The Meaning of Joshua 13:5 Explained

Joshua 13:5

KJV: And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.

YLT: and the land of the Giblite, and all Lebanon, at the sun-rising, from Baal-Gad under mount Hermon, unto the going in to Hamath:

Darby: and the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sun-rising, from Baal-Gad at the foot of mount Hermon to the entrance into Hamath;

ASV: and the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entrance of Hamath;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the land  of the Giblites,  and all Lebanon,  toward the sunrising,  from Baalgad  under mount  Hermon  unto the entering  into Hamath. 

What does Joshua 13:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 13:1-7 - Much Land Yet To Be Possessed
We do not know how long the war lasted. Probably about seven years, Joshua 14:10 (forty-five less thirty-eight). It was only in David's reign that the Canaanites were finally subdued. Note that Joshua took the land and then gave it to Israel. So Christ received the fullness of the Spirit and all spiritual blessings as the Trustee of those who believe; but we must claim and appropriate our heritage. So at last there will be rest, Joshua 11:23.
With Joshua 13:1 begins the second division of this book. A Doomsday Book! How significant is the sentence, "Much land to be possessed." This is true of tracts of the Bible, seldom read by ordinary Christians; of regions of experience, such as those alluded to in Colossians 3:1-4; and of countries in the world which have never been trodden by the feet of the missionary!
Read also Joshua 13:13. What pathos it contains! Either they did not believe in God's assurances, or were too indolent to claim them! [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 13

1  The bounds of the land not yet conquered
8  The inheritance of the two tribes and a half
14  The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi
15  The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben
22  Balaam slain
24  The bounds of the inheritance of God
29  and of the half tribe of Manasseh

What do the individual words in Joshua 13:5 mean?

and the land of the Gebalites and all Lebanon toward the east the toward sunrise from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to as far as the entrance to Hamath
וְהָאָ֣רֶץ הַגִּבְלִ֗י וְכָל־ הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ מִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ מִבַּ֣עַל גָּ֔ד תַּ֖חַת הַר־ חֶרְמ֑וֹן עַ֖ד לְב֥וֹא חֲמָֽת

וְהָאָ֣רֶץ  and  the  land 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הַגִּבְלִ֗י  of  the  Gebalites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: גִּבְלִי  
Sense: inhabitants of Gebal.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַלְּבָנוֹן֙  Lebanon 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לְבָנׄון  
Sense: a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel.
מִזְרַ֣ח  toward  the  east 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִזְרָח  
Sense: place of sunrise, east.
הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ  the  toward  sunrise 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: שֶׁמֶשׁ  
Sense: sun.
גָּ֔ד  Baal  Gad 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בַּעַל גָּד  
Sense: a city noted for Baal-worship, located at the most northern or northwestern point to which Joshua’s victories extended.
תַּ֖חַת  below 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
הַר־  Mount 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
חֶרְמ֑וֹן  Hermon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶרְמֹון  
Sense: a mountain on the northeastern border of Palestine and Lebanon and overlooking the border city of Dan.
לְב֥וֹא  as  far  as  the  entrance  to 
Parse: Preposition, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
חֲמָֽת  Hamath 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲמָת 
Sense: the principle city of upper Syria in the valley of the Orontes.