King James Version
Joshua 19:41 in the King James Version says “And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,”
Joshua 19:41 · KJV
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.
And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,
And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And the coast”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
“of their inheritance”
H5159properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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