King James Version

Genesis 49:13

Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

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זְבוּלֻ֕ןzevulunZebulunזְבוּלוּןnoun, proper name — “Zebulun”H2074Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribeZebulun.לְח֥וֹףlechofto coastחוֹףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to coast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2348a cove (as a sheltered bay)coast (of the sea), haven, shore, (sea-) side.יַמִּ֖יםyamimseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).יִשְׁכֹּ֑ןyishkonabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abide”, an unfinished actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).וְהוּא֙vehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לְח֣וֹףlechofto coastחוֹףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to coast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2348a cove (as a sheltered bay)coast (of the sea), haven, shore, (sea-) side.אֳנִיּ֔וֹתoniotshipאֳנִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “ship”, the ordinary formH591a shipship(-men).וְיַרְכָת֖וֹveyarkhatvoand borderיְרֵכָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3411properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recessborder, coast, part, quarter, side.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,…צִידֹֽןtsidonSidonצִידוֹןnoun, proper name — “Sidon”H6721Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in PalestineSidon, Zidon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, and he shall be a shore for ships, and his flank shall be upon Zidon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; And he shall be for a haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Sidon.

Young’s Literal Translation

Zebulun at a haven of the seas doth dwell, And he [is] for a haven of ships; And his side [is] unto Zidon.

World English Bible

“Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

Darby Translation

Zebulun will dwell at the shore of the seas; Yea, he will be at the shore of the ships, And his side [toucheth] upon Sidon.

Douay-Rheims

Zabulon shall dwell on the sea shore, and in the road of ships, reaching as far as Sidon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, and he shall be a shore for ships, and his flank shall be upon Zidon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Zabulon shall dwell on the coast, and he shall be by a haven of ships, and shall extend to Sidon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ζαβουλὼν παράλιος κατοικήσει καὶ αὐτὸς παρʼ ὅρμον πλοίων, καὶ παρατενεῖ ἕως Σιδῶνος.