The Meaning of Joshua 21:36 Explained

Joshua 21:36

KJV: And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

YLT: And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahazah and its suburbs,

Darby: and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

ASV: And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And out of the tribe of Reuben,  Bezer  with her suburbs, and Jahazah  with her suburbs, 

What does Joshua 21:36 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 21:36 mean?

And from the tribe of Reuben - Bezer and with its common-land and Jahaz its common-land
וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן אֶת־ בֶּ֖צֶר וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶת־ יַ֖הְצָה מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ

וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה  And  from  the  tribe 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
רְאוּבֵ֔ן  of  Reuben 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵן  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah.
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.
בֶּ֖צֶר  Bezer 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֶּצֶר 
Sense: son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher.
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.
מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ  its  common-land 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מִגְרָשׁ 
Sense: common, common land, open land, suburb.
יַ֖הְצָה  Jahaz 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יַהַץ 
Sense: a place in Reuben east of the Dead Sea where Israel defeated Sihon king of the Amorites; site uncertain.
מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ  its  common-land 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: מִגְרָשׁ 
Sense: common, common land, open land, suburb.