Joshua 15:9

“and the border bent from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border bent to Baalah (that is Kiriath-jearim);”

Joshua 15:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 15:9, word by word

and the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

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bentתָאַרtaar

bend

To turn, like a border changing direction.

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from the topרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

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of the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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the springמַעְיַןmayan

spring, fountain

Spring, fountain of water; figuratively, a source.

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of the watersמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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of Nephtoahנֶפְתּוֹחַneftoach

Nephtoah

Nephtoah: a spring on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The name means "opened."

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and went outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

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the citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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Ephronעֶפְרוֹןefron

Ephron

Ephron, the Hittite who owned the field and the cave of Machpelah; also the name of places.

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to Baalahבַּעֲלָהbaala

Baalah

Baalah: the name of several places of Judah; one is the other name of Kiriath-jearim.

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Kiriath-jearim)קִרְיַתkiryat

Kiriath-jearim

Kiriath-jearim: a city of the Gibeonites, later of Judah. The name means "city of the forests."

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The context

8and the border went up by the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south (that is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim;

9 · This verse (above)

10and the border turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed along to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along to Timnah;

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