JOS 13:4 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. מִ,תֵּימָן
2. 152447,152448
3. From +the south
4. south
5. 8486
6. S-R,Ncfsa
7. from_[the],south
8. S
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105439
1. כָּל
2. 152449
3. all of
4. -
5. 3605
6. P-Ncmsc
7. all_of
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105440
2. 152450
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 105441
1. אֶרֶץ
2. 152451
3. the land of
4. land
5. 776
6. P-Ncbsc
7. the_land_of
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105442
1. הַֽ,כְּנַעֲנִי
2. 152452,152453
3. the Kənaˊₐnī[s]
4. Canaanites
6. P-Td,Ngmsa
7. of,the_Canaanite[s]
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105443
1. וּ,מְעָרָה
2. 152454,152455
3. and a cave
4. -
5. 4632
6. SP-C,Np
7. and,a_cave
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105444
1. אֲשֶׁר
2. 152456
3. which
4. that
6. P-Tr
7. which
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105445
1. לַ,צִּידֹנִים
2. 152457,152458
3. belongs to Tsīdonī/(Sidonians)
4. Sidonians
5. 6722
6. P-Rd,Ngmpa
7. [belongs]_to,Sidonians
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105446
1. עַד
2. 152459
3. to
4. -
5. 5704
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105447
2. 152460
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 105448
1. אֲפֵקָ,ה
2. 152461,152462
3. to ʼAfēq
4. Afek
5. 663
6. S-Np,Sd
7. to,Aphek
8. -
9. Location=Aphek1; Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105449
1. עַד
2. 152463
3. to
4. -
5. 5704
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105450
1. גְּבוּל
2. 152464
3. the border of
4. border
5. 1366
6. S-Ncmsc
7. the_border_of
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105451
1. הָ,אֱמֹרִי
2. 152465,152466
3. the ʼAmorī
4. Amorites
5. 567
6. S-Td,Ngmsa
7. the=ʼAmorī
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105452
2. 152467
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 105453

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 13:1–33 Moses had distributed the land east of the Jordan River

Before Moses died he had given land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. In this section Yahweh reminded Joshua of the land that they still had not conquered. Then there is a detailed listing of the boundaries of the lands on the east side of the Jordan River.

Here is another possible section heading:

The land east of the Jordan River

13:4a

to the south,

in the south.
in the south has not been conquered.

to the south: The Avvim lived in the south of the Philistine territory. This prepositional phrase describes the Avvim people and is a continuation of verse 3e. You should translate it as a single phrase.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

The region of the Avvim people in the south has also not been conquered

13:4b

all the land of the Canaanites,

There is also all the land of the Canaanites,
There are also the districts of all the Canaan people,

all the land of the Canaanites: The phrase the land of the Canaanites introduces a second group of towns. These are places in the north that are named in verses 4–6.13:4 Woudstra, p. 211.

For example:

In the north, the following area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians) stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites. (NLT)

The term “Canaanite” is used here as a term for the inhabitants of Canaan. This is different from how it is used in verse 13:3b, where it refers to a specific group of Canaan people.

13:4c

from Mearah of the Sidonians

from Mearah City which belongs to the Sidonians,
including Mearah City which belongs to the Sidonian people

from Mearah: There is a textual issue in this verse.

The Hebrew text says Mearah. We do not know where the town of Mearah was. (BSB, RSV, ESV, NJB, NABRE, NJPS, GW, NLT, GNT, KJV)
Some scholars suggest that we should divide the word Mearah and modify the vowels so that it becomes two Hebrew words “from Arah.” The town of Arah is also unknown. (NIV, NET, CEV)

It is recommended that you follow option (1) along with the Hebrew text.

of the Sidonians: The clause of the Sidonians indicates that town of Mearah was ruled by the people of Sidon. Sidon was on the Mediterranean coast in the north.

13:4d

to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;

and on to Aphek, on the Amorite border.
and going north to Aphek City on the border of the Amor people.

to Aphek: The term Aphek indicates a town that was probably southeast of Byblos in Lebanon.13:4 Rasmussen p. 226.

as far as the border of the Amorites: The phrase as far as the border of the Amorites indicates that “Aphek” was on the northern border of the land that was ruled by the Amorite people. The next people further north from there were the Amorite people.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מִ⁠תֵּימָ֞ן

(Some words not found in UHB: from_[the],south all/each/any/every earth/land of,the_Canaanite[s] and,a_cave which/who [belongs]_to,Sidonians until to,Aphek until border the=ʼAmorī )

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and the Avvites to the south of the Philistines and Geshurites]

Note 2 topic: translate-names

וּ⁠מְעָרָ֛ה & אֲפֵ֑קָ⁠ה

and,a_cave & to,Aphek

As the Introduction to Joshua discusses, all names in border descriptions and lists, such as are found in this chapter, are the names of cities and towns unless otherwise indicated in the biblical text, in a note, or in the UST. So the words Arah and Aphek are the names of cities, as are similar words throughout this chapter.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. From +the south
2. south
3. 4129,8263
5. 152447,152448
6. S-R,Ncfsa
8. S
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105439
1. all of
2. -
3. 3671
5. 152449
6. P-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105440
1. the land of
2. land
3. 422
5. 152451
6. P-Ncbsc
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105442
1. the Kənaˊₐnī[s]
2. Canaanites
3. 1893,3445
5. 152452,152453
6. P-Td,Ngmsa
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105443
1. and a cave
2. -
3. 1987,3963
5. 152454,152455
6. SP-C,Np
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105444
1. which
2. that
3. 238
5. 152456
6. P-Tr
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105445
1. belongs to Tsīdonī/(Sidonians)
2. Sidonians
3. 3705,6543
5. 152457,152458
6. P-Rd,Ngmpa
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105446
1. to
2. -
3. 5798
5. 152459
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105447
1. to ʼAfēq
2. Afek
3. 198,1819
5. 152461,152462
6. S-Np,Sd
8. -
9. Location=Aphek1; Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105449
1. to
2. -
3. 5798
5. 152463
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105450
1. the border of
2. border
3. 1310
5. 152464
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105451
1. the ʼAmorī
2. Amorites
3. 1893,42
5. 152465,152466
6. S-Td,Ngmsa
8. -
9. Y-1444; TDividing_the_land
10. 105452

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.