Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.Judges 1:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּבְנֵ֣י קֵינִי֩ חֹתֵ֨ן מֹשֶׁ֜ה עָל֨וּ מֵעִ֤יר הַתְּמָרִים֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִדְבַּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּנֶ֣גֶב עֲרָ֑ד וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־הָעָֽם׃
- וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Nei“and [the] descendants of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- קֵינִי֩kei.Ni“[the] Kenite”Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֵינִי · “Kenite” · Strong's H7017
- חֹתֵ֨ןcho.Ten“[the] father-in-law of”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from חֹתֵן · “relative” · Strong's H2859A
- מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.Sheh“Moses”Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
- עָל֨וּ'a.Lu“they went up”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
- מֵעִ֤ירme.'Ir“from [the] city of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עִיר הַתְּמָרִים · “City of Palms” · Strong's H5899
- הַתְּמָרִים֙ha.te.ma.Rim“the palm trees”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר הַתְּמָרִים · “City of Palms” · Strong's H5899
- אֶת־'et-“with”Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- מִדְבַּ֣רmid.Bar“[the] wilderness of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
- יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בְּנֶ֣גֶבbe.Ne.gev“[is] in [the] Negev”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from נֶ֫גֶב · “Negeb” · Strong's H5045G
- עֲרָ֑ד'a.Rad“Arad”Noun, proper name of a place · from עֲרָד · “Arad” · Strong's H6166A
- וַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he dwelt”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- אֶת־'et-“with”Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- הָעָֽם׃ha.'Am“the people”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
Places named in this verse
- Arad · today: Tel Aradsettlement · Identification: possible · Details about Arad on OpenBible.info
- City of Palms · today: Tell es Sultansettlement · Identification: probable · Map of City of Palms (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about City of Palms on OpenBible.info
- Negev (Negeb)region · Identification: certain · Map of Negeb (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Negeb on OpenBible.info