Joshua 15:21

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{ "verseID": "Joshua.15.21", "source": "וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ הֶעָרִ֗ים מִקְצֵה֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־גְּב֥וּל אֱד֖וֹם בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה קַבְצְאֵ֥ל וְעֵ֖דֶר וְיָגֽוּר׃", "text": "*wa*-*yihyû* *he*-*ʿārîm* *miqṣēh* *lә*-*mattēh* *bәnê*-*yәhûdāh* *ʾel*-*gәbûl* *ʾĕdôm* *ba*-*negbāh* *qabṣәʾēl* *wә*-*ʿēder* *wә*-*yāgûr*", "grammar": { "*wa*-*yihyû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they were", "*he*-*ʿārîm*": "definite article + noun feminine plural - the cities", "*miqṣēh*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - from the end/extremity of", "*lә*-*mattēh*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - for the tribe of", "*bәnê*-*yәhûdāh*": "noun masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons/children of Judah", "*ʾel*-*gәbûl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - toward the border of", "*ʾĕdôm*": "proper noun - Edom", "*ba*-*negbāh*": "preposition + noun + directional he - in the south/southward", "*qabṣәʾēl*": "proper noun - Kabzeel", "*wә*-*ʿēder*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Eder", "*wә*-*yāgûr*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Jagur" }, "variants": { "*miqṣēh*": "from the end/from the extremity/at the furthest part", "*gәbûl*": "border/boundary/territory", "*ba*-*negbāh*": "in the south/southward/in the Negev" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ הֶעָרִ֗ים מִקְצֵה֙ לְמַטֵּ֣ה בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־גְּב֥וּל אֱד֖וֹם בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה קַבְצְאֵ֥ל וְעֵ֖דֶר וְיָגֽוּר׃

Transliteration

wa-yihyû he-ʿārîm miqṣēh lә-mattēh bәnê-yәhûdāh ʾel-gәbûl ʾĕdôm ba-negbāh qabṣәʾēl wә-ʿēder wә-yāgûr

Grammar Details

• *wa*-*yihyû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they were
• *he*-*ʿārîm*: definite article + noun feminine plural - the cities
• *miqṣēh*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - from the end/extremity of
• *lә*-*mattēh*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - for the tribe of
• *bәnê*-*yәhûdāh*: noun masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons/children of Judah
• *ʾel*-*gәbûl*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - toward the border of
• *ʾĕdôm*: proper noun - Edom
• *ba*-*negbāh*: preposition + noun + directional he - in the south/southward
• *qabṣәʾēl*: proper noun - Kabzeel
• *wә*-*ʿēder*: conjunction + proper noun - and Eder
• *wә*-*yāgûr*: conjunction + proper noun - and Jagur

Word Meanings

• *miqṣēh*: from the end/from the extremity/at the furthest part
• *gәbûl*: border/boundary/territory
• *ba*-*negbāh*: in the south/southward/in the Negev

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The southernmost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the boundary of Edom in the Negev were Kabzeel, Eder, and Jagur.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom southward were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the cities of the trybe of the children of Iuda, from one to another by the coastes of the Edomites towarde the south, were these: Cabzeel, Eder, Iagur,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the vtmost cities of the tribe of the children of Iudah, toward the coastes of Edom Southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Iagur,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the vtmost cities of the tribe of the children of Iuda, towarde ye coastes of Edom southwarde, were Kabzeel, Eder, and Iagur,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the cities at the extremity of the tribe of the sons of Judah are unto the border of Edom in the south, Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The farthest towns of the tribe of Judah in the direction of the limits of Edom to the south, were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur;

• World English Bible (2000)

  The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  These cities were located at the southern extremity of Judah’s tribal land near the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 35:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Genesis.35.21", "source": "וַיִּסַּ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֣ט אָֽהֳלֹ֔ה מֵהָ֖לְאָה לְמִגְדַּל־עֵֽדֶר׃", "text": "And *wayyissaʿ* *yiśrāʾēl* and *wayyēṭ* his *ʾohŏlōh* from *mēhālȇʾâ* to *lȇmigdal-ʿēder*.", "grammar": { "*wayyissaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he journeyed", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, subject - Israel", "*wayyēṭ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he pitched/spread", "*ʾohŏlōh*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix + directional he - his tent", "*mēhālȇʾâ*": "preposition + article + preposition + directional he - from beyond", "*lȇmigdal-ʿēder*": "preposition + construct masculine singular noun + proper noun - to Migdal-Eder/tower of Eder" }, "variants": { "*wayyissaʿ*": "and he journeyed/and he traveled/and he set out", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "Israel/Jacob (after name change)", "*wayyēṭ*": "and he pitched/and he spread/and he set up", "*ʾohŏlōh*": "his tent/his dwelling", "*mēhālȇʾâ*": "from beyond/farther on/beyond", "*migdal-ʿēder*": "Migdal-Eder/tower of the flock/tower of Eder" } }
• Neh 11:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.11.25", "source": "וְאֶל־הַחֲצֵרִ֖ים בִּשְׂדֹתָ֑ם מִבְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה יָֽשְׁב֞וּ בְּקִרְיַ֤ת הָֽאַרְבַּע֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבְדִיבֹן֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבִֽיקַּבְצְאֵ֖ל וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "And to-*haḥăṣērîm* in *biśdōtām* from *mibənê* *yəhûdāh* *yāšəḇû* in *bəqiryat* *hā'arba'* and *ûḇənōtêhā* and in *ûḇədîḇōn* and *ûḇənōtêhā* and in *ûḇîqabbəṣə'ēl* and *waḥăṣērêhā*", "grammar": { "*haḥăṣērîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the villages'", "*biśdōtām*": "preposition + feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'in their fields'", "*mibənê*": "preposition + construct state, masculine plural - 'from sons of'", "*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - 'Judah'", "*yāšəḇû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - 'they dwelt'", "*bəqiryat*": "preposition + construct state, feminine singular - 'in Kiriath'", "*hā'arba'*": "definite article + numeral - 'the four'", "*ûḇənōtêhā*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine plural noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'and in its daughters'", "*ûḇədîḇōn*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - 'and in Dibon'", "*ûḇîqabbəṣə'ēl*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - 'and in Jekabzeel'", "*waḥăṣērêhā*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'and its villages'" }, "variants": { "*haḥăṣērîm*": "the villages/the settlements/the hamlets", "*biśdōtām*": "in their fields/in their open country", "*bəqiryat* *hā'arba'*": "in Kiriath-arba/in city of four", "*ûḇənōtêhā*": "and in its daughters/and in its surrounding villages", "*waḥăṣērêhā*": "and its villages/and its settlements" } }