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OET interlinear JOS 20:7

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Hebrew word order

    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. וַ,יַּקְדִּשׁוּ
    2. 157329,157330
    3. And they set apart
    4. ≈So
    5. 6942
    6. SV-C,Vhw3mp
    7. and,they_set_apart
    8. S
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108769
    1. אֶת
    2. 157331
    3. DOM
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. O-To
    7. DOM
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108770
    2. 157332
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 108771
    1. קֶדֶשׁ
    2. 157333
    3. Qedesh
    4. Kedesh
    5. 6943
    6. O-Np
    7. Kedesh
    8. -
    9. Location=Kedesh; Y-1443
    10. 108772
    1. בַּ,גָּלִיל
    2. 157334,157335
    3. in Gālīl
    4. Galilee
    5. 1551
    6. O-Rd,Np
    7. in,Galilee
    8. -
    9. Location=Galilee; Y-1443
    10. 108773
    1. בְּ,הַר
    2. 157336,157337
    3. in the hill country of
    4. -
    5. 2022
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    7. in,the_hill_country_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108774
    1. נַפְתָּלִי
    2. 157338
    3. Naftālī
    4. Naftali
    5. 5321
    6. S-Np
    7. of_Naphtali
    8. -
    9. Person=Naphtali; Y-1443
    10. 108775
    1. וְ,אֶת
    2. 157339,157340
    3. and DOM
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. SO-C,To
    7. and=\untr DOM\untr*
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108776
    2. 157341
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 108777
    1. שְׁכֶם
    2. 157342
    3. Shəkem
    4. Shekem
    5. 7927
    6. O-Np
    7. Shechem
    8. -
    9. Location=Shechem; Y-1443
    10. 108778
    1. בְּ,הַר
    2. 157343,157344
    3. in the hill country of
    4. -
    5. 2022
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    7. in,the_hill_country_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108779
    1. אֶפְרָיִם
    2. 157345
    3. ʼEfrayim
    4. Efrayim
    5. 669
    6. S-Np
    7. of_Ephraim
    8. -
    9. Person=Ephraim; Y-1443
    10. 108780
    1. וְ,אֶת
    2. 157346,157347
    3. and DOM
    4. -
    5. 853
    6. SO-C,To
    7. and=\untr DOM\untr*
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108781
    2. 157348
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 108782
    1. קִרְיַת
    2. 157349
    3. Qiryat
    4. -
    6. O-Np
    7. Kiriath
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108783
    1. אַרְבַּע
    2. 157350
    3. ʼArbaˊ
    4. -
    5. 7153
    6. O-Acfsa
    7. Arba
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108784
    1. הִיא
    2. 157351
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 1931
    6. S-Pp3fs
    7. that
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108785
    1. חֶבְרוֹן
    2. 157352
    3. +is Ḩeⱱrōn
    4. Hebron
    6. P-Np
    7. [is]_Hebron
    8. -
    9. Location=Hebron; Y-1443
    10. 108786
    1. בְּ,הַר
    2. 157353,157354
    3. in the hill country of
    4. -
    5. 2022
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    7. in,the_hill_country_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108787
    1. יְהוּדָה
    2. 157355
    3. Yəhūdāh/(Judah)
    4. Yehudah
    5. 3063
    6. S-Np
    7. of_Judah
    8. -
    9. Person=Judah; Y-1443
    10. 108788
    2. 157356
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 108789

OET (OET-LV) And_they_set_apart DOM Qedesh in_Gālīl in_the_hill_country_of Naftālī and_DOM Shəkem in_the_hill_country_of ʼEfrayim and_DOM Qiryat ʼArbaˊ that is_Ḩeⱱrōn in_the_hill_country_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah).

OET (OET-RV) So the Israelis chose Kedesh (in the Galilee region in the hill country of Naftali) and Shekem (in the hill country of Efrayim) and Kiriat-Arba (now called Hebron, in the hill country of Yehudah).

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section: 20:1–9 Joshua set apart towns of refuge so that people could run to them and be safe

20:7a

So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali,

So: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as So indicates the next event in the storyline. Choose a connecting word that is natural in your language.

they set apart: The pronoun they refers to the people of Israel. The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as set apart means to choose something for a special use.

Here are some other ways to translate this verb:

the people chose

they designated

Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali: The town of Kedesh was northwest of the Sea of Galilee. It is mentioned in 19:37.

Galilee: Galilee is the name of a region in northern Israel. It was a part of the land assigned to the clan of Naphtali.

the hill country of Naphtali: The term hill country of Naphtali refers to the mountainous region that belonged to the clan of Naphtali.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

The people of Israel chose the town of Kedesh. It was in the region of Galilee in the hill country that belonged to Naphtali.

Then they designated the town of Kedesh in Galilee in the mountainous region that belonged to the clan of Naphtali.

20:7b

Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim,

Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim: The town of Shechem was on the boundary of the clan of Ephraim and Manasseh. This town was in the middle region of the country of Israel. It is mentioned in 17:7.

hill country of Ephraim: The term hill country of Ephraim refers to the mountainous region that belonged to the clan of Ephraim.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

They also chose the town of Shechem. It was in the mountain country of the clan of Ephraim.

They also designated the town of Shechem. It was in the hill country of the clan of Ephraim.

20:7c

and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron): The town of Kiriath-arba was mentioned in 15:13 and 14:15. Its name was later changed to Hebron. It was in the southern area of Israel, fifteen miles southwest of Jerusalem.Rasmussen p. 238.

in the hill country of Judah: The term hill country of Judah refers to the mountainous region which belonged to the clan of Judah.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

They also chose the town of Kiriath-arba in the mountain country of the clan of Judah. The name of that town is now Hebron.

They also appointed the town of Kiriath-arba which was in the hill country of the clan of Judah. That town is now called Hebron.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן

she/it Ḩeⱱrōn

The author is providing background information to help readers understand that the city he calls Kiriath Arba is the one they know as Hebron. In your translation, present this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

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. And they set apart
    2. ≈So
    3. 1987,6932
    5. 157329,157330
    6. SV-C,Vhw3mp
    8. S
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108769
    1. DOM
    2. -
    3. 347
    5. 157331
    6. O-To
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108770
    1. Qedesh
    2. Kedesh
    3. 6855
    5. 157333
    6. O-Np
    8. -
    9. Location=Kedesh; Y-1443
    10. 108772
    1. in Gālīl
    2. Galilee
    3. 846,1526
    5. 157334,157335
    6. O-Rd,Np
    8. -
    9. Location=Galilee; Y-1443
    10. 108773
    1. in the hill country of
    2. -
    3. 846,1906
    5. 157336,157337
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108774
    1. Naftālī
    2. Naftali
    3. 5098
    5. 157338
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Naphtali; Y-1443
    10. 108775
    1. and DOM
    2. -
    3. 1987,347
    5. 157339,157340
    6. SO-C,To
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108776
    1. Shəkem
    2. Shekem
    3. 7459
    5. 157342
    6. O-Np
    8. -
    9. Location=Shechem; Y-1443
    10. 108778
    1. in the hill country of
    2. -
    3. 846,1906
    5. 157343,157344
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108779
    1. ʼEfrayim
    2. Efrayim
    3. 405
    5. 157345
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Ephraim; Y-1443
    10. 108780
    1. and DOM
    2. -
    3. 1987,347
    5. 157346,157347
    6. SO-C,To
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108781
    1. Qiryat
    2. -
    3. 6826
    5. 157349
    6. O-Np
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108783
    1. ʼArbaˊ
    2. -
    3. 6826
    5. 157350
    6. O-Acfsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108784
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 1855
    5. 157351
    6. S-Pp3fs
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108785
    1. +is Ḩeⱱrōn
    2. Hebron
    3. 2371
    5. 157352
    6. P-Np
    8. -
    9. Location=Hebron; Y-1443
    10. 108786
    1. in the hill country of
    2. -
    3. 846,1906
    5. 157353,157354
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1443
    10. 108787
    1. Yəhūdāh/(Judah)
    2. Yehudah
    3. 2925
    5. 157355
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Judah; Y-1443
    10. 108788

OET (OET-LV) And_they_set_apart DOM Qedesh in_Gālīl in_the_hill_country_of Naftālī and_DOM Shəkem in_the_hill_country_of ʼEfrayim and_DOM Qiryat ʼArbaˊ that is_Ḩeⱱrōn in_the_hill_country_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah).

OET (OET-RV) So the Israelis chose Kedesh (in the Galilee region in the hill country of Naftali) and Shekem (in the hill country of Efrayim) and Kiriat-Arba (now called Hebron, in the hill country of Yehudah).

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.OET logo mark

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