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And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: (KJV)
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וְעָלָ֨הve.'a.Lahand it goes up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 1
הַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.Vulthe border
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 15:8 word 2
גֵּ֣יgei[the] valley of
Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: Valley
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 18:16, 2 Kings 23:10, 2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 33:6, Jeremiah 7:31, Jeremiah 7:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1516Q; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 3
בֶן\־ven-Ben
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 4
הִנֹּ֗םhi.NomHinnom
Lemma: הִנֹּם (hin.nom) · Strong's: H2011H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Topheth of son of) Hinnom
Used 11 times. Also: Joshua 18:16, 2 Kings 23:10, 2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 33:6, Jeremiah 7:31, Jeremiah 7:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2011H; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 5
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 15:8 word 6
כֶּ֤תֶףKe.tef[the] slope of
Lemma: כָּתֵף (ka.teph) · Strong's: H3802
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: shoulder
Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 27:14, Exodus 27:15, Exodus 28:7, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3802; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 7
הַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.Sithe Jebusite[s]
Lemma: יְבוּסִי (ye.vu.si) · Strong's: H2983H
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Jebus
Used 2 times. Also: Joshua 18:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2983H; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 8
מִנֶּ֔גֶבmi.Ne.gevfrom [the] south
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 15:8 word 9
הִ֖יאhi'that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 10
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.Lim[is] Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:63 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 11
וְעָלָ֨הve.'a.Lahand it goes up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 12
הַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.Vulthe border
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 15:8 word 13
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 15:8 word 14
רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] top of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 15
הָהָ֗רha.Harthe mountain
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 16
אֲ֠שֶׁר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 17
עַל\־'al-[is] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 18
פְּנֵ֤יpe.Nei[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 19
גֵֽי\־gei-[the] valley of
Lemma: גַּיְא (gay) · Strong's: H1516Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: Valley
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 18:16, 2 Kings 23:10, 2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 33:6, Jeremiah 7:31, Jeremiah 7:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1516Q; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 20
הִנֹּם֙hi.Nom[Ben] Hinnom
Lemma: הִנֹּם (hin.nom) · Strong's: H2011H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Topheth of son of) Hinnom
Used 11 times. Also: Joshua 18:16, 2 Kings 23:10, 2 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Chronicles 33:6, Jeremiah 7:31, Jeremiah 7:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2011H; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 21
יָ֔מָּהYa.mahwest -ward
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea: west
Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220H; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 22
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 23
בִּקְצֵ֥הbik.Tzeh[is] at [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 15:8 word 24
עֵֽמֶק\־'e.mek-[the] valley of
Lemma: עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) · Strong's: H6010P
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: Valley (of Rephaim)
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 18:16, 2 Samuel 5:18, 2 Samuel 5:22, 2 Samuel 23:13, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 1 Chronicles 14:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6010P; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 25
רְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'Im[the] Rephaites
Lemma: רְפָאִים (re.pha.im) · Strong's: H7497G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: (Valley of) Rephaim
Used 8 times. Also: Joshua 18:16, 2 Samuel 5:18, 2 Samuel 5:22, 2 Samuel 23:13, 1 Chronicles 11:15, 1 Chronicles 14:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7497G; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 26
צָפֹֽנָה\׃tza.Fo.nahnorth -ward
Lemma: צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) · Strong's: H6828G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: north
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 36:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6828G; TAHOT Joshua 15:8 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| From there the border | → | גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary |
| went up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| the Valley of Ben-hinnom | → | גַּיְא H1516Q Valley |
| . . . | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | הִנֹּם H2011H (Topheth of son of) Hinnom |
| along | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the southern | → | נֶ֫גֶב H5045H south |
| slope | → | כָּתֵף H3802 shoulder |
| of the Jebusites | → | יְבוּסִי H2983H Jebus |
| (that is | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| and ascended | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| . . . | → | גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the top | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| of the hill | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| faces | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the Valley of Hinnom | → | גַּיְא H1516Q Valley |
| . . . | → | הִנֹּם H2011H (Topheth of son of) Hinnom |
| on the west | → | יָם H3220H sea: west |
| at the northern | → | צָפוֹן H6828G north |
| end | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| of the Valley | → | עֵ֫מֶק H6010P Valley (of Rephaim) |
| of Rephaim | → | רְפָאִים H7497G (Valley of) Rephaim |
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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