King James Version

1 Chronicles 7:28

And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

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וַאֲחֻזָּתָם֙vaachuzatamand possessionאֲחֻזָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and possession”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)possession.וּמֹ֣שְׁבוֹתָ֔םumoshevotamand seatמוֹשָׁבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and seat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4186a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, populationassembly, dwell in, dwelling(-place), wherein (that) dwelt (in), inhabited place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning.בֵּֽיתbeytBeth-elבֵּית־אֵלnoun, proper name — “Beth-el”H1008Beth-El, a place in PalestineBeth-el.אֵ֖לelBeth-elבֵּית־אֵלnoun, proper name — “Beth-el”H1008Beth-El, a place in PalestineBeth-el.וּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָuvenoteyhaand daughterבַּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and 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.וְלַמִּזְרָ֣חvelamizrachand to eastמִזְרָחconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to east”, the ordinary formH4217sunrise, i.e. the easteast (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).נַעֲרָ֔ןnaaranNaaranנַעֲרָןnoun, proper name — “Naaran”H5295Naaran, a place in PalestineNaaran.וְלַֽמַּעֲרָ֗בvelamaaravand to westמַעֲרָבconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to west”, the ordinary formH4628the west (as a region of the evening sun)west.גֶּ֤זֶרgezerGezerגֶּזֶרnoun, proper name — “Gezer”H1507Gezer, a place in PalestineGazer, Gezer.וּבְנֹתֶ֨יהָ֙uvenoteyhaand daughterבַּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and 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.וּשְׁכֶ֣םushekhemand Shechemשְׁכֶםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shechem”H7927Shekem, a place in PalestineShechem.וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָuvenoteyhaand daughterבַּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and 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.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.עַיָּ֖הayahAzzahעַזָּהnoun, proper name — “Azzah”H5804Azzah, a place in PalestineAzzah, Gaza.וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָuvenoteyhaand daughterבַּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Aiah and the towns thereof;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

And their possession and their dwellings [are] Beth-El and its small towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its small towns, and Shechem and its small towns, unto Gaza and its small towns;

World English Bible

Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;

Darby Translation

And their possession and dwelling-places were Bethel and its dependent villages, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer and its dependent villages, and Shechem and its dependent villages as far as to Gazah and its dependent villages.

Douay-Rheims

And their possessions and habitations were Bethel with her daughters, and eastward Noran, and westward Gazer and her daughters, Sichem also with her daughters, as far as Ass with her daughters.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And their possession and their dwelling were Bæthel and her towns, to the east Noaran, westward Gazer and her towns, and Sychem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατάσχεσις αὐτῶν καὶ κατοικία αὐτῶν Βαιθὴλ καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῆς, κατʼ ἀνατολὰς Νοαρὰν, πρὸς δυσμαῖς Γάζερ καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῆς, καὶ Συχὲμ καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῆς ἕως Γάζης, καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῆς,