The Meaning of Joshua 13:20 Explained

Joshua 13:20

KJV: And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,

YLT: and Beth-Peor, and the springs of Pisgah, and Beth-Jeshimoth,

Darby: and Beth-Peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth;

ASV: and Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Bethpeor,  and Ashdothpisgah,  and Bethjeshimoth, 

What does Joshua 13:20 Mean?

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 13:20 mean?

and Beth Peor and the slopes of Pisgah and Beth Jeshimoth
וּבֵ֥ית פְּע֛וֹר וְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹת הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה וּבֵ֥ית הַיְשִׁמֽוֹת

פְּע֛וֹר  Beth  Peor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית פְּעֹור  
Sense: a place east of the Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, allotted to the tribe of Reuben.
וְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹת  and  the  slopes 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common plural construct
Root: אָשֵׁד  
Sense: foundation, slope.
הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה  of  Pisgah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: פִּסְגָּה  
Sense: mountain in Moab on the northeast shore of the Dead Sea; site uncertain.
הַיְשִׁמֽוֹת  Beth  Jeshimoth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית הַיְשִׁימֹות 
Sense: a place in Moab given to the tribe of Reuben.