The Meaning of Joshua 15:21 Explained

Joshua 15:21

KJV: And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

YLT: And the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah are unto the border of Edom in the south, Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

Darby: The cities at the extremity of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the south, were: Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

ASV: And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the uttermost  cities  of the tribe  of the children  of Judah  toward the coast  of Edom  southward  were Kabzeel,  and Eder,  and Jagur, 

What does Joshua 15:21 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 15:21 mean?

And were the cities at the limits of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur
וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ הֶעָרִ֗ים מִקְצֵה֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵֽי־ יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־ גְּב֥וּל אֱד֖וֹם בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה קַבְצְאֵ֥ל וְעֵ֖דֶר וְיָגֽוּר

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ  And  were 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הֶעָרִ֗ים  the  cities 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
מִקְצֵה֙  at  the  limits 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָצֶה 
Sense: end, extremity.
לְמַטֵּ֣ה  of  the  tribe 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
בְנֵֽי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְהוּדָ֔ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
אֶל־  toward 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
גְּב֥וּל  the  border 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
אֱד֖וֹם  of  Edom 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱדֹום 
Sense: Edom.
בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה  in  the  Negev 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: נֶגֶב  
Sense: south-country, Nekeb, south.
קַבְצְאֵ֥ל  Kabzeel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: קַבְצְאֵל  
Sense: the most remote city of Judah; located in southern Judah on the border of Edom.
וְעֵ֖דֶר  and  Eder 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֵדֶר 
Sense: a Merarite Levite in the time of David.
וְיָגֽוּר  and  Jagur 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָגוּר  
Sense: a town of Judah, one of those farthest to the south, on the frontier of Edom.

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