Revised Version 1895

Joshua 18:6-19

6And ye shalldescribeתִּכְתְּב֤וּtikh.te.VuH3789thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776intoH413sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֔יםcha.la.KimH2506, andbringוַֽהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935the description hither tomeH413: and I willcastוְיָרִ֨יתִיve.ya.Ri.tiH3384lotsגּוֹרָל֙go.RalH1486foryouוְאַתֶּ֞םve.'a.TemH859hereפֹּ֔הPohH6311beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

7For theLevitesלַלְוִיִּם֙lal.vi.YimH3881havenoאֵֽין־'ein-H369portionחֵ֤לֶקChe.lekH2506amongyouH834; for thepriesthoodכְהֻנַּ֥תkhe.hu.NatH3550of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is theirinheritanceנַחֲלָת֑וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159: andGadוְגָ֡דve.GadH1410andReubenוּרְאוּבֵ֡ןu.re.'u.VenH7205and thehalfוַחֲצִי֩va.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֨בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֜הham.na.ShehH4519havereceivedלָקְח֣וּla.ke.ChuH3947theirinheritanceנַחֲלָתָ֗םna.cha.la.TamH5159beyondמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jordanלַיַּרְדֵּן֙lai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,whichH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414them.

8And themenH376aroseוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andwentH1980: andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091chargedH6680them thatwentH1980todescribeלִכְתֹּ֨בlikh.ToH3789thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,GoH1980andwalkH1980throughH1980thelandבָאָ֜רֶץva.'A.retzH776, anddescribeוְכִתְב֤וּve.khit.VuH3789it, andcomeH1980againוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725tomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, and I willcastאַשְׁלִ֨יךְ'ash.LikhH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486foryouH6680hereוּ֠פֹהU.fohH6311beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887.

9And themenH376wentH935andpassedH5674throughH5674thelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, anddescribedוַיִּכְתְּב֧וּהָvai.yikh.te.Vu.haH3789it bycitiesלֶֽעָרִ֛יםle.'a.RimH5892intoH413sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֥הle.shiv.'AhH7651portionsחֲלָקִ֖יםcha.la.KimH2506in abookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612, and theycameH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091unto thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264atShilohשִׁלֹֽה׃shi.LohH7887.

10AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩vai.yash.leKhH7993lotsגּוֹרָ֛לgo.RalH1486for them inShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֖הbe.shi.LohH7887beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and thereJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091dividedוַיְחַלֶּק־vay.cha.lek-H2505thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478according to theirdivisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָֽם׃ פke.mach.le.ko.TamH4256.

11And thelotגּוֹרַ֛לgo.RalH1486of thetribeמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֖ןvin.ya.MinH1144cameH3318upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927according to theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.TamH4940: and theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of theirlotגּֽוֹרָלָ֔םgo.ra.LamH1486wentH3318outH3318betweenH996thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

12And theirborderהַגְּב֛וּלha.ge.VulH1366on thenorthצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828quarter was fromJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383; and theborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366wentH5927upH5927to thesideלִפְאַ֥תlif.'AtH6285ofJerichoיְרִיח֜וֹye.ri.ChoH3405on thenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, andwentH5927upH5927throughH4480thehillבָהָר֙va.HarH2022countryH2022westwardיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220; and the goingsoutH4480thereof were at thewildernessמִדְבַּ֖רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057of Beth-aven.

13And theborderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366passedוְעָבַר֩ve.'a.VarH5674alongעַל־'al-H5921from thence toLuzל֗וּזָהLu.zahH3870, to thesideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802ofLuzל֙וּזָה֙lu.zahH3870(thesameהִ֖יאhi'H1931is Beth-el),southwardנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045; and theborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֤דve.ya.RadH3381toAtaroth-addarH5853, by themountainהָהָ֕רha.HarH2022that lieth on thesouthמִנֶּ֥גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045ofBeth-horonH1032the nether.

14And theborderהַגְּבוּל֩ha.ge.VulH1366was drawn andturnedוְנָסַ֨בve.na.SavH5437aboutוְהָי֣וּve.ha.yahH1961on thewestיָ֜םyamH3220quartersouthwardנֶ֗גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045, from themountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022that liethbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Beth-horonH1032southwardנֶגְבָּה֒neg.BahH5045; and the goingsoutמִן־min-H4480thereof were at Kirjath-baal (thesameהִ֚יאhi'H1931isKiriath-jearimH7157), acityעִ֖יר'irH5892of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: this was thewestיָֽם׃YamH3220quarter.

15And thesouthנֶ֕גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045quarter was from the uttermost part of Kirjath-jearim, and theborderהַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.VulH1366wentH3318outH3318westwardיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220, andwentH3318outH3318to thefountainמַעְיַ֖ןma'.YanH4599of thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofNephtoahנֶפְתּֽוֹחַ׃nef.To.achH5318:

16and theborderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366wentH3381downוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381to the uttermostpartעַל־'al-H5921of themountainהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022that liethbeforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011,whichH834is in the vale ofRephaimרְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'ImH7497northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828; and itwentH3381downוְיָרַד֩ve.ya.RadH3381to thevalleyH6010ofHinnomהִנֹּ֜םhi.NomH2011, to thesideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983southwardנֶ֔גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045, andwentH3381downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381toEn-rogelH5883;

17and it wasdrawnH3318on thenorthמִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828, andwentH3318outH3318atEn-shemeshH5885, andwentH3318outH3318toGelilothגְּלִיל֔וֹתge.li.LotH1553,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is overagainstאֶל־'el-H413theascentמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608ofAdummimאֲדֻמִּ֑ים'a.du.MimH131; and itwentH3318downוְיָרַ֕דve.ya.RadH3381to thestoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68ofBohanבֹּ֖הַןBo.hanH932thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵֽן׃re.'u.VenH7205;

18and itpassedוְעָבַ֛רve.'a.VarH5674alongH413to thesideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802overagainstH413theArabahהָֽעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160northwardצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andwentH3381downוְיָרַ֖דve.ya.RadH3381unto theArabahהָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃ha.'a.ra.Va.tahH6160:

19and theborderהַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.VulH1366passedוְעָבַ֨רve.'a.VarH5674alongH413to thesideכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802ofBeth-hoglahH1031northwardצָפוֹנָה֒tza.fo.NahH6828: and the goingsoutH413of theborderהַגְּב֗וּלha.ge.VulH1366were at thenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828bayלְשׁ֤וֹןle.ShonH3956of theSaltהַמֶּ֙לַח֙ha.Me.lachH4417Seaיָם־yom-H3220, at thesouthנֶ֑גְבָּהNeg.bahH5045endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383: this was thesouthנֶֽגֶב׃Ne.gevH5045borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

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