Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 15:1-4

1Thisthen was the lotהַגּוֹרָ֗לha.go.RalH1486of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940; evento the borderגְּב֨וּלge.VulH1366of Edomאֱד֧וֹם'e.DomH123the wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֛ןtzinH6790southwardנֶ֖גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045wasthe uttermost partמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the south coastתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

2And their southנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366was from the shoreמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of the saltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417seaיָ֣םyamH3220,from the bayהַלָּשֹׁ֖ןha.la.ShonH3956that lookethהַפֹּנֶ֥הha.po.NehH6437southwardנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045:

3And it went outוְ֠יָצָאVe.ya.tza'H3318to the south sideמִנֶּ֜גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045to Maaleh–acrabbimעַקְרַבִּים֙'ak.ra.BimH4610,and passedוְעָ֣בַרve.'A.varH5674along to Zinצִ֔נָהTzi.nahH6790,and ascended upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927on the south sideמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045unto Kadesh–barneaH6947,and passedוְעָבַ֤רve.'a.VarH5674along to Hezronחֶצְרוֹן֙chetz.rOnH2696,and went upוְעָלָ֣הve.'a.LahH5927to Adarאַדָּ֔רָה'a.Da.rahH146,and fetched a compassוְנָסַ֖בve.na.SavH5437to Karkaaהַקַּרְקָֽעָה׃ha.kar.Ka.'ahH7173:

4From thenceit passedוְעָבַ֣רve.'a.VarH5674toward Azmonעַצְמ֗וֹנָהatz.Mo.nahH6111,and went outוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318unto the riverנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and the goings outתֹּצְא֥וֹתto.tze.'otH8444of that coastהַגְּב֖וּלha.ge.VulH1366were at the seaיָ֑מָּהYa.mahH3220:this shall be your southנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045coastגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

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