The Meaning of Joshua 19:27 Explained

Joshua 19:27

KJV: And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

YLT: and hath turned back, at the sun-rising, to Beth-Dagon, and come against Zebulun, and against the valley of Jiphthah-El toward the north of Beth-Emek, and Neiel, and hath gone out unto Cabul on the left,

Darby: and turned towards the sun-rising to Beth-Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel, and went out to Cabul on the left,

ASV: and it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And turneth  toward the sunrising  to Bethdagon,  and reacheth  to Zebulun,  and to the valley  of Jiphthahel  toward the north side  of Bethemek,  and Neiel,  and goeth out  to Cabul  on the left hand, 

What does Joshua 19:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 19

1  The lot of Simeon
10  of Zebulun
17  of Issachar
24  of Asher
32  of Naphtali
40  of Dan
49  The children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua

What do the individual words in Joshua 19:27 mean?

and it turned toward the east the toward sunrise to Beth Dagon and it reached to Zebulun and to the Valley - of Iphtah-el then northward beyond in Beth Emek and Neiel and bypassing unto Cabul [which was] on the left
וְשָׁ֨ב מִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֮ בֵּ֣ית דָּגֹן֒ וּפָגַ֣ע בִּ֠זְבֻלוּן וּבְגֵ֨י יִפְתַּח־ אֵ֥ל צָפ֛וֹנָה בֵּ֥ית הָעֵ֖מֶק וּנְעִיאֵ֑ל וְיָצָ֥א אֶל־ כָּב֖וּל מִשְּׂמֹֽאל

וְשָׁ֨ב  and  it  turned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
מִזְרַ֣ח  toward  the  east 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִזְרָח  
Sense: place of sunrise, east.
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֮  the  toward  sunrise 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: שֶׁמֶשׁ  
Sense: sun.
דָּגֹן֒  Beth  Dagon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־דָּגֹון  
Sense: the temple of Dagon in Judah.
וּפָגַ֣ע  and  it  reached 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פָּגַע  
Sense: to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession.
בִּ֠זְבֻלוּן  to  Zebulun 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְבוּלוּן  
Sense: the 0th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun.
וּבְגֵ֨י  and  to  the  Valley 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גַּיְא  
Sense: valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge.
יִפְתַּח־  - 
Parse:
אֵ֥ל  of  Iphtah-el 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִפְתַּח־אֵל  
Sense: a valley between Zebulun and Asher; location uncertain.
צָפ֛וֹנָה  then  northward  beyond 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: צָפֹון  
Sense: north (of direction), northward.
הָעֵ֖מֶק  Beth  Emek 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית הָעֵמֶק 
Sense: a place on the border of Asher.
וּנְעִיאֵ֑ל  and  Neiel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְעִיאֵל  
Sense: a place on the border of the territory of Asher.
וְיָצָ֥א  and  bypassing 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אֶל־  unto 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
כָּב֖וּל  Cabul  [which  was] 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: כָּבוּל  
Sense: a city on the border of Asher and located approx 0 miles (6 km) east of Akko; modern ‘Kabul’.
מִשְּׂמֹֽאל  on  the  left 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׂמֹאל  
Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side.

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