The Meaning of Joshua 16:2 Explained

Joshua 16:2

KJV: And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

YLT: and hath gone out from Beth-El to Luz, and passed over unto the border of Archi to Ataroth,

Darby: And the border went from Bethel to Luz, and passed to the border of the Archites to Ataroth,

ASV: and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And goeth out  from Bethel  to Luz,  and passeth along  unto the borders  of Archi  to Ataroth, 

What does Joshua 16:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 16

1  The general borders of the sons of Joseph
5  The border of the inheritance of Ephraim
10  The Canaanites of Gezer not conquered

What do the individual words in Joshua 16:2 mean?

then went out from Bethel to Luz and passed along to the border of the Archite at Ataroth
וְיָצָ֥א מִבֵּֽית־ אֵ֖ל ל֑וּזָה וְעָבַ֛ר אֶל־ גְּב֥וּל הָאַרְכִּ֖י עֲטָרֽוֹת

וְיָצָ֥א  then  went  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
אֵ֖ל  Bethel 
Parse: Preposition, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־אֵל  
Sense: ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name).
ל֑וּזָה  to  Luz 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: לוּז  
Sense: the early name of Bethel and probably the name of the town in close proximity to the actual location of the altar and pillar of Jacob.
וְעָבַ֛ר  and  passed  along 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָבַר 
Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
גְּב֥וּל  the  border 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
הָאַרְכִּ֖י  of  the  Archite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַרְכִּי  
Sense: referring to the home city of Hushai.
עֲטָרֽוֹת  at  Ataroth 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲטָרֹות  
Sense: a town east of the Jordan in Gilead, taken and built by the tribe of Gad.