The Meaning of Joshua 19:18 Explained

Joshua 19:18

KJV: And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

YLT: and their border is at Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

Darby: And their territory was toward Jizreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

ASV: And their border was unto Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And their border  was toward Jezreel,  and Chesulloth,  and Shunem, 

What does Joshua 19:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 19

1  The lot of Simeon
10  of Zebulun
17  of Issachar
24  of Asher
32  of Naphtali
40  of Dan
49  The children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua

What do the individual words in Joshua 19:18 mean?

And went their territory to Jezreel and [included] Chesulloth and Shunem
וַיְהִ֖י גְּבוּלָ֑ם יִזְרְעֶ֥אלָה וְהַכְּסוּלֹ֖ת וְשׁוּנֵֽם

וַיְהִ֖י  And  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
גְּבוּלָ֑ם  their  territory 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: גְּבוּל  
Sense: border, territory.
יִזְרְעֶ֥אלָה  to  Jezreel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: יִזְרְעֶאל 
Sense: a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah.
וְהַכְּסוּלֹ֖ת  and  [included]  Chesulloth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: כְּסוּלֹות  
Sense: a town in Issachar near Jezreel; also ‘Chisloth-tabor’ 03696.
וְשׁוּנֵֽם  and  Shunem 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שׁוּנֵם  
Sense: a city in Issachar, located 5 miles (8 km) south of Mount Tabor.