The Meaning of Joshua 15:20 Explained

Joshua 15:20

KJV: This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

YLT: This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah, for their families.

Darby: This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

ASV: This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

This [is] the inheritance  of the tribe  of the children  of Judah  according to their families. 

What does Joshua 15:20 Mean?

Verse Meaning

This verse concludes the description of the tribal boundaries of Judah given in Joshua 15:1-19.

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 15:20 mean?

This [was] the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families
זֹ֗את נַחֲלַ֛ת מַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵי־ יְהוּדָ֖ה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם

זֹ֗את  This  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
נַחֲלַ֛ת  the  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
מַטֵּ֥ה  of  the  tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
בְנֵי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוּדָ֖ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
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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