Joshua 15:1 Go deeper
This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 1
הַגּוֹרָ֗לha.go.Ralthe lot
Lemma: גּוֹרָל (go.ral) · Strong's: H1486
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: allotted
Used 77 times. Also: Leviticus 16:8, Leviticus 16:9, Leviticus 16:10, Numbers 26:55, Numbers 26:56, Numbers 33:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1486; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 2
לְמַטֵּ֛הle.ma.Tehof [the] tribe of
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 31:2, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:30, Exodus 35:34, Exodus 38:22, Exodus 38:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294H; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 3
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 4
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 5
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑םle.mish.pe.cho.Tamto clans their
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) · Strong's: H4940
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: family
Used 302 times. Also: Genesis 8:19, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4940; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 7
גְּב֨וּלge.Vul[the] border of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: boundary
Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 23:31, Exodus 34:24, Numbers 20:23, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366G; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 8
אֱד֧וֹם'e.DomEdom
Lemma: אֱדוֹם (e.dom) · Strong's: H0123G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Edom
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:16, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0123G; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 9
מִדְבַּר\־mid.bar-[the] wilderness of
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 10
צִ֛ןtzinZin
Lemma: צִן (tsin) · Strong's: H6790
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zin
Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 13:21, Numbers 20:1, Numbers 27:14, Numbers 33:36, Numbers 34:3, Numbers 34:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6790; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 11
נֶ֖גְבָּהNeg.bah[the] south towards
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: south
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:18, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045H; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 12
מִקְצֵ֥הmik.Tzehfrom [the] end of
Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 13
תֵימָֽן\׃tei.Man[the] south
Lemma: תֵּימָן (te.man) · Strong's: H8486
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: south
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 26:18, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 36:23, Exodus 38:9, Numbers 2:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8486; TAHOT Joshua 15:1 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now the allotment | → | גּוֹרָל H1486 allotted |
| for the clans | → | מִשְׁפָּחָה H4940 family |
| of the tribe | → | מַטֶּה H4294H tribe |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| extended | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the border | → | גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary |
| of Edom | → | אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom |
| to the Wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| of Zin | → | צִן H6790 Zin |
| at the extreme | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| southern boundary | → | תֵּימָן H8486 south |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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