Joshua 19:2

“And they had in their inheritance: Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,”

Joshua 19:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 19:2, word by word

And they hadיְהִיyehi

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yehi” appears
in their inheritanceנַחֲלָתָnachalata

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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Beershebaבְּאֵרbeer

Beersheba

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Shebaשֶׁבַעsheva

Sheba

Sheba: a town of Simeon; also a personal name.

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Moladahמוֹלָדָהmolada

Moladah

Moladah: a town of Judah in the Negev. The name comes from "birth."

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Places in this verse

JerusalemBeersheba
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Beersheba

    Today: Beersheba (Be'er Sheva), Israel

    A city at the southern edge of the land of Israel, in the Negev desert, about 47 miles (75 km) south of Jerusalem.

    Abraham and Isaac made agreements there over a well (Gen 21:31; 26:33). "From Dan to Beersheba" meant the whole land.

    Genesis 21:31Genesis 26:331 Kings 19:3Amos 5:5

The context

1And the second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families; and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Judah.

2 · This verse (above)

3Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,

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