The Meaning of Joshua 16:5 Explained

Joshua 16:5

KJV: And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;

YLT: And the border of the sons of Ephraim is by their families; and the border of their inheritance is on the east, Atroth-Addar unto Beth-Horon the upper;

Darby: And the border of the children of Ephraim was according to their families; the border of their inheritance eastwards was Ataroth-Addar as far as the upper Beth-horon;

ASV: And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus : the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the border  of the children  of Ephraim  according to their families  was [thus]: even the border  of their inheritance  on the east side  was Atarothaddar,  unto Bethhoron  the upper; 

What does Joshua 16:5 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 16:5 mean?

and was [thus] the border of the sons of Ephraim according to their families and was of their inheritance on the east side Ataroth Addar as far as to in Beth Horon Upper
וַיְהִ֛י גְּב֥וּל בְּנֵֽי־ אֶפְרַ֖יִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם וַיְהִ֞י נַחֲלָתָם֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה עַטְר֣וֹת אַדָּ֔ר עַד־ בֵּ֥ית חוֹרֹ֖ן עֶלְיֽוֹן

וַיְהִ֛י  and  was  [thus] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
גְּב֥וּל  the  border 
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.
אֶפְרַ֖יִם  of  Ephraim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם  according  to  their  families 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
וַיְהִ֞י  and  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
נַחֲלָתָם֙  of  their  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.
מִזְרָ֔חָה  on  the  east  side 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: מִזְרָח  
Sense: place of sunrise, east.
עַטְר֣וֹת  Ataroth  Addar 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
אַדָּ֔ר  as  far  as 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַטְרֹות אַדָּר  
Sense: a Gadite town on the west border of Benjamin.
חוֹרֹ֖ן  Beth  Horon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֵּית־חֹורֹון 
Sense: two towns in Ephraim.
עֶלְיֽוֹן  Upper 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עֶלְיׄון 
Sense: high, upper.

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