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He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. (KJV)

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וַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshand he drove out

Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to drive out: drive out

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:14, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:11, Exodus 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1644G; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 1

מִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם\׀mi.pe.nei.Hemfrom before them

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 Psalms 78:55 word 2

גּוֹיִ֗םgo.Yimnations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 3

וַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵםVai.ya.pi.lemand he made fall them

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to fall: allot

Used 26 times. Also: Numbers 34:2, Joshua 13:6, Joshua 23:4, Judges 18:1, 1 Samuel 14:42, 1 Chronicles 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307I; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 4

בְּחֶ֣בֶלbe.Che.velby a measuring-line of

Lemma: חֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) · Strong's: H2256M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: cord

Used 49 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 32:9, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2256M; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 5

נַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.Lahinheritance

Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: inheritance

Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 6

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.Kenand he caused to dwell

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 7

בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.Hemin tents their

Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tent

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 8

שִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.Tei[the] tribes of

Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tribe

Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 9

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Psalms 78:55 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He drove out	→	גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out
nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
before them	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
and apportioned	→	נָפַל H5307I to fall: allot
. . .	→	חֶ֫בֶל H2256M cord
their inheritance	→	נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance
He settled	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
the tribes	→	שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
in their tents	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent

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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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