Numbers 34:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising. | These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.” | the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising. |
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Where
- Jericho 1 settlementMapAbout this place
- Jordan riverMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] two | שְׁנֵ֥י | she-NEI | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
| the tribes | הַמַּטּ֖וֹת | ha-ma-TOT | H4294H | tribe: rodמַטֶּה (mat.teh) : rod/staff 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally) |
| and [the] half of | וַחֲצִ֣י | va-cha-TZI | H2677 | halfחֲצִי (che.tsi) 1) half 1a) half 1b) middle |
| the tribe | הַמַּטֶּ֑ה | ha-ma-TEH | H4294H | tribe: rodמַטֶּה (mat.teh) : rod/staff 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally) |
| they have taken | לָקְח֣וּ | la-ke-CHU | H3947H | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| inheritance their | נַחֲלָתָ֗ם | na-cha-la-TAM | H5159 | inheritanceנַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) 1) possession, property, inheritance, heritage 1a) property 1b) portion, share 1c) inheritance, portion |
| from [the] other side | מֵעֵ֛בֶר | me-'E-ver | H5676H | beyondעֲבַר (a.var) region beyond or across Aramaic of e.ver (עֵ֫בֶר ": side" H5676) |
| of [the] Jordan | לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן | le-yar-DEN | H3383 | Jordanיַרְדֵּן (yar.den) Jordan = "descender" the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km) Also named: Iordanēs (Ἰορδάνης "Jordan" G2446) |
| of Jericho | יְרֵח֖וֹ | ye-re-CHO | H3405G | Jerichoיְרִיחוֹ (ye.ri.cho) Jericho = "its moon" a city 5 miles (8 km) west of the Jordan and 7 miles (11.5 km) north of the Dead Sea and the first city conquered by the Israelites upon entering the promised land of Canaan Also named: Hierichō (Ἱεριχώ "Jericho" G2410) |
| east -ward | קֵ֥דְמָה | KE-de-mah | H6924B | eastקֵ֫דֶם (qe.dem) adv eastward, to or toward the East Another spelling of qe.dem (קֶ֫דֶם ": east" H6924) |
| east -ward | מִזְרָֽחָה׃ פ | miz-RA-chah | H4217H | eastמִזְרָח (miz.rach) 1) place of sunrise, east 1a) sunrise, east (with 'sun') 1b) the east (without 'sun') 1b1) to or toward the place of sunrise 1b2) to the east, eastward |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.