What Does Joshua 18:28 Mean?

“And Zelah”

tsela, a place in palestine

“Eleph”

eleph, a place in palestine

“and Jebusi”

a jebusite or inhabitant of jebus

he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo

“which is Jerusalem”

jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine

“Gibeath”

gibath

“and Kirjath”

kirjath-jearim or kirjath-arim, a place in palestine

“cities”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

“fourteen”

four

ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth

“with their villages”

a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)

this (often used adverb)

“This is the inheritance”

properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

“of the children”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of Benjamin”

binjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

“according to their families”

a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people