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Joshua 18:11-28
11The first lotגּוֹרַ֛לgo.RalH1486came upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927for the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940of the tribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121.Their allottedגּֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366layוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996theבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121tribesof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063andוּבֵ֖יןu.VeinH996Josephבְּנֵ֥י יוֹסֵֽף׃be.Nei yo.SefH1121H3130:
12On the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828sideלִפְאַ֥תlif.'AtH6285their borderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366beganוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961atמִן־min-H4480the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,went upוְעָלָ֣ה הַגְּבוּל֩ve.'a.Lah ha.ge.VulH5927H1366pastאֶל־'el-H413the northernמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828slopeכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802of Jerichoיְרִיח֜וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,headedוְעָלָ֤הve.'a.LahH5927westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220through the hill countryבָהָר֙va.HarH2022,and came outוְהָיוּ֙ תֹּֽצְאֹתָ֔יוve.ha.yah to.tze.'o.TavH1961H8444at the wildernessמִדְבַּ֖רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Beth-avenH1007.
13From thereמִשָּׁ֨םmi.ShamH8033the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366crossed overוְעָבַר֩ve.'a.VarH5674ל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870toאֶל־'el-H413the southernנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045slopeכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of Luzל֙וּזָה֙lu.zahH3870(that isהִ֖יאhi'H1931,BethelH1008הַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366)and went downוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381to Ataroth-addarH5853onעַל־'al-H5921the hillהָהָ֕רha.HarH2022אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834southמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045ofלְבֵית־le.veit-H1032Lowerתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481Beth-horonחֹר֖וֹןcho.RonH1032.
14On the westיָ֜םyamH3220sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285the borderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366curvedוְתָאַ֣רve.ta.'ArH8388וְנָסַ֨בve.na.SavH5437southwardנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045fromמִן־min-H4480the hillהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834facingעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440Beth-horonH1032on the southנֶגְבָּה֒neg.BahH5045and came outוְהָי֣וּ תֹֽצְאֹתָ֗יוve.ha.yah to.tze.'o.TavH1961H8444atאֶל־'el-H413Kiriath-baalH7154(that isהִ֚יאhi'H1931,Kiriath-jearimH7157),a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063was the westernיָֽם׃YamH3220sideפְּאַת־pe.'at-H6285.
15On the southנֶ֕גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045sideוּפְאַת־u.fe.'at-H6285the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366began at the outskirtsמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of Kiriath-jearimH7157and extendedוְיָצָ֤אve.ya.Tza'H3318westwardיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220וְיָצָ֕אve.ya.Tza'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the springמַעְיַ֖ןma'.YanH4599at the Watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Nephtoahנֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃nef.To.achH5318.
16Thenהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366itwent downוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the footקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the hillהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834facesעַל־ פְּנֵי֙'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440the Valley of Ben-hinnomגֵּ֣י בֶן־ הִנֹּ֔םgei ven- hi.NomH1516H1121H2011אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834at the northernצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828end of the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'ImH7497and ran downוְיָרַד֩ve.ya.RadH3381the Valley of Hinnomגֵּ֨י הִנֹּ֜םgei hi.NomH1516H2011towardאֶל־'el-H413the southernנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045slopeכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983and downwardוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381to En-rogelH5883.
17From there it curvedוְתָאַ֣רve.ta.'ArH8388northwardמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and proceededוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318to En-shemeshוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H5885H3318and on toאֶל־'el-H413Gelilothגְּלִיל֔וֹתge.li.LotH1553אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834facingנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the Ascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Adummimאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH131,and continued downוְיָרַ֕דve.ya.RadH3381to the Stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Bohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205.
19The borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366continuedוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674toאֶל־'el-H413the northernצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828slopeכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of Beth-hoglahH1031and came outוְהָי֣וּ תֹּצְא֣וֹתve.ha.yah to.tze.'o.tavH1961H8444atאֶל־'el-H413the northernצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828bayלְשׁ֤וֹןle.ShonH3956of the Salt Seaיָם־ הַמֶּ֙לַח֙yom- ha.Me.lachH3220H4417,atאֶל־'el-H413the mouthקְצֵ֥ה נֶ֑גְבָּהke.Tzeh Neg.bahH5045H7097of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383.Thisהַגְּב֗וּל זֶ֖הha.ge.Vul zehH2088H1366was the southernנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.
20On the eastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285the borderיִגְבֹּל־yig.bol-H1379אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853was the Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383.Theseזֹ֡אתzotH2063were thebordersלִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the inheritanceנַחֲלַת֩na.cha.LatH5159of the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940of the tribeבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֧ןvin.ya.MinH1144.
28Zelahוְצֵלַ֡עve.tze.La'H6762,Haelephהָאֶ֜לֶףha.'E.lefH507,Jebusוְהַיְבוּסִ֨יve.hay.vu.SiH2983(that isהִ֤יאhi'H1931,Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389),Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1394,and Kiriath-jearimקִרְיַ֔תkir.YatH7157—fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH702H6240citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892,along with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶ֑ןve.chatz.rei.HenH2691.Thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063was the inheritanceנַֽחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃ פle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940of the tribeבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144.
Commentaries on Joshua 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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