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Joshua 18:17-23

17And was drawnוְתָאַ֣רve.ta.'ArH8388from the northמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828,and went forthוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318to En–shemeshH5885,and went forthוְיָצָא֙ve.ya.Tza'H3318toward Gelilothגְּלִיל֔וֹתge.li.LotH1553, which isover againstנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the going upמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Adummimאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH131,and descendedוְיָרַ֕דve.ya.RadH3381to the stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68of Bohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Reubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205,

18And passed alongוְעָבַ֛רve.'a.VarH5674toward the sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802over againstמוּל־mul-H4136Arabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and went downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381unto Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃ha.'a.ra.Va.tahH6160:

19And the borderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366passed alongוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674to the sideכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of Beth–hoglahH1031northwardצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828:and the outgoingsתֹּצְא֣וֹתto.tze.'o.tavH8444of the borderהַגְּב֗וּלha.ge.VulH1366were at the northצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828bayלְשׁ֤וֹןle.ShonH3956of the saltהַמֶּ֙לַח֙ha.Me.lachH4417seaיָם־yom-H3220at the southנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383: this wasthe southנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045coastגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

20And Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןve.hai.yar.DenH3383was the borderיִגְבֹּל־yig.bol-H1379of it on the eastקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideלִפְאַת־lif.'at-H6285. This wasthe inheritanceנַחֲלַת֩na.cha.LatH5159of the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֧ןvin.ya.MinH1144,by the coastsלִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָlig.vu.lo.Tei.haH1367thereof round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439,according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃le.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940.

21Now the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892of the tribeלְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.TehH4294of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.tei.HemH4940were Jerichoיְרִיח֥וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,and Beth–hoglahH1031,and the valleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Kezizקְצִֽיץ׃ke.TzitzH7104,

22And Beth–arabahH1026,and Zemaraimוּצְמָרַ֖יִםu.tze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,and Beth–elH1008,

23And Avimוְהָעַוִּ֥יםve.ha.'a.VimH5761,and Parahוְהַפָּרָ֖הve.ha.pa.RahH6511,and Ophrahוְעָפְרָֽה׃ve.'a.fe.RahH6084,

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