The Meaning of Joshua 13:26 Explained

Joshua 13:26

KJV: And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

YLT: and from Heshbon unto Ramath-Mispeh, and Betonim, and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir,

Darby: and from Heshbon to Ramath-Mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;

ASV: and from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And from Heshbon  unto Ramathmizpeh,  and Betonim;  and from Mahanaim  unto the border  of Debir; 

What does Joshua 13:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 13

1  The bounds of the land not yet conquered
8  The inheritance of the two tribes and a half
14  The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi
15  The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben
22  Balaam slain
24  The bounds of the inheritance of God
29  and of the half tribe of Manasseh

What do the individual words in Joshua 13:26 mean?

and from Heshbon to Ramah Mizpah and Betonim and from Mahanaim the border of Debir
וּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן עַד־ רָמַ֥ת הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וּבְטֹנִ֑ים וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם גְּב֥וּל לִדְבִֽר

וּמֵחֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן  and  from  Heshbon 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶשְׁבֹּון  
Sense: the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad.
רָמַ֥ת  Ramah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה  Mizpah 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: הַמִּצְפֶּה 
Sense: a place in Gilead on the northern border of Gad.
וּבְטֹנִ֑ים  and  Betonim 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּטֹנִים  
Sense: a city east of the Jordan in territory of Gad.
וּמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם  and  from  Mahanaim 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַחֲנַיִם  
Sense: a place east of the Jordan, named from Jacob’s encounter with angels.
גְּב֥וּל  the  border  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
לִדְבִֽר  Debir 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: דְּבִיר 
Sense: the king of Eglon, one of the five kings hanged by Joshua.