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And the Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּןbordered itיִגְבֹּל אֹתוֹon the east side.לִפְאַת קֵדְמָהThisזֹאתwasthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Benjamin,בִנְיָמִןby its bordersלִגְבוּלֹתֶיהָall around,סָבִיבaccording to their families.לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם
Joshua 18:20
Study it in the app“And the Jordan bordered it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, by its borders all around, according to their families.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 18:20, word by word
- And the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- bordered itיִגְבֹּלyigbol
set a boundary
Set a limit or a boundary; border on.
Where else “yigbol” appears- on the east sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- on the east sideקֵדְמָkedma
east
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedma” appears- the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- by its bordersגְבוּלֹתֶיgevulote
border, territory
Territory, border: the limit of a land and the region it encloses.
Where else “gevulote” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- according to their familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתָmishpchota
family
A group of relatives within a tribe.
Where else “mishpchota” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
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).
The context
19and the border passed along to the slope of Beth-hoglah on the north; and the ends of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan, to the south. This was the south border.
20 · This verse (above)
21And the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families were: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,