King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:23

And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

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וּבְנֵ֗יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חֲצִי֙chatsihalfחֵצִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “half”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.שֵׁ֣בֶטshevetdartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.מְנַשֶּׁ֔הmenashehManassehמְנַשֶּׁהnoun, proper name — “Manasseh”H4519Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryManasseh.יָשְׁב֖וּyashevvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “dwell”, a completed actionH3427properly, 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…בָּאָ֑רֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִבָּשָׁ֞ןmibashanfrom Bashanבָּשָׁןpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.בַּ֧עַלbaalBaal-hermonבַּעַל חֶרְמוֹןnoun, proper name — “Baal-hermon”H1179Baal-Chermon, a place in PalestineBaal-hermon.חֶרְמ֛וֹןchermonBaal-hermonבַּעַל חֶרְמוֹןnoun, proper name — “Baal-hermon”H1179Baal-Chermon, a place in PalestineBaal-hermon.וּשְׂנִ֥ירusenirand Senirשְׁנִירconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Senir”H8149Shenir or Senir, a summit of LebanonSenir, Shenir.וְהַרveharand hillהַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.חֶרְמ֖וֹןchermonHermonחֶרְמוֹןnoun, proper name — “Hermon”H2768Chermon, a mount of PalestineHermon.הֵ֥מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.רָבֽוּravvincreaseרָבָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “increase”, a completed actionH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and mount Hermon, where they increased.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and mount Hermon.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sons of the half of the tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto Baal-Hermon, and Senir, and mount Hermon, they have multiplied.

World English Bible

The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land. They increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

Darby Translation

And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan as far as Baal-Hermon and Senir, and mount Hermon; they were many.

Douay-Rheims

And the children of the half tribe of Manasses possessed the land, from the borders of Basan unto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and mount Hermon, for their number was great.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the children of the half-tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land, from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and mount Hermon, where they increased.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the half-tribe of Manasse dwelt from Basan to Baal, Ermon, and Sanir, and to the mount Aërmon: and they increased in Libanus.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ ἡμίσεις φυλῆς Μανασσῆ κατῴκησαν ἀπὸ Βασὰν ἕως Βαὰλ, Ἐρμὼν, καὶ Σανὶρ, καὶ ὄρος Ἀερμών· καὶ ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ αὐτοὶ ἐπλεονάσθησαν.