The Meaning of Joshua 15:12 Explained

Joshua 15:12

KJV: And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

YLT: And the west border is to the great sea, and its border; this is the border of the sons of Judah round about for their families.

Darby: And the west border is the great sea and its coast. This is the border of the children of Judah round about, according to their families.

ASV: And the west border was to the great sea, and the border thereof . This is the border of the children of Judah round about according to their families.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the west  border  [was] to the great  sea,  and the coast  [thereof]. This [is] the coast  of the children  of Judah  round about  according to their families. 

What does Joshua 15:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 15

1  The borders of the lot of Judah
13  Caleb's portion and conquest
16  Othniel, for his valour, marries Achsah, Caleb's daughter
18  She obtains a blessing of her father
21  The cities of Judah
63  The Jebusites unconquered

What do the individual words in Joshua 15:12 mean?

And the border [was] west Sea the Great and the coastline of this [is] the boundary of the sons of Judah all around according to their families
וּגְב֣וּל יָ֔ם הַיָּ֥מָּה הַגָּד֖וֹל וּגְב֑וּל זֶ֠ה גְּב֧וּל בְּנֵֽי־ יְהוּדָ֛ה סָבִ֖יב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם

וּגְב֣וּל  And  the  border  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
יָ֔ם  west 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
הַיָּ֥מָּה  Sea 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
הַגָּד֖וֹל  the  Great 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
וּגְב֑וּל  and  the  coastline 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
זֶ֠ה  of  this  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
גְּב֧וּל  the  boundary 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
בְּנֵֽי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוּדָ֛ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
סָבִ֖יב  all  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם  according  to  their  families 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.

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