King James Version
Deuteronomy 34:2 in the King James Version says “And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 34 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,”
Deuteronomy 34:2 · KJV
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, Pisgah: or, the hill
And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees , unto Zoar.
And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And all Naphtali”
H5321naphtali, a son of jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“of Ephraim”
H669ephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
“and Manasseh”
H4519menashsheh, a grandson of jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“sea”
H3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif
“unto the utmost”
H314hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) western
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