1{
"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"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.2",
"source": "וַיְהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ גְּב֣וּל נֶ֔גֶב מִקְצֵ֖ה יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֑לַח מִן־הַלָּשֹׁ֖ן הַפֹּנֶ֥ה נֶֽגְבָּה׃",
"text": "*Wayəhî* to-them *gəbûl* *negeb* from-*qəṣēh* *yām* the-*melaḥ* from-the-*lāšōn* the-*pōneh* *negbāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became",
"*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular - border/territory",
"*negeb*": "noun, masculine singular - south/Negev",
"*qəṣēh*": "construct noun, masculine singular - end/extremity of",
"*yām*": "construct noun, masculine singular - sea of",
"*melaḥ*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the salt",
"*lāšōn*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the tongue/bay",
"*pōneh*": "definite participle, Qal active, masculine singular - the turning/facing",
"*negbāh*": "noun + directional heh - southward"
},
"variants": {
"*yām* the-*melaḥ*": "Salt Sea (Dead Sea)",
"*lāšōn*": "tongue/bay/peninsula",
"*pōneh*": "turning/facing/looking"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.3",
"source": "וְ֠יָצָא אֶל־מִנֶּ֜גֶב לְמַעֲלֵ֤ה עַקְרַבִּים֙ וְעָ֣בַר צִ֔נָה וְעָלָ֥ה מִנֶּ֖גֶב לְקָדֵ֣שׁ בַּרְנֵ֑עַ וְעָבַ֤ר חֶצְרוֹן֙ וְעָלָ֣ה אַדָּ֔רָה וְנָסַ֖ב הַקַּרְקָּֽעָה׃",
"text": "*wəyāṣāʾ* unto-*minnegeb* to-*maʿălēh* *ʿAqrabbîm* *wəʿābar* *Ṣinnāh* *wəʿālāh* from-*negeb* to-*Qādēš Barnēaʿ* *wəʿābar* *Ḥeṣrôn* *wəʿālāh* *ʾAddārāh* *wənāsab* the-*Qarqāʿāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəyāṣāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it went out",
"*minnegeb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from south",
"*maʿălēh*": "construct noun, masculine singular - ascent of",
"*ʿAqrabbîm*": "proper noun - Akrabbim (Scorpion Pass)",
"*wəʿābar*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it passed over",
"*Ṣinnāh*": "proper noun + directional heh - to Zin",
"*wəʿālāh*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it went up",
"*negeb*": "noun, masculine singular - south/Negev",
"*Qādēš Barnēaʿ*": "proper noun - Kadesh Barnea",
"*Ḥeṣrôn*": "proper noun - Hezron",
"*ʾAddārāh*": "proper noun + directional heh - to Addar",
"*wənāsab*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it turned around",
"*Qarqāʿāh*": "definite proper noun - the Karkaa"
},
"variants": {
"*maʿălēh*": "ascent/pass/slope",
"*wəʿābar*": "passed over/crossed/went through",
"*wəʿālāh*": "went up/ascended",
"*wənāsab*": "turned around/circled/went around"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.4",
"source": "וְעָבַ֣ר עַצְמ֗וֹנָה וְיָצָא֙ נַ֣חַל מִצְרַ֔יִם *והיה **וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְא֥וֹת הַגְּב֖וּל יָ֑מָּה זֶה־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם גְּב֥וּל נֶֽגֶב׃",
"text": "*wəʿābar* *ʿAṣmônāh* *wəyāṣāʾ* *naḥal* *Miṣrayim* *wəhāyû* *tôṣəʾôt* the-*gəbûl* *yāmmāh* this-*yihyeh* to-you *gəbûl* *negeb*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʿābar*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it passed over",
"*ʿAṣmônāh*": "proper noun + directional heh - to Azmon",
"*wəyāṣāʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it went out",
"*naḥal*": "construct noun, masculine singular - brook/stream of",
"*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*wəhāyû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - and they were/became",
"*tôṣəʾôt*": "construct noun, feminine plural - outgoings/extremities of",
"*gəbûl*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the border/territory",
"*yāmmāh*": "noun + directional heh - seaward/westward",
"*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be",
"*negeb*": "noun, masculine singular - south/Negev"
},
"variants": {
"*naḥal*": "brook/stream/wadi",
"*tôṣəʾôt*": "outgoings/extremities/ends",
"*yāmmāh*": "seaward/westward",
"*yihyeh*": "will be/shall be"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Joshua.15.5",
"source": "וּגְב֥וּל קֵ֙דְמָה֙ יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לַח עַד־קְצֵ֖ה הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וּגְב֞וּל לִפְאַ֤ת צָפ֙וֹנָה֙ מִלְּשׁ֣וֹן הַיָּ֔ם מִקְצֵ֖ה הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃",
"text": "And-*gəbûl* *qēdəmāh* *yām* the-*melaḥ* unto-*qəṣēh* the-*Yardēn* and-*gəbûl* to-*pəʾat* *ṣāpônāh* from-*ləšôn* the-*yām* from-*qəṣēh* the-*Yardēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular - border/territory",
"*qēdəmāh*": "noun + directional heh - eastward",
"*yām*": "construct noun, masculine singular - sea of",
"*melaḥ*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the salt",
"*qəṣēh*": "construct noun, masculine singular - end/extremity of",
"*Yardēn*": "definite proper noun - the Jordan",
"*pəʾat*": "construct noun, feminine singular - side/quarter of",
"*ṣāpônāh*": "noun + directional heh - northward",
"*ləšôn*": "construct noun, masculine singular - tongue/bay of",
"*yām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the sea"
},
"variants": {
"*qēdəmāh*": "eastward/to the east",
"*yām* the-*melaḥ*": "Salt Sea (Dead Sea)",
"*qəṣēh*": "end/extremity/edge",
"*pəʾat*": "side/corner/quarter",
"*ləšôn*": "tongue/bay/peninsula"
}
}