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And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. (KJV)
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וְיָֽרַד\־ve.ya.rad-and it goes down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 1
יָ֜מָּהYa.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 16:3 word 2
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 16:3 word 3
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] border of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: area
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 4
הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗יhai.yaf.le.Tithe Japhletite[s]
Lemma: יַפְלֵטִי (yaph.le.ti) · Strong's: H3311
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Japhletite
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3311; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 5
עַ֣ד'adto
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 6
גְּב֧וּלge.Vul[the] border of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: area
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 7
בֵּית\־beit-Beth
Lemma: בֵּית חוֹרֹן (bet cho.ron) · Strong's: H1032I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Lower) Beth-horon
Used 10 times. Also: Joshua 18:13, 1 Kings 9:17, 1 Chronicles 7:24, 2 Chronicles 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1032I; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 8
חוֹרֹ֛ןcho.RonHoron
Lemma: בֵּית חוֹרֹן (bet cho.ron) · Strong's: H1032I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Lower) Beth-horon
Used 10 times. Also: Joshua 18:13, 1 Kings 9:17, 1 Chronicles 7:24, 2 Chronicles 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1032I; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 9
תַּחְתּ֖וֹןtach.Tonlower
Lemma: תַּחְתּוֹן (tach.ton) · Strong's: H8481G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lower (Beth Horon)
Used 5 times. Also: Joshua 18:13, 1 Kings 9:17, 1 Chronicles 7:24, 2 Chronicles 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8481G; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 10
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 11
גָּ֑זֶרGa.zerGezer
Lemma: גֶּ֫זֶר (ge.zer) · Strong's: H1507
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gezer
Used 15 times. Also: Joshua 10:33, Joshua 12:12, Joshua 16:10, Joshua 21:21, Judges 1:29, 2 Samuel 5:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1507; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 12
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they are
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
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 16:3 word 13
יָֽמָּה\׃Ya.mah[the] sea towards
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Joshua 16:3 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then it descended | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| westward | → | יָם H3220H sea: west |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the border | → | גְּבוּל H1366H border: area |
| of the Japhletites | → | יַפְלֵטִי H3311 Japhletite |
| as | → | עַד H5704 till |
| far as the border | → | גְּבוּל H1366H border: area |
| of | → | בֵּית חוֹרֹן H1032I (Lower) Beth-horon |
| Lower | → | תַּחְתּוֹן H8481G Lower (Beth Horon) |
| Beth-horon | → | בֵּית חוֹרֹן H1032I (Lower) Beth-horon |
| and on to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| Gezer | → | גֶּ֫זֶר H1507 Gezer |
| and it ended | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | תּוֹצָאָה H8444 outgoing |
| at the Sea | → | יָם H3220H sea: west |
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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