The Meaning of Joshua 12:23 Explained

Joshua 12:23

KJV: The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one;

YLT: The king of Dor, at the elevation of Dor, one; The king of the Goyim of Gilgal, one;

Darby: the king of Dor in the upland of Dor, one; the king of Goim, at Gilgal, one;

ASV: the king of Dor in the height of Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The king  of Dor  in the coast  of Dor,  one;  the king  of the nations  of Gilgal,  one; 

What does Joshua 12:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 12

1  The two kings whose countries Moses took and disposed of
7  The thirty-one kings on the other side of Jordan which Joshua smote

What do the individual words in Joshua 12:23 mean?

the king of Dor in the heights of Dor one the king of the people of Gilgal one
מֶ֥לֶךְ דּ֛וֹר לְנָפַ֥ת דּ֖וֹר אֶחָ֑ד מֶֽלֶךְ־ גּוֹיִ֥ם לְגִלְגָּ֖ל אֶחָֽד

מֶ֥לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
דּ֛וֹר  of  Dor 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: דֹּאר 
Sense: a coastal city in Manasseh, south of Carmel.
לְנָפַ֥ת  in  the  heights 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נָפָה 
Sense: a lofty place, height.
דּ֖וֹר  of  Dor 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: דֹּאר 
Sense: a coastal city in Manasseh, south of Carmel.
אֶחָ֑ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
מֶֽלֶךְ־  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
גּוֹיִ֥ם  of  the  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
לְגִלְגָּ֖ל  of  Gilgal 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּלְגָּל 
Sense: the first site of an Israelite camp west of the Jordan, east of Jericho, here Samuel was judge, and Saul was made king; later used for illicit worship.
אֶחָֽד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).