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Genesis 10:19

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

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וַֽיְהִ֞יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.גְּב֤וּלgevulborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙haknaanithe Canaaniteכְּנַעַנִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Canaanite”, the ordinary formH3669a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.מִצִּידֹ֔ןmitsidonfrom Sidonצִידוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Sidon”H6721Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in PalestineSidon, Zidon.בֹּאֲכָ֥הboakhahto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…גְרָ֖רָהgerarahGerarגְּרָרnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Gerar”H1642Gerar, a Philistine cityGerar.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.עַזָּ֑הazahAzzahעַזָּהnoun, proper name — “Azzah”H5804Azzah, a place in PalestineAzzah, Gaza.בֹּאֲכָ֞הboakhahto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…סְדֹ֧מָהsedomahSodomסְדֹםnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Sodom”H5467Sedom, a place near the Dead SeaSodom.וַעֲמֹרָ֛הvaamorahand Gomorrahעֲמֹרָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Gomorrah”H6017Amorah, a place in PalestineGomorrah.וְאַדְמָ֥הveadmahand Admahאַדְמָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Admah”H126Admah, a place near the Dead SeaAdmah.וּצְבֹיִ֖םutsevoyimand Zeboiimצְבֹאִיםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Zeboiim”H6636Tseboim or Tsebijim, a place in PalestineZeboiim, Zeboim.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.לָֽשַׁעlashaLashaלֶשַׁעnoun, proper name — “Lasha”H3962Lesha, a place probably East of the JordanLasha.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the border of the Canaanite is from Sidon, [in] thy coming towards Gerar, unto Gaza; [in] thy coming towards Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, unto Lasha.

World English Bible

The border of the Canaanites was from Sidon—as you go toward Gerar—to Gaza—as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim—to Lasha.

Darby Translation

And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as one goes to Gerar, up to Gazah; as one goes to Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, up to Lesha.

Douay-Rheims

And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the boundaries of the Chananites were from Sidon till one comes to Gerara and Gaza, till one comes to Sodom and Gomorrha, Adama and Seboim, as far as Dasa.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο τὰ ὅρια τῶν Χαναναίων ἀπὸ Σιδῶνος ἕως ἐλθεῖν εἰς Γεραρὰ καὶ Γαζὰν, ἕως ἐλθεῖν ἕως Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόῤῥας, Ἀδαμὰ καὶ Σεβωῒμ ἕως Δασά.