Joshua 16
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וַיֵּצֵ֨א הַגּוֹרָ֜ל לִבְנֵ֤י יוֹסֵף֙ מִיַּרְדֵּ֣ן יְרִיח֔וֹ לְמֵ֥י יְרִיח֖וֹ מִזְרָ֑חָה הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר עֹלֶ֧ה מִירִיח֛וֹ בָּהָ֖ר בֵּֽית אֵֽל
and to go out · the lot · to/for sons of · Joseph · from Jordan · Jericho · to/for water(s) of · Jericho · east toward · the wilderness · going up · from Jericho · in/at the mountain · Bethel · Bethel
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2
וְיָצָ֥א מִבֵּֽית אֵ֖ל ל֑וּזָה וְעָבַ֛ר אֶל גְּב֥וּל הָאַרְכִּ֖י עֲטָרֽוֹת
and to go out · from Bethel · Bethel · Luz toward · and to pass over · to · border of · the Archite · Ataroth
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3
וְיָֽרַד יָ֜מָּה אֶל גְּב֣וּל הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י עַ֣ד גְּב֧וּל בֵּית חוֹרֹ֛ן תַּחְתּ֖וֹן וְעַד גָּ֑זֶר וְהָי֥וּ תצאתו תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו יָֽמָּה
and to go down · sea toward · to · border of · the Japhleti · until · border of · Beth-horon · Beth-horon · lower · and until · Gezer · and to be · outgoings his · outgoings his · sea toward
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וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ בְנֵי יוֹסֵ֖ף מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה וְאֶפְרָֽיִם
and to inherit · sons of · Joseph · Manasseh · and Ephraim
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5
וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל בְּנֵֽי אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל נַחֲלָתָם֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה עַטְר֣וֹת אַדָּ֔ר עַד בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן עֶלְיֽוֹן
and to be · border of · sons of · Ephraim · to/for families their · and to be · border of · inheritance their · east toward · Ataroth-adar · Ataroth-adar · until · Beth-horon · Beth-horon · Most High
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וְיָצָ֨א הַגְּב֜וּל הַיָּ֗מָּה הַֽמִּכְמְתָת֙ מִצָּפ֔וֹן וְנָסַ֧ב הַגְּב֛וּל מִזְרָ֖חָה תַּאֲנַ֣ת שִׁלֹ֑ה וְעָבַ֣ר אוֹת֔וֹ מִמִּזְרַ֖ח יָנֽוֹחָה
and to go out · the border · the sea toward · the Michmethah · from north · and to turn around · the border · east toward · Taanath-shiloh · Taanath-shiloh · and to pass over · - him · from east of · Janoah toward
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7
וְיָרַ֥ד מִיָּנ֖וֹחָה עֲטָר֣וֹת וְנַעֲרָ֑תָה וּפָגַע֙ בִּֽירִיח֔וֹ וְיָצָ֖א הַיַּרְדֵּֽן
and to go down · from Janoah toward · Ataroth · and Naarah toward · and to meet · in/at Jericho · and to go out · the Jordan
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מִתַּפּ֜וּחַ יֵלֵ֨ךְ הַגְּב֥וּל יָ֨מָּה֙ נַ֣חַל קָנָ֔ה וְהָי֥וּ תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו הַיָּ֑מָּה זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם
from Tappuah · to walk · the border · sea toward · wadi of · Kanah · and to be · outgoings his · the sea toward · this · inheritance of · staff of · sons of · Ephraim · to/for families their
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9
וְהֶעָרִ֗ים הַמִּבְדָּלוֹת֙ לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם בְּת֖וֹךְ נַחֲלַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה כָּֽל הֶעָרִ֖ים וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן
and the cities · the separate places · to/for sons of · Ephraim · in/at midst of · inheritance of · sons of · Manasseh · all of · the cities · and courts their
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וְלֹ֣א הוֹרִ֔ישׁוּ אֶת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּגָ֑זֶר וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֜י בְּקֶ֤רֶב אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ עַד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיְהִ֖י לְמַס עֹבֵֽד
and not · to inherit · - · the Canaanite · the dwelling · in/at Gezer · and to dwell · the Canaanite · in/at midst of · Ephraim · until · the day · the this · and to be · to/for forced labor of · serving
Septuagint runs longer here
About this chapter
- 10 Verses
- 124 Hebrew words
- 62 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 16:10. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
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