The Meaning of Joshua 21:18 Explained

Joshua 21:18

KJV: Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.

YLT: Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs -- four cities;

Darby: Anathoth and its suburbs, and Almon and its suburbs; four cities.

ASV: Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Anathoth  with her suburbs,  and Almon  with her suburbs;  four  cities. 

What does Joshua 21:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 21

1  Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other tribes unto the Levites
43  God gives the land, and rest unto the Israelites, according to his promise

What do the individual words in Joshua 21:18 mean?

- Anathoth and with its common-land and Almon its common-land cities four
אֶת־ עֲנָתוֹת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ עַלְמ֖וֹן מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע

אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עֲנָתוֹת֙  Anathoth 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲנָתֹות 
Sense: son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin.
וְאֶת־  and  with 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ  its  common-land 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מִגְרָשׁ 
Sense: common, common land, open land, suburb.
עַלְמ֖וֹן  Almon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עַלְמֹון  
Sense: a town in Benjamin allotted to the priests.
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ  its  common-land 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מִגְרָשׁ 
Sense: common, common land, open land, suburb.
עָרִ֖ים  cities 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
אַרְבַּֽע  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.

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