Focused Passage

Joshua 15:20-32

Judah’s Inheritance, Caleb’s Possession, and the Unfinished Hold of Jerusalem

Judah receives its allotted territory by boundary and city list, Caleb drives out the Anakim from Hebron, Othniel captures Kiriath Sepher, Achsah receives springs, and the chapter closes by noting that Jerusalem remains unconquered by Judah.

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20This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah.

21These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

22Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

23Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

25Hazor-hadattah, Kerioth-hezron (that is, Hazor),

26Amam, Shema, Moladah,

27Hazar-gaddah, Heshmon, Beth-pelet,

28Hazar-shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

29Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.

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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Original words

Thisזֹ֗אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularis the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֛תH5159Noun - feminine singular constructof the clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃H4940Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralof the tribeמַטֵּ֥הH4294Noun - masculine singular constructvvvבְנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֖הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 21

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These wereוַיִּֽהְי֣וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe southernmostמִקְצֵה֙H7097Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructcitiesהֶעָרִ֗יםH5892Article | Noun - feminine pluralof the tribeלְמַטֵּ֣הH4294Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructvvvבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularin the Negevבַּנֶּ֑גְבָּהH5045Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singulartowardאֶל־H413Prepositionthe borderגְּב֥וּלH1366Noun - masculine singular constructof Edomאֱד֖וֹםH123Noun - proper - masculine singularKabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֥לH6909Noun - proper - feminine singularEderוְעֵ֖דֶרH5740Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularJagurוְיָגֽוּר׃H3017Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

Kinahוְקִינָ֥הH7016Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularDimonahוְדִֽימוֹנָ֖הH1776Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularAdadahוְעַדְעָדָֽה׃H5735Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

Kedeshוְקֶ֥דֶשׁH6943Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularHazorוְחָצ֖וֹרH2674Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularIthnanוְיִתְנָֽן׃H3497Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 24

Original words

Ziphזִ֥יףH2128Noun - proper - feminine singularTelemוָטֶ֖לֶםH2928Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularBealothוּבְעָלֽוֹת׃H1175Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 25

Original words

vvvוְחָצ֤וֹר׀H2675Hazor-hadattahחֲדַתָּה֙H2675Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularKerioth-hezronוּקְרִיּ֔וֹתH7152Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .חֶצְר֖וֹןH2696Noun - proper - feminine singular(that isהִ֥יאH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularHazorחָצֽוֹר׃H2674Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 26

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Amamאֲמָ֥םH538Noun - proper - feminine singularShemaוּשְׁמַ֖עH8090Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularMoladahוּמוֹלָדָֽה׃H4137Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 27

Original words

vvvוַחֲצַ֥רH2693Hazar-gaddahגַּדָּ֛הH2693Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularHeshmonוְחֶשְׁמ֖וֹןH2829Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוּבֵ֥יתH1046Beth-peletפָּֽלֶט׃H1046Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 28

Original words

vvvוַחֲצַ֥רH2705Hazar-shualשׁוּעָ֛לH2705Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוּבְאֵ֥רH884Beershebaשֶׁ֖בַעH884Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularBiziothiahוּבִזְיוֹתְיָֽה׃H964Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 29

Original words

Baalahבַּעֲלָ֥הH1173Noun - proper - feminine singularIimוְעִיִּ֖יםH5864Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularEzemוָעָֽצֶם׃H6107Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 30

Original words

Eltoladוְאֶלְתּוֹלַ֥דH513Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularChesilוּכְסִ֖ילH3686Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularHormahוְחָרְמָֽה׃H2767Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 31

Original words

Ziklagוְצִֽקְלַ֥גH6860Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularMadmannahוּמַדְמַנָּ֖הH4089Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularSansannahוְסַנְסַנָּֽה׃H5578Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 32

Original words

Lebaothוּלְבָא֥וֹתH3822Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularShilhimוְשִׁלְחִ֖יםH7978Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularAinוְעַ֣יִןH5871Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Rimmonוְרִמּ֑וֹןH7417Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singulartwenty-nineעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242Number - common plural. . .וָתֵ֖שַׁעH8672Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֛יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralin allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructalong with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃סH2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural

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