New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 15:1-12

1Nowthe lotהַגּוֹרָ֗לha.go.RalH1486for the tribeלְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940reachedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961theborderגְּב֨וּלge.VulH1366of EdomH112,southwardנֶ֖גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045to thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֛ןtzinH6790at the extremeמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097southתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

2Their southנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366was from the lower endמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of the Saltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֣םyamH3220,from the bayהַלָּשֹׁ֖ןha.la.ShonH3956that turnsהַפֹּנֶ֥הha.po.NehH6437to the southנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

3Then it proceededוְ֠יָצָאVe.ya.tza'H3318southwardמִנֶּ֜גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to the ascentH4610of AkrabbimH4610and continuedוְעָ֣בַרve.'A.varH5674to Zinצִ֔נָהTzi.nahH6790,then wentוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927up by the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045of Kadesh-barneaH6947and continuedוְעָבַ֤רve.'a.VarH5674to Hezronחֶצְרוֹן֙chetz.rOnH2696,and wentוְעָלָ֣הve.'a.LahH5927up to Addarאַדָּ֔רָה'a.Da.rahH146and turnedוְנָסַ֖בve.na.SavH5437aboutH5437to Karkaהַקַּרְקָֽעָה׃ha.kar.Ka.'ahH7173.

4Itcontinuedוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674to Azmonעַצְמ֗וֹנָהatz.Mo.nahH6111and proceededוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and theborderהַגְּב֖וּלha.ge.VulH1366endedתֹּצְא֥וֹתto.tze.'otH1961 H8444at the seaיָ֑מָּהYa.mahH3220.Thisזֶה־zeh-H2088shall be your southנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

5Theeastקֵ֙דְמָה֙ke.de.mahH6924borderוּגְב֥וּלu.ge.VulH1366wasthe Saltהַמֶּ֔לַחha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָ֣םyamH3220,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as themouthקְצֵ֖הke.TzehH7097of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383. And theborderוּגְב֞וּלu.ge.VulH1366of the northצָפ֙וֹנָה֙tza.Fo.nahH6828sideלִפְאַ֤תlif.'AtH6285was from the bayמִלְּשׁ֣וֹןmi.le.ShonH3956of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220at themouthמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

6Then the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentוְעָלָ֤הve.'a.LahH5927up to Beth-hoglahH1031,and continuedוְעָבַ֕רve.'a.VarH5674on the northמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of Beth-arabahH1026,and the borderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentוְעָלָ֣הve.'a.LahH5927up to the stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Bohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205.

7The borderהַגְּב֥וּל׀ha.ge.VulH1366wentוְעָלָ֨הve.'a.LahH5927up to Debirדְּבִרָה֮de.vi.RahH1688fromthe valleyמֵעֵ֣מֶקme.'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכוֹר֒'a.khOrH5911,and turnedפֹּנֶ֣הpo.NehH6437northwardוְצָפ֜וֹנָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828towardH413Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is oppositeנֹ֙כַח֙no.khachH5227the ascentלְמַעֲלֵ֣הle.ma.'a.LehH4608of Adummimאֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.MimH131,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is on the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045of the valleyלַנָּ֑חַלla.Na.chalH5158;and the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366continuedוְעָבַ֤רve.'a.VarH5674to the watersמֵי־mei-H4325of En-shemeshH5885andit endedוְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוve.ha.Yu to.tze.'o.TavH1961 H8444at En-rogelH5883.

8Then the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentוְעָלָ֨הve.'a.LahH5927up the valleyגֵּ֣יgeiH1516of Ben-hinnomבֶן־ הִנֹּ֗םven- hi.NomH1121 H2011to the slopeכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983on the southמִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045(that is, Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389);and the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentוְעָלָ֨הve.'a.LahH5927up to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the mountainהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834is beforeעַל־ פְּנֵ֤י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the valleyגֵֽי־gei-H1516of Hinnomהִנֹּם֙hi.NomH2011to the westיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is at the endבִּקְצֵ֥הbik.TzehH7097of the valleyעֵֽמֶק־'e.mek-H6010of Rephaimרְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'ImH7497toward the northצָפֹֽנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

9From the topמֵרֹ֣אשׁme.RoshH7218of the mountainהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366curvedוְתָאַ֨רve.ta.'ArH8388to the springמַעְיַן֙ma'.YanH4599of the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Nephtoahנֶפְתּ֔וֹחַnef.To.achH5318and proceededוְיָצָ֖אve.ya.Tza'H3318to the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Mountהַר־har-H2022Ephronעֶפְר֑וֹןef.RonH6085,then the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366curvedוְתָאַ֤רve.ta.'ArH8388toBaalahבַּעֲלָ֔הba.'a.LahH1173(that is,Kiriath-jearimH7157).

10The borderהַגְּב֨וּלha.ge.VulH1366turnedוְנָסַב֩ve.na.SavH5437aboutH5437from Baalahמִבַּעֲלָ֥הmi.ba.'a.LahH1173westwardיָ֙מָּה֙ya.mahH3220to Mountהַ֣רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,and continuedH5674to the slopeכֶּ֧תֶףKe.tefH3802of Mountהַר־har-H2022Jearimיְעָרִ֛יםye.'a.RimH3297on the northמִצָּפ֖וֹנָהmi.tza.Fo.nahH6828(that is, Chesalonכְסָל֑וֹןkhe.sa.LonH3693),and wentH3381downוְיָרַ֥דve.ya.RadH3381to Beth-shemeshH1053and continuedH5674throughH5674Timnahתִּמְנָֽה׃tim.NahH8553.

11The borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366proceededוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318to the sideכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן֮'ek.rOnH6138northwardצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828.Then the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366curvedוְתָאַ֤רve.ta.'ArH8388to Shikkeronשִׁכְּר֔וֹנָהshi.ke.Ro.nahH7942and continuedוְעָבַ֥רve.'a.VarH5674to Mountהַר־har-H2022Baalahהַֽבַּעֲלָ֖הha.ba.'a.LahH1173and proceededוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318to Jabneelיַבְנְאֵ֑לyav.ne.'ElH2995, and theborderהַגְּב֖וּלha.ge.VulH1366endedוְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְא֥וֹתve.ha.Yu to.tze.'otH1961 H8444at the seaיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.

12The westיָ֔םYamH3220borderוּגְב֣וּלu.ge.VulH1366wasat the Greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Seaהַיָּ֥מָּהhai.Ya.mahH3220, even itscoastlineוּגְב֑וּלu.ge.VulH1366.Thisזֶ֠הzehH2088is the borderגְּב֧וּלge.VulH1366aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

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