And the exilesוְגָלֻתof thisהַזֶּהhostהַחֵלof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill possess whatאֲשֶׁרbelongs to the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיםas far as Zarephath,עַד צָרְפַתand the exilesוְגָלֻתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםwhoאֲשֶׁרare in Sepharadבִּסְפָרַדwill possessיִרְשׁוּthe citiesעָרֵיof the Negev.הַנֶּגֶב
Obadiah 1:20
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- 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."
Where else “tsarfat” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- 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.
Where else “yirshu” appears- 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
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).
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.