King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:16

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

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וַיֵּֽשְׁב֛וּvayeshevvand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בַּגִּלְעָ֥דbagiladin Gileadגִּלְעָדpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in Gilead”H1568Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesGilead, Gileadite.בַּבָּשָׁ֖ןbabashanin Bashanבָּשָׁןpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.וּבִבְנֹתֶ֑יהָuvivnoteyhaand in daughterבַּתconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and in daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.וּבְכָֽלuvekhaland in allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מִגְרְשֵׁ֥יmigreshesuburbמִגְרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “suburb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4054a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the seacast out, suburb.שָׁר֖וֹןsharonSharonשָׁרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Sharon”H8289plain, Sharon, the name of a place in PalestineLasharon, Sharon.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…תּוֹצְאוֹתָֽםtotseotamborderתּוֹצָאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8444(only in plural collective) exit, i.e. (geographical) boundary, or (figuratively) deliverance, (actively) sourceborder(-s), going(-s) forth (out), issues, outgoings.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in the towns thereof, and in all the open lands of the plain, upon their borders.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they dwell in Gilead in Bashan, and in her small towns, and in all suburbs of Sharon, upon their outskirts;

World English Bible

They lived in Gilead in Bashan and in its towns, and in all the pasture lands of Sharon as far as their borders.

Darby Translation

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in its towns, and in all the pasture-grounds of Sharon, as far as their limits.

Douay-Rheims

And they dwelt in Galaad, and in Basan and in the towns thereof, and in all the suburbs of Saron, unto the borders.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in the towns thereof, and in all the open lands of the plain, upon their borders.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They dwelt in Galaad, in Basan, and in their villages, and in all the country round about Saron to the border.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατῴκουν ἐν Γαλαὰδ, ἐν Βασὰν, καὶ ἐν ταῖς κώμαις αὐτῶν, καὶ πάντα τὰ περίχωρα Σαρὼν ἕως ἐξόδου.