The Meaning of Joshua 21:31 Explained

Joshua 21:31

KJV: Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.

YLT: Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs -- four cities.

Darby: Helkath and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs: four cities;

ASV: Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Helkath  with her suburbs,  and Rehob  with her suburbs;  four  cities. 

What does Joshua 21:31 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jos 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 21:31 mean?

- Helkath and with its common-land and Rehob its common-land cities four -
אֶת־ חֶלְקָת֙ וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶׁ֔הָ וְאֶת־ רְחֹ֖ב מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע ס

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.
חֶלְקָת֙  Helkath 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶלְקַת  
Sense: the town named as the starting point for the boundary of the tribe of Asher and allotted with its suburbs to the Gershonite Levites.
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.
רְחֹ֖ב  Rehob 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רְחֹב 
Sense: father of Hadadezer the king of Zobah who was killed by David.
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.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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