Are theyהֲ הֵמָּהnotלֹאbeyondבְּעֵבֶרthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןbehindאַחֲרֵיthe roadדֶּרֶךְof the sunset,מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁin the landבְּאֶרֶץof the Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִיwho livesהַיֹּשֵׁבin the Arabah,בָּעֲרָבָהoppositeמוּלGilgal,הַגִּלְגָּלbesideאֵצֶלthe oaksאֵלוֹנֵיof Moreh?מֹרֶה
Deuteronomy 11:30
Study it in the app“Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the road of the sunset, in the land of the Canaanite who lives in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 11:30, word by word
- beyondעֵבֶרever
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- the roadדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of the sunsetמְבוֹאmevo
sunset
The time and place where the sun sets, toward the west.
Where else “mevo” appears- of the sunsetשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- who livesיֹּשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- in the Arabahעֲרָבָהarava
Arabah
The valley of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
Where else “arava” appears- oppositeמוּלmul
in front of, opposite
In front of, opposite.
Where else “mul” appears- Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appears- besideאֵצֶלetsel
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsel” appears- the oaksאֵלוֹנֵיelone
oak, terebinth
A great tree, oak or terebinth; it served as a landmark.
Where else “elone” appears- of Morehמֹרֶהmore
Moreh
Moreh, the name of a place near Shechem and of a hill in the valley of Jezreel.
Where else “more” appears
Places in this verse
1Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
2Gilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
The context
29And when YHWH your Elohim brings you into the land into which you are going to take possession of it, you shall set the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
30 · This verse (above)
31For you are crossing the Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you; you will take possession of it and live in it.