The Meaning of Joshua 17:8 Explained

Joshua 17:8

KJV: Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;

YLT: To Manasseh hath been the land of Tappuah, and Tappuah unto the border of Manasseh is to the sons of Ephraim.

Darby: Manasseh had the land of Tappuah; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.

ASV: The land of Tappuah belonged to Manasseh; but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[Now] Manasseh  had the land  of Tappuah:  but Tappuah  on the border  of Manasseh  [belonged] to the children  of Ephraim; 

What does Joshua 17:8 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 17

1  The lot of Manasseh
7  His coast
12  The Canaanites not driven out
14  The children of Joseph obtain another lot

What do the individual words in Joshua 17:8 mean?

Manasseh had the land of Tappuah but Tappuah [belonged] on the border of Manasseh to the sons of Ephraim
לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕ה הָיְתָ֖ה אֶ֣רֶץ תַּפּ֑וּחַ וְתַפּ֛וּחַ אֶל־ גְּב֥וּל מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה לִבְנֵ֥י אֶפְרָֽיִם

לִמְנַשֶּׁ֕ה  Manasseh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
אֶ֣רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
תַּפּ֑וּחַ  of  Tappuah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: תַּפּוּחַ 
Sense: a Judaite of the family of Caleb, son of Hebron.
וְתַפּ֛וּחַ  but  Tappuah  [belonged] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: תַּפּוּחַ 
Sense: a Judaite of the family of Caleb, son of Hebron.
גְּב֥וּל  the  border 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
לִבְנֵ֥י  to  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶפְרָֽיִם  of  Ephraim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.

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