King James Version

Joshua 19:11

And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;

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וְעָלָ֨הvealahand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…גְבוּלָ֧םgevulamborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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.לַיָּ֛מָּהlayamahto seaיָםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “to 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).וּמַרְעֲלָ֖הumaralahand Maralahמַרְעֲלָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Maralah”H4831Maralah, a place in PalestineMaralah.וּפָגַ֣עufagaand comeפָּגַעconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and come”, a completed actionH6293to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunitycome (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.בְּדַבָּ֑שֶׁתbedabashetin Dabbeshethדַּבֶּשֶׁתpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Dabbesheth”H1708Dabbesheth, a place in PalestineDabbesheth.וּפָגַע֙ufagaand comeפָּגַעconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and come”, a completed actionH6293to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunitycome (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.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).הַנַּ֔חַלhanachalthe brookנַחַלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…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,…פְּנֵ֥יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יָקְנְעָֽםyaqeneamJokneamיׇקְנְעָםnoun, proper name — “Jokneam”H3362Jokneam, a place in PalestineJokneam.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam;

Young’s Literal Translation

and their border hath gone up towards the sea, and Maralah, and come against Dabbasheth, and come unto the brook which [is] on the front of Jokneam,

World English Bible

Their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth. It reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.

Darby Translation

and their border went up westwards, and [to] Marealah, and reached to Dabbesheth, and reached to the torrent that is before Jokneam;

Douay-Rheims

And it went up from the sea and from Merala, and came to Debbaseth: as far as the torrent, which is over against Jeconam.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And their border went up westward, even to Maralah, and reached to Dabbesheth; and it reached to the brook that is before Jokneam.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

the sea and Magelda, and it shall reach to Bætharaba in the valley, which is opposite Jekman.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἡ θάλασσα καὶ Μαγελδὰ, καὶ συνάψει ἐπὶ Βαιθάραβὰ εἰς τὴν φάραγγα, ἥ ἐστι κατὰ πρόσωπον Ἰεκμάν.