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And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, (KJV)
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וַיִּֽהְי֣וּvai.yih.Yuand they were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 15:21 word 1
הֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.Rimthe cities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Joshua 15:21 word 2
מִקְצֵה֙mik.Tzehfrom [the] end
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 15:21 word 3
לְמַטֵּ֣הle.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 15:21 word 4
בְנֵֽי\־ve.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 15:21 word 5
יְהוּדָ֔הye.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 15:21 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 15:21 word 7
גְּב֥וּלge.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 15:21 word 8
אֱד֖וֹם'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 15:21 word 9
בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּהba.Neg.bahin the south <towards>
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Negeb
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Joshua 15:21 word 10
קַבְצְאֵ֥לkav.tze.'ElKabzeel
Lemma: קַבְצְאֵל (qav.tse.el) · Strong's: H6909
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Kabzeel
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:20, 1 Chronicles 11:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6909; TAHOT Joshua 15:21 word 11
וְעֵ֖דֶרve.'E.derand Eder
Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5740B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Eder
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5740B; TAHOT Joshua 15:21 word 12
וְיָגֽוּר\׃ve.ya.Gurand Jagur
Lemma: יָגוּר (ya.gur) · Strong's: H3017
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jagur
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3017; TAHOT Joshua 15:21 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| These were | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the southernmost | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| of the tribe | → | מַטֶּה H4294H tribe |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| in the Negev | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb |
| toward | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the border | → | גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary |
| of Edom | → | אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom |
| Kabzeel | → | קַבְצְאֵל H6909 Kabzeel |
| Eder | → | עֵ֫דֶר H5740B Eder |
| Jagur | → | יָגוּר H3017 Jagur |
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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