1 Chronicles 5:11

“And the sons of Gad lived opposite them in the land of Bashan as far as Salecah:”

1 Chronicles 5:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 5:11, word by word

And the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Gadגָדgad

Gad

Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".

Where else “gad” appears
livedיָשְׁבוּyashvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yashvu” appears
opposite themנֶגְדָּnegda

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “negda” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan

Bashan

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Salecahסַלְכָהsalcha

Salecah

Salecah, a city on the eastern border of Bashan.

Where else “salcha” appears

Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Bashan

    Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights

    A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.

    Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

The context

10And in the days of Saul they made war against the Hagrites, and they fell by their hand; and they lived in their tents throughout the whole east side of Gilead.

11 · This verse (above)

12Joel the head, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat, in Bashan.

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