King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:18

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

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לֵאמֹ֗רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לְךָ֙lekhatoלְךָ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאֶתֵּ֣ןetengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶֽרֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.כְּנָ֔עַןkenaanCanaanכְּנַעַןnoun, proper name — “Canaan”H3667Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by himCanaan, merchant, traffick.חֶ֖בֶלchevelcompanyחֶבֶלnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruinband, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.נַחֲלַתְכֶֽםnachalatkhemheritageנַחֲלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;

Young’s Literal Translation

Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,

World English Bible

saying, “I will give you the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance,”

Darby Translation

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;

Douay-Rheims

Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

saying, To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

λέγων, σοὶ δώσω τὴν γῆν Χαναὰν σχοίνισμα κληρονομίας ὑμῶν.