Hebrew Interlinear

Joshua 18:20 Interlinear

And Jordan was the border side of it on the east This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin by the coasts thereof round about according to their families

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןH3383And Jordanjarden, the principal river of palestine
2יִגְבֹּלH1379was the borderproperly, to twist as a rope; to bound (as by a line)
3אֹת֖וֹH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4לִפְאַתH6285sideproperly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e., direction, region, extremity
5קֵ֑דְמָהH6924of it on the eastthe front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
6זֹ֡אתH2063this (often used adverb)
7נַֽחֲלַת֩H5159This was the inheritanceproperly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
8בְּנֵ֨יH1121of the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
9בִנְיָמִ֧ןH1144of Benjaminbinjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
10לִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָH1367by the coastsa boundary, region
11סָבִ֖יבH5439thereof round about(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
12לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃H4940according to their familiesa family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people

Verse Context

Joshua 18:19passed along And the border to the side of Bethhoglah...
Joshua 18:20 (current)And Jordan was the border side of it on the east This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin by the coasts thereof round about according to their families
Joshua 18:21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families...

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