KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Joshua 13:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “From Aroer,” | מֵֽעֲרוֹעֵ֡ר | Aroër, the name of three places in or near Palestine | Aroer |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁר֩ | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “the bank” | שְׂפַת | The lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) | bank |
| “of the river” | נַ֨חַל | A stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) | river |
| “Arnon,” | אַרְנ֜וֹן | The Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory | Arnon |
| “and the city” | וְהָעִ֨יר | A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) | city |
| “that” | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | that |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “in the midst” | בְּתוֹךְ | A bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | midst |
| “of the river,” | הַנַּ֛חַל | A stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) | river |
| “and all” | וְכָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the plain” | הַמִּישֹׁ֥ר | A level, i.e., a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e., (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly) | plain |
| “of Medeba” | מֵֽידְבָ֖א | Medeba, a place in Palestine | Medeba |
| “unto” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | unto |
| “Dibon;” | דִּיבֽוֹן׃ | Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine | Dibon |
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7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;
9 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
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