Joshua 18:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Moreover, the Jordanוְהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ן
(ve·hai·yar·den)
3383: the principal river of Pal.from yarad
was its borderיִגְבֹּל־
(yig·bol-)
1379: to bound, borderdenominative verb from gebul
on the eastקֵ֑דְמָה
(ke·de·mah;)
6924b: eastward, toward the eastfrom the same as qedem
side.לִפְאַת־
(lif·'at-)
6285: corner, sidefrom paah
This 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
[was] the inheritanceנַחֲלַת֩
(na·cha·lat)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
of the sonsבְּנֵ֨י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Benjamin,בִנְיָמִ֧ן
(vin·ya·min)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin
according to their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
(le·mish·pe·cho·tam.)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
[and] according to its bordersלִגְבֽוּלֹתֶ֛יהָ
(lig·vu·lo·tei·ha)
1367: border, boundaryfem. of gebul
all around.סָבִ֖יב
(sa·viv)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab


















KJV Lexicon
And Jordan
Yarden  (yar-dane')
a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine -- Jordan.
was the border
gabal  (gaw-bal')
to twist as a rope; to bound (as by a line) -- be border, set (bounds about).
of it on the east
qedem  (keh'-dem)
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
side
pe'ah  (pay-aw')
mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity -- corner, end, quarter, side.
This was the inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
of the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Benjamin
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
by the coasts
gbuwlah  (gheb-oo-law')
a boundary, region -- border, bound, coast, landmark. place.
thereof round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
according to their families
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, the Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, according to their families and according to its borders all around.

King James Bible
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Jordan formed the border on the east side. This was the inheritance of Benjamin's descendants, by their clans, according to its surrounding borders.

International Standard Version
The Jordan River formed its boundary on the east. This is the inheritance for the tribe of Benjamin according to its families, boundary by boundary around the entire territory.

NET Bible
The Jordan River borders it on the east. These were the borders of the land assigned to the tribe of Benjamin by its clans.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Jordan River is its eastern border. These are the borders surrounding the inheritance given to Benjamin for its families.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the boundaries all around, according to their families.
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