Focused Passage

Joshua 15:48-60

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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48These were in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

49Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),

50Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.

52Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

54Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.

55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

56Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.

58Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

59Maarath, Beth-anoth, and Eltekon—six cities, along with their villages.

60Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.

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References and Original Words

Verse 48

Original words

[These were] in the hill countryוּבָהָ֑רH2022Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularShamirשָׁמִ֥ירH8069Noun - proper - feminine singularJattirוְיַתִּ֖ירH3492Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularSocohוְשׂוֹכֹֽה׃H7755Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 49

Original words

Dannahוְדַנָּ֥הH1837Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוְקִרְיַת־H7158Kiriath-sannahסַנָּ֖הH7158Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular(that isהִ֥יאH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularDebirדְבִֽר׃H1688Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 50

Original words

Anabוַעֲנָ֥בH6024Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularEshtemohוְאֶשְׁתְּמֹ֖הH851Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularAnimוְעָנִֽים׃H6044Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 51

Original words

Goshenוְגֹ֥שֶׁןH1657Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularHolonוְחֹלֹ֖ןH2473Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Gilohוְגִלֹ֑הH1542Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularelevenאַֽחַת־H259Number - feminine singular construct. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֥יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralalong with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃H2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural
Verse 52

Original words

Arabאֲרַ֥בH694Noun - proper - feminine singularDumahוְרוּמָ֖הH7316Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularEshanוְאֶשְׁעָֽן׃H824Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 53

Original words

JanimוְיָנִיםH3241Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוּבֵית־H1054Beth-tappuahתַּפּ֖וּחַH1054Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularAphekahוַאֲפֵֽקָה׃H664Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 54

Original words

Humtahוְחֻמְטָ֗הH2547Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוְקִרְיַ֥תH7153Kiriath-arbaאַרְבַּ֛עH7153Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular(that isהִ֥יאH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןH2275Noun - proper - feminine singularand Ziorוְצִיעֹ֑רH6730Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularnineתֵּ֖שַׁעH8672Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֥יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralalong with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃סH2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural
Verse 55

Original words

Maonמָע֥וֹן׀H4584Noun - proper - feminine singularCarmelכַּרְמֶ֖לH3760Noun - proper - feminine singularZiphוָזִ֥יףH2128Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularJuttahוְיוּטָּֽה׃H3194Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 56

Original words

Jezreelוְיִזְרְעֶ֥אלH3157Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularJokdeamוְיָקְדְעָ֖םH3347Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularZanoahוְזָנֽוֹחַ׃H2182Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 57

Original words

Kainהַקַּ֖יִןH7014Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularGibeahגִּבְעָ֣הH1390Noun - proper - feminine singularand Timnahוְתִמְנָ֑הH8553Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singulartenעֶ֖שֶׂרH6235Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֥יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralalong with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃H2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural
Verse 58

Original words

Halhulחַלְח֥וּלH2478Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvבֵּֽית־H1049PrepositionBeth-zurצ֖וּרH1049Noun - proper - feminine singularGedorוּגְדֽוֹר׃H1446Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 59

Original words

Maarathוּמַעֲרָ֥תH4638Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוּבֵית־H1042Beth-anothעֲנ֖וֹתH1042Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Eltekonוְאֶלְתְּקֹ֑ןH515Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularsixשֵׁ֖שׁH8337Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֥יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralalong with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃H2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural
Verse 60

Original words

vvvקִרְיַת־H7154Kiriath-baalבַּ֗עַלH7154Noun - proper - feminine singular(that isהִ֛יאH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularvvvקִרְיַ֥תH7157Kiriath-jearimיְעָרִ֖יםH7157Noun - proper - feminine singularand Rabbahוְהָֽרַבָּ֑הH7237Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singulartwoשְׁתַּ֖יִםH8147Number - fdcitiesעָרִ֥יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralalong with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃סH2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural

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