Obadiah 1:20

“And the exiles of this host of the sons of Israel will possess what belongs to the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.”

Obadiah 1:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Obadiah 1:20, word by word

And the exilesגָלֻתgalut

exiles

The group of those carried off far from their land.

Where else “galut” appears
hostחֵלchel

army

A body of armed soldiers.

Where else “chel” appears
of the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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belongs to the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיםkenaanim

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

Where else “kenaanim” appears
as far as Zarephathצָרְפַתtsarfat

Zarephath

Zarephath: a city on the Phoenician coast, between Tyre and Sidon, outside the territory of Israel. There a widow fed Elijah (1 Kings 17:9-24; Luke 4:26). The name is related to "refine, smelt."

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of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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are in Sepharadסְפָרַדsefarad

Sepharad

Sepharad, a place where exiles from Jerusalem lived; its location is not known for certain.

Where else “sefarad” appears
will possessיִרְשׁוּyirshu

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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the citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “are” appears
of the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev

Negev

The dry land in the south of Israel.

Where else “negev” appears

Translation note

The Hebrew of this verse is difficult. “Sepharad”: an unknown place.

Places in this verse

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

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

19And those of the Negev will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the Shephelah the Philistines; and they will possess the field of Ephraim and the field of Samaria, and Benjamin Gilead.

20 · This verse (above)

21And deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountain of Esau, and the kingdom will be YHWH’s.

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