The Meaning of Obadiah 1:19 Explained

Obadiah 1:19

KJV: And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

YLT: And they have possessed the south with the mount of Esau, And the low country with the Philistines, And they have possessed the field of Ephraim, And the field of Samaria, And Benjamin with Gilead.

Darby: And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the lowland the Philistines; yea, they shall possess the field of Ephraim and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead;

ASV: And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin'shall possess Gilead.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [they of] the south  shall possess  the mount  of Esau;  and [they of] the plain  the Philistines:  and they shall possess  the fields  of Ephraim,  and the fields  of Samaria:  and Benjamin  [shall possess] Gilead. 

What does Obadiah 1:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Obadiah 1

1  The destruction of Edom,
3  for their pride,
10  and for their wrong unto Jacob
17  The salvation and victory of Jacob

What do the individual words in Obadiah 1:19 mean?

And shall possess the Negev - the mountains of Esau and the Lowland [shall possess] [the land of the] Philistines and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim and of Samaria and Benjamin [shall possess] Gilead
וְיָרְשׁ֨וּ הַנֶּ֜גֶב אֶת־ הַ֣ר עֵשָׂ֗ו וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְיָרְשׁוּ֙ שְׂדֵ֣ה אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְאֵ֖ת שֹׁמְר֑וֹן וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן הַגִּלְעָֽד

וְיָרְשׁ֨וּ  And  shall  possess 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָרַשׁ  
Sense: to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir.
הַנֶּ֜גֶב  the  Negev 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶגֶב  
Sense: south-country, Nekeb, south.
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.
הַ֣ר  the  mountains 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
עֵשָׂ֗ו  of  Esau 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשָׂו  
Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.
וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙  and  the  Lowland  [shall  possess] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שְׁפֵלָה  
Sense: lowland, valley.
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים  [the  land  of  the]  Philistines 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
וְיָרְשׁוּ֙  and  they  shall  possess 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָרַשׁ  
Sense: to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir.
שְׂדֵ֣ה  the  fields 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
אֶפְרַ֔יִם  of  Ephraim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.
שֹׁמְר֑וֹן  of  Samaria 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֹׁמְרֹון  
Sense: the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 0 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam.
וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן  and  Benjamin  [shall  possess] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
הַגִּלְעָֽד  Gilead 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּלְעָד  
Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’.