Andוַtheir territoryלָהֶם הַגְּבוּלwasיְהִיfrom Aroer,מֵעֲרוֹעֵרwhichאֲשֶׁרisonעַלthe bankשְׂפַתof the brookנַחַלArnon,אַרְנוֹןand the cityוְהָעִירthatאֲשֶׁרisinבְּthe middleתוֹךְof the brook,הַנַּחַלand allוְכָלthe plateauהַמִּישֹׁרbyעַלMedeba;מֵידְבָא
Joshua 13:16
Study it in the app“And their territory was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the brook Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the brook, and all the plateau by Medeba;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:16, word by word
- their territoryגְּבוּלgevul
territory
The land within that border.
Where else “gevul” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- from Aroerעֲרוֹעֵרaroer
Aroer
Aroer, a city east of the Jordan, by the river Arnon; other places bear the name.
Where else “aroer” appears- the bankשְׂפַתsefat
edge
The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.
Where else “sefat” appears- of the brookנַחַלnachal
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appears- Arnonאַרְנוֹןarnon
Arnon
Arnon, a river east of the Jordan that marked the border of Moab. The name means "roaring stream."
Where else “arnon” appears- and the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- the middleתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the plateauמִּישֹׁרmishor
plain
Ground without hills.
Where else “mishor” appears- Medebaמֵידְבָאmedva
Medeba
Medeba, a city east of the Jordan. The name means "waters of quiet."
Where else “medva” appears
The context
15And Moses gave to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their families.
16 · This verse (above)
17Heshbon and all its cities that are on the plateau: Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,