New American Standard Bible 2020
Joshua 15
Territory of Judah
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.
3Then it proceededוְ֠יָצָאVe.ya.tza'H3318southwardמִנֶּ֜גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to the ascentH4610ofH4610AkrabbimH4610and continuedוְעָ֣בַרve.'A.varH5674to Zinצִ֔נָהTzi.nahH6790,then wentH5927upH5927by the southמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045of Kadesh-barneaH6947and continuedוְעָבַ֤רve.'a.VarH5674to Hezronחֶצְרוֹן֙chetz.rOnH2696,and wentH5927upH5927to Addarאַדָּ֔רָה'a.Da.rahH146and turnedוְנָסַ֖בve.na.SavH5437to 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.'otH1961H8444at the seaיָ֑מָּהYa.mahH3220.Thisזֶה־zeh-H2088shall be your southernנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.
5Theeasternקֵ֙דְמָה֙ke.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.VulH1366wentH5927upH5927to Beth-hoglahH1031,and continuedוְעָבַ֕רve.'a.VarH5674on the northמִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828of Beth-arabahH1026,and the borderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentH5927upH5927to the stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Bohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205.
7And the borderהַגְּב֥וּל׀ha.ge.VulH1366wentH5927upH5927to 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.TavH1961H8444at En-rogelH5883.
8Then the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentH5927upH5927the Valleyגֵּ֣יgeiH1516of Ben-hinnomבֶן־ הִנֹּ֗םven- hi.NomH1121H2011to the slopeכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983on the southמִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045(that is, Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389);and the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentH5927upH5927to the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the mountainהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834is oppositeעַל־ פְּנֵ֤י'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440the 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.
9And from the topמֵרֹ֣אשׁme.RoshH7218of the mountainהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366turnedוְתָאַ֨רve.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.VulH1366turnedוְתָאַ֤רve.ta.'ArH8388toBaalahבַּעֲלָ֔הba.'a.LahH1173(that is,Kiriath-jearimH7157).
10The borderהַגְּב֨וּלha.ge.VulH1366turnedוְנָסַב֩ve.na.SavH5437from 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.
11Then the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366proceededוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318to the sideכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן֮'ek.rOnH6138northwardצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828.And the borderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366turnedוְתָאַ֤רve.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.'otH1961H8444at the seaיָֽמָּה׃Ya.mahH3220.
12The westernיָ֔םYamH3220borderוּגְב֣וּלu.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.
13Nowhe gaveנָ֤תַןNa.tanH5414to Calebוּלְכָלֵ֣בu.le.kha.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּ֗הye.fu.NehH3312a portionחֵ֙לֶק֙che.lekH2506amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,inH413accordanceH413withH413thecommandפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to Joshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֑עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091, namely,Kiriath-arbaH7153, Arba beingthe fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Anakהָעֲנָ֖קha.'a.NakH6061(that is, Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275).
14AndCalebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612droveH3423outH3423from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033the threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Anakהָעֲנָ֑קha.'a.NakH6061:Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֤יshe.ShaiH8344,Ahimanאֲחִימַן֙'a.chi.ManH289,and Talmaiתַּלְמַ֔יtal.MaiH8526,the childrenיְלִידֵ֖יye.li.DeiH3211of Anakהָעֲנָֽק׃ha.'a.NakH6061.
16And Calebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The one whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834attacksיַכֶּ֥הya.KehH5221Kiriath-sepherH7158and capturesוּלְכָדָ֑הּu.le.kha.DahH3920it,I will giveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414him Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915my daughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”
17Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֥ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַ֖זke.NazH7073,the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Calebכָלֵ֑בkha.LevH3612,capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֛הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920it; so he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
18And it happenedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961that when she cameבְּבוֹאָ֗הּbe.vo.'AhH935to him,she incitedוַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.si.Te.huH5496him to askלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1for a fieldשָׂדֶ֔הsa.DehH7704.So she dismountedוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795from the donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you want?”
19Then she saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me a blessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293;sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you have givenנְתַתָּ֔נִיne.ta.Ta.niH5414me the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of theNegevהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045,giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414me springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325also.” So he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414her the upperעִלִּיּ֔וֹתi.li.YotH5942springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543and the lowerתַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ פtach.ti.YotH8482springsגֻּלֹּ֥תgu.LotH1543.
21Now the citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892at the extremityמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הle.ma.TehH4294of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063towardאֶל־'el-H413the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of EdomH112in the southבַּנֶּ֑גְבָּהba.Neg.bahH5045were Kabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֥לkav.tze.'ElH6909,Ederוְעֵ֖דֶרve.'E.derH5740,and Jagurוְיָגֽוּר׃ve.ya.GurH3017,
36Shaaraimוְשַׁעֲרַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.'a.Ra.yimH8189,Adithaimוַעֲדִיתַ֔יִםva.'a.di.Ta.yimH5723,Gederahוְהַגְּדֵרָ֖הve.ha.ge.de.RahH1449,and Gederothaimוּגְדֵרֹתָ֑יִםu.ge.de.ro.Ta.yimH1453;fourteenאַרְבַּֽע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'ar.ba'- 'es.RehH702H6240citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ve.chatz.rei.HenH2691.
47Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֞וֹד'ash.DodH795,its townsבְּנוֹתֶ֣יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323and its villagesוַחֲצֵרֶ֗יהָva.cha.tze.Rei.haH2691;Gazaעַזָּ֥ה'a.ZahH5804,its townsבְּנוֹתֶ֥יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323and its villagesוַחֲצֵרֶ֖יהָva.cha.tze.Rei.haH2691,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and the Greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.VolH1419Seaוְהַיָּ֥םve.hai.YamH3220, even itscoastlineוּגְבֽוּל׃ סu.ge.VulH1366.
63Now as for theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983,the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063couldיָכְל֥וּyu.khe.luH3201notdriveH3423them outH3423;so the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֜יhay.vu.SiH2983liveוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
Commentaries on Joshua 15
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- Darby Translation Notes
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