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Joshua 15:9

And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:

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וְתָאַ֨רvetaarand mark outתָּאַרconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and mark out”, a completed actionH8388to delineate; reflex. to extendbe drawn, mark out, (Rimmon-) methoar (by union with H7417 (רִמּוֹן)).הַגְּב֜וּלhagvulthe borderגְּבוּלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the border”, the ordinary formH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.מֵרֹ֣אשׁmeroshfrom headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הָהָ֗רhaharthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מַעְיַן֙mayanfountainמַעְיָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fountain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4599a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)fountain, spring, well.מֵ֣יmewaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).נֶפְתּ֔וֹחַneftochaNeptoahנֶפְתּוֹחַnoun, proper name — “Neptoah”H5318Nephtoach, a place in PalestineNeptoah.וְיָצָ֖אveyatsaand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).עָרֵ֣יarecityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.הַרharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.עֶפְר֑וֹןefronEphronעֶפְרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Ephron”H6085Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in PalestineEphron, Ephrain (from the margin).וְתָאַ֤רvetaarand mark outתָּאַרconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and mark out”, a completed actionH8388to delineate; reflex. to extendbe drawn, mark out, (Rimmon-) methoar (by union with H7417 (רִמּוֹן)).הַגְּבוּל֙hagvulthe borderגְּבוּלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the border”, the ordinary formH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.בַּעֲלָ֔הbaalahBaalahבַּעֲלָהnoun, proper name — “Baalah”H1173Baalah, the name of three places in PalestineBaalah.הִ֖יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “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.קִרְיַ֥תqiryatKirjathקִרְיַת יְעָרִיםnoun, proper name — “Kirjath”H7157Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in PalestineKirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.יְעָרִֽיםyearimKirjathקִרְיַת יְעָרִיםnoun, proper name — “Kirjath”H7157Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in PalestineKirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the border was drawn from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah — the same is Kiriath-jearim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the border extended from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim);

Young’s Literal Translation

and the border hath been marked out, from the top of the hill-country unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and hath gone out unto the cities of mount Ephron, and the border hath been marked out [to] Baalah, (it [is] Kirjath-Jearim);

World English Bible

The border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);

Darby Translation

and the border reached along from the top of the mountain toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out toward the cities of mount Ephron; and the border reached along to Baalah, that is, Kirjath-jearim;

Douay-Rheims

And it passeth on from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the water of Nephtoa: and reacheth to the towns of mount Ephron: and it bendeth towards Baala, which is Cariathiarim, that is to say, the city of the woods.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the border going forth from the top of the mountain terminates at the fountain of the water of Naphtho, and terminates at mount Ephron; and the border will lead to Baal; this is the city of Jarim.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διεκβάλλει τὸ ὅριον ἀπὸ κορυφῆς τοῦ ὄρους ἐπὶ πηγὴν ὕδατος Ναφθὼ, καὶ διεκβάλλει εἰς τὸ ὄρος Ἐφρών· καὶ ἄξει τὸ ὅριον εἰς Βαάλ· αὕτη ἐστὶ πόλις Ἰαρίμ.