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin southward was the farthest part of the southern coast.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The lot of the trybe of the children of Iuda amonge their kynreds, was ye coaste of Edom by the wyldernesse of Zin, which borderth southwarde on the edge of the south coutrees.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Iudah by their families: euen to the border of Edom and the wildernesse of Zin, Southward on the Southcoast.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This was the lot of the tribe of the children of Iuda by their kinreds, euen to the border of Edom in the wildernesse of Zin southwarde, euen from the vtmost parte of the south coast.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ [This] then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; [even] to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward [was] the uttermost part of the south coast.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families, is unto the border of Edom; the wilderness of Zin southward, at the extremity of the south;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was unto the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the part of the land marked out for the children of Judah by families, went up to the edge of Edom, as far as the waste land of Zin to the south, to the farthest point of it on the south.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south.

Referenced Verses

• Num 26:55-56 : 55 { "verseID": "Numbers.26.55", "source": "אַךְ־בְּגוֹרָ֕ל יֵחָלֵ֖ק אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ לִשְׁמ֥וֹת מַטּוֹת־אֲבֹתָ֖ם יִנְחָֽלוּ׃", "text": "But by *gôrāl* *yēḥālēq* *ʾet*-the *ʾāreṣ*; to *shəmôt* *maṭṭôt*-*ʾăbōtām* *yinḥālû*.", "grammar": { "*ʾak*": "adverb - but/only/surely", "*bə*": "preposition - by/with", "*gôrāl*": "noun, masculine singular - lot", "*yēḥālēq*": "verb, niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it shall be divided", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*li*": "preposition - to/for", "*shəmôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - names of", "*maṭṭôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of", "*ʾăbōtām*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their fathers", "*yinḥālû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall inherit" }, "variants": { "*gôrāl*": "lot/allotment/portion determined by casting lots", "*yēḥālēq*": "shall be divided/shall be apportioned/shall be distributed", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/territory/earth", "*shəmôt*": "names/designations/identities", "*maṭṭôt*": "tribes/divisions/rods", "*ʾăbōtām*": "their fathers/their ancestors/their patriarchs", "*yinḥālû*": "they shall inherit/they shall take possession of/they shall receive" } } 56 { "verseID": "Numbers.26.56", "source": "עַל־פִּי֙ הַגּוֹרָ֔ל תֵּחָלֵ֖ק נַחֲלָת֑וֹ בֵּ֥ין רַ֖ב לִמְעָֽט׃", "text": "According to *pî* the *gôrāl* *tēḥālēq* *naḥălātô* between *rab* to *məʿāṭ*.", "grammar": { "*ʿal*": "preposition - according to/upon", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of/command of", "*ha-gôrāl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the lot", "*tēḥālēq*": "verb, niphal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - it shall be divided", "*naḥălātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his inheritance", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*rab*": "adjective, masculine singular - many/numerous/large", "*li*": "preposition - to/for", "*məʿāṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - few/small/little" }, "variants": { "*pî*": "mouth of/determination of/decision of", "*gôrāl*": "lot/allotment/portion determined by casting lots", "*tēḥālēq*": "shall be divided/shall be apportioned/shall be distributed", "*naḥălātô*": "his inheritance/his possession/his property", "*rab*": "many/large/numerous group", "*məʿāṭ*": "few/small/lesser group" } }
• Num 33:36-37 : 36 { "verseID": "Numbers.33.36", "source": "וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵעֶצְי֣וֹן גָּ֑בֶר וַיַּחֲנ֥וּ בְמִדְבַּר־צִ֖ן הִ֥וא קָדֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "And *wə-yis'û* from *'Eṣyôn Gāber*, and *wə-yaḥanû* in *midbar-Ṣin*, it *hîʾ* *Qādēš*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yis'û*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they journeyed/set out", "*'Eṣyôn Gāber*": "proper noun with prefixed preposition *mē* - from Ezion-geber", "*wə-yaḥanû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they camped/encamped", "*midbar-Ṣin*": "construct form with prefixed preposition *bə* - in wilderness of Zin", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it/that is", "*Qādēš*": "proper noun - Kadesh" }, "variants": { "*yis'û*": "journey/set out/depart", "*yaḥanû*": "camp/encamp/pitch [tents]", "*'Eṣyôn Gāber*": "backbone of [a] man/spine of [a] warrior", "*midbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } } 37 { "verseID": "Numbers.33.37", "source": "וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִקָּדֵ֑שׁ וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּהֹ֣ר הָהָ֔ר בִּקְצֵ֖ה אֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃", "text": "And *wə-yis'û* from *Qādēš*, and *wə-yaḥanû* in *Hōr hā-hār* in *qəṣê ʾereṣ ʾĔdôm*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yis'û*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they journeyed/set out", "*Qādēš*": "proper noun with prefixed preposition *min* - from Kadesh", "*wə-yaḥanû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they camped/encamped", "*Hōr hā-hār*": "proper noun with definite article + prefixed preposition *bə* - in Hor the mountain/Mount Hor", "*qəṣê*": "construct form of *qāṣeh* with prefixed preposition *bə* - in edge of/border of", "*ʾereṣ ʾĔdôm*": "construct form - land of Edom" }, "variants": { "*yis'û*": "journey/set out/depart", "*yaḥanû*": "camp/encamp/pitch [tents]", "*Hōr hā-hār*": "Hor the mountain/Mount Hor", "*qəṣê*": "edge/border/end/extremity" } }
• Num 34:3-5 : 3 { "verseID": "Numbers.34.3", "source": "וְהָיָ֨ה לָכֶ֧ם פְּאַת־נֶ֛גֶב מִמִּדְבַּר־צִ֖ן עַל־יְדֵ֣י אֱד֑וֹם וְהָיָ֤ה לָכֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִקְצֵ֥ה יָם־הַמֶּ֖לַח קֵֽדְמָה׃", "text": "*wə-hāyâ* *lākem* *pəʾat-negeb* *mi-midbar-ṣin* *ʿal-yədê* *ʾědôm* *wə-hāyâ* *lākem* *gəbûl* *negeb* *mi-qəṣēh* *yām-hammelaḥ* *qēdmâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyâ*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall be", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you", "*pəʾat-negeb*": "construct noun, feminine singular + noun - side/quarter/region of the south", "*mi-midbar-ṣin*": "preposition + construct noun, masculine singular + proper noun - from the wilderness of Zin", "*ʿal-yədê*": "preposition + construct noun, dual - along side/beside", "*ʾědôm*": "proper noun - Edom", "*wə-hāyâ*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall be", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you", "*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular - border/boundary", "*negeb*": "noun, masculine singular - south/Negev", "*mi-qəṣēh*": "preposition + construct noun, masculine singular - from the end of", "*yām-hammelaḥ*": "construct noun, masculine singular + definite article + noun - sea of the salt (Dead Sea)", "*qēdmâ*": "adverb - eastward" }, "variants": { "*pəʾat*": "side/quarter/region", "*negeb*": "south/Negev/southern region", "*ʿal-yədê*": "along side/beside/adjacent to", "*gəbûl*": "border/boundary/territory", "*qəṣēh*": "end/extremity/edge", "*qēdmâ*": "eastward/toward the east" } } 4 { "verseID": "Numbers.34.4", "source": "וְנָסַ֣ב לָכֶם֩ הַגְּב֨וּל מִנֶּ֜גֶב לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה עַקְרַבִּים֙ וְעָ֣בַר צִ֔נָה *והיה **וְהָיוּ֙ תּֽוֹצְאֹתָ֔יו מִנֶּ֖גֶב לְקָדֵ֣שׁ בַּרְנֵ֑עַ וְיָצָ֥א חֲצַר־אַדָּ֖ר וְעָבַ֥ר עַצְמֹֽנָה׃", "text": "*wə-nāsab* *lākem* *ha-gəbûl* *mi-negeb* *lə-maʿălēh ʿaqrabbîm* *wə-ʿābar* *ṣinnâ* *wə-hāyû* *tôṣəʾōtāyw* *mi-negeb* *lə-qādēš barnēaʿ* *wə-yāṣāʾ* *ḥăṣar-ʾaddār* *wə-ʿābar* *ʿaṣmōnâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-nāsab*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall turn", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the border", "*mi-negeb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the south", "*lə-maʿălēh ʿaqrabbîm*": "preposition + construct noun + noun - to the ascent of Akrabbim (Scorpion Pass)", "*wə-ʿābar*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall pass", "*ṣinnâ*": "proper noun - to Zin", "*wə-hāyû*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they shall be", "*tôṣəʾōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its extremities/its limits", "*mi-negeb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the south", "*lə-qādēš barnēaʿ*": "preposition + proper compound noun - to Kadesh-barnea", "*wə-yāṣāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall go out", "*ḥăṣar-ʾaddār*": "proper compound noun - Hazar-addar", "*wə-ʿābar*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall pass", "*ʿaṣmōnâ*": "proper noun - to Azmon" }, "variants": { "*wə-nāsab*": "and it shall turn/circle around/go around", "*maʿălēh*": "ascent/pass/incline", "*ʿaqrabbîm*": "scorpions/Akrabbim (Scorpion Pass)", "*tôṣəʾōtāyw*": "its extremities/its limits/its boundaries", "*wə-yāṣāʾ*": "and it shall go out/proceed/extend", "*wə-ʿābar*": "and it shall pass/cross/go through" } } 5 { "verseID": "Numbers.34.5", "source": "וְנָסַ֧ב הַגְּב֛וּל מֵעַצְמ֖וֹן נַ֣חְלָה מִצְרָ֑יִם וְהָי֥וּ תוֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּֽמָּה׃", "text": "*wə-nāsab* *ha-gəbûl* *mē-ʿaṣmôn* *naḥlâ* *miṣrāyim* *wə-hāyû* *tôṣəʾōtāyw* *ha-yāmmâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-nāsab*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall turn", "*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the border", "*mē-ʿaṣmôn*": "preposition + proper noun - from Azmon", "*naḥlâ*": "noun, feminine singular - brook/wadi/torrent", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt/of Egypt", "*wə-hāyû*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they shall be", "*tôṣəʾōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its extremities/its limits", "*ha-yāmmâ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular + directional heh - to the sea" }, "variants": { "*wə-nāsab*": "and it shall turn/circle around/go around", "*naḥlâ*": "brook/wadi/torrent/stream", "*miṣrāyim*": "Egypt/of Egypt", "*tôṣəʾōtāyw*": "its extremities/its limits/its boundaries", "*ha-yāmmâ*": "to the sea/westward/to the Mediterranean" } }
• Josh 14:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Joshua.14.2", "source": "בְּגוֹרַ֖ל נַחֲלָתָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְתִשְׁעַ֥ת הַמַּטּ֖וֹת וַחֲצִ֥י הַמַּטֶּֽה׃", "text": "By *gôral* their *naḥălātām* as that which *ṣiwwāh* *YHWH* by *yad*-*mōšeh* for *tišʿat* *hammaṭṭôt* and *ḥăṣî* *hammaṭṭeh*.", "grammar": { "*bᵊ*": "preposition - by/with", "*gôral*": "noun, masculine singular - lot", "*naḥălātām*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their inheritance", "*ka*": "preposition - as/according to", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ṣiwwāh*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*bᵊ*": "preposition - by/through", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*lᵊ*": "preposition - for/to", "*tišʿat*": "number, feminine construct - nine of", "*hammaṭṭôt*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the tribes", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥăṣî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - half of", "*hammaṭṭeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the tribe" }, "variants": { "*gôral*": "lot/allotment/portion", "*naḥălātām*": "their inheritance/their possession", "*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/instructed", "*yad*": "hand/authority/agency", "*tišʿat*": "nine" } }
• Ezek 47:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.47.19", "source": "וּפְאַת֙ נֶ֣גֶב תֵּימָ֔נָה מִתָּמָ֗ר עַד־מֵי֙ מְרִיב֣וֹת קָדֵ֔שׁ נַחֲלָ֖ה אֶל־הַיָּ֣ם הַגָּד֑וֹל וְאֵ֥ת פְּאַת־תֵּימָ֖נָה נֶֽגְבָּה", "text": "And-*pəʾat* *negeb* *têmānāh* from-*tāmār* until-*mê* *mərîbôt* *qādēš*, *naḥălāh* to-the-*yām* the-*gādôl*; and-*ʾēt* *pəʾat*-*têmānāh* *negbāh*", "grammar": { "*pəʾat*": "noun feminine singular construct - side/corner of", "*negeb*": "noun masculine singular - south", "*têmānāh*": "noun feminine singular with directional he - southward", "*tāmār*": "proper noun - Tamar", "*mê*": "construct state of *mayim* - waters of", "*mərîbôt*": "noun feminine plural construct - strife/contention of", "*qādēš*": "proper noun - Kadesh", "*naḥălāh*": "noun feminine singular - inheritance/possession", "*yām*": "noun masculine singular with definite article - the sea", "*gādôl*": "adjective masculine singular with definite article - the great", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*pəʾat*": "noun feminine singular construct - side/corner of", "*têmānāh*": "noun feminine singular - south", "*negbāh*": "noun masculine singular with directional he - southward" }, "variants": { "*pəʾat*": "side/corner/edge", "*negeb*": "south/southern region", "*têmānāh*": "southward/toward the south", "*tāmār*": "Tamar (place name)/palm tree", "*mê*": "waters of", "*mərîbôt*": "strife/contention/argument", "*qādēš*": "Kadesh (place name)/holy", "*naḥălāh*": "inheritance/possession/heritage", "*yām*": "sea/large body of water", "*gādôl*": "great/large/mighty", "*têmānāh*": "south/southern direction", "*negbāh*": "southward/toward the south" } }