The Meaning of Joshua 12:9 Explained

Joshua 12:9

KJV: The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

YLT: The king of Jericho, one; The king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

Darby: The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

ASV: the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The king  of Jericho,  one;  the king  of Ai,  which [is] beside  Bethel,  one; 

What does Joshua 12:9 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 12:9 mean?

the king of Jericho one of Ai which [is] beside in Bethel one
מֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיח֖וֹ אֶחָ֑ד הָעַ֛י אֲשֶׁר־ מִצַּ֥ד בֵּֽית־ אֵ֖ל אֶחָֽד

מֶ֥לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
יְרִיח֖וֹ  of  Jericho 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרִחֹו 
Sense: a city 5 miles (8 km) west of the Jordan and 7 miles (.
אֶחָ֑ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
הָעַ֛י  of  Ai 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עַי 
Sense: a city lying east of Bethel and beside Bethaven near Jericho and the 2nd city taken on the invasion of Canaan.
אֲשֶׁר־  which  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
מִצַּ֥ד  beside 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: צַד 
Sense: side.
אֵ֖ל  Bethel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־אֵל  
Sense: ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name).
אֶחָֽד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).

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