The Meaning of Joshua 17:3 Explained

Joshua 17:3

KJV: But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

YLT: As to Zelophehad, son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, he hath no children except daughters, and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah,

Darby: And Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

ASV: But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But Zelophehad,  the son  of Hepher,  the son  of Gilead,  the son  of Machir,  the son  of Manasseh,  had no sons,  but daughters:  and these [are] the names  of his daughters,  Mahlah,  and Noah,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and Tirzah. 

What does Joshua 17:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 17

1  The lot of Manasseh
7  His coast
12  The Canaanites not driven out
14  The children of Joseph obtain another lot

What do the individual words in Joshua 17:3 mean?

But Zelophehad son of Hepher the son of Gilead of Machir of Manasseh no had to sons but only daughters and these [are] the names of his daughters Mahlah and Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah
וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ בֶּן־ חֵ֨פֶר בֶּן־ גִּלְעָ֜ד מָכִ֣יר מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לֹא־ הָ֥יוּ ל֛וֹ בָּנִ֖ים כִּ֣י אִם־ בָּנ֑וֹת וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ שְׁמ֣וֹת בְּנֹתָ֔יו מַחְלָ֣ה וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה מִלְכָּ֖ה וְתִרְצָֽה

וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩  But  Zelophehad 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צְלָפְחָד  
Sense: a Manassite, son of Hepher and grandson of Gilead; came out of Egypt with Moses and died in the wilderness leaving only five daughters as heirs; their right to the inheritance was confirmed by divine direction.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֵ֨פֶר  of  Hepher 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵפֶר 
Sense: youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
גִּלְעָ֜ד  of  Gilead 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּלְעָד  
Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’.
מָכִ֣יר  of  Machir 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָכִיר  
Sense: eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family.
מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
לֹא־  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
בָּנִ֖ים  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אִם־  only 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
בָּנ֑וֹת  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙  and  these 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
שְׁמ֣וֹת  [are]  the  names 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
בְּנֹתָ֔יו  of  his  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
מַחְלָ֣ה  Mahlah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַחְלָה  
Sense: the eldest of 5 daughters of Zelophehad the grandson of Manasseh.
וְנֹעָ֔ה  and  Noah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: נׄעָה  
Sense: one of the 5 daughters of Zelophehad in the time of the exodus.
חָגְלָ֥ה  Hoglah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָגְלָה  
Sense: 3rd of 5 daughters of Zelophehad, a descendant of Manasseh.
מִלְכָּ֖ה  Milcah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְכָּה  
Sense: daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, her uncle and Abraham’s brother, to whom she bore 8 children.
וְתִרְצָֽה  and  Tirzah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: תִּרְצָה 
Sense: one of the 7 daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher of the tribe of Manasseh.

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