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"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Joshua.18.15",
"source": "וּפְאַת־נֶגְבָּה מִקְצֵה קִרְיַת יְעָרִים וְיָצָא הַגְּבוּל יָמָּה וְיָצָא אֶל־מַעְיַן מֵי נֶפְתּוֹחַ",
"text": "*û-pəʾat-negbâ mi-qṣēh qiryat yəʿārîm wə-yāṣāʾ ha-gəbûl yāmmâ wə-yāṣāʾ ʾel-maʿyan mê nepǝttôaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*û-pəʾat-negbâ*": "conjunctive waw + construct state + noun, masculine singular + directional he - and the south side",
"*mi-qṣēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from the end of",
"*qiryat yəʿārîm*": "proper noun - Kiriath-jearim",
"*wə-yāṣāʾ*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went out",
"*ha-gəbûl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the boundary",
"*yāmmâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - westward",
"*wə-yāṣāʾ*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went out",
"*ʾel-maʿyan*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the spring of",
"*mê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - waters of",
"*nepǝttôaḥ*": "proper noun - Nephtoah"
},
"variants": {
"*û-pəʾat-negbâ*": "south side/southern boundary",
"*mi-qṣēh*": "from the end/extremity/edge of",
"*wə-yāṣāʾ*": "went out/extended/proceeded",
"*yāmmâ*": "westward/toward the sea",
"*maʿyan*": "spring/fountain/water source"
}
}
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)"
}
}
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"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Joshua.18.18",
"source": "וְעָבַר אֶל־כֶּתֶף מוּל־הָעֲרָבָה צָפוֹנָה וְיָרַד הָעֲרָבָתָה",
"text": "*wə-ʿābar ʾel-ketep mûl-hā-ʿărābâ ṣāpônâ wə-yārad hā-ʿărābātâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿābar*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it passed over",
"*ʾel-ketep*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to the shoulder/side",
"*mûl-hā-ʿărābâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - opposite the Arabah",
"*ṣāpônâ*": "noun, masculine singular + directional he - northward",
"*wə-yārad*": "conjunctive waw + Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it went down",
"*hā-ʿărābātâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular + directional he - to the Arabah"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-ʿābar*": "passed over/crossed/continued",
"*ketep*": "shoulder/slope/side",
"*mûl*": "opposite/in front of/facing",
"*hā-ʿărābâ*": "the Arabah/desert plain/Jordan Valley",
"*wə-yārad*": "went down/descended/extended downward"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}