The Meaning of Joshua 16:4 Explained

Joshua 16:4

KJV: So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

YLT: And the sons of Joseph -- Manasseh and Ephraim -- inherit.

Darby: And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

ASV: And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So the children  of Joseph,  Manasseh  and Ephraim,  took their inheritance. 

What does Joshua 16:4 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 16:4 mean?

So took their inheritance The sons of Joseph Manasseh and Ephraim
וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ בְנֵי־ יוֹסֵ֖ף מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה וְאֶפְרָֽיִם

וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ  So  took  their  inheritance 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָחַל  
Sense: to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess.
בְנֵי־  The  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יוֹסֵ֖ף  of  Joseph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
וְאֶפְרָֽיִם  and  Ephraim 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.

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