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Joshua 15:37-41

Judah’s Inheritance, Caleb’s Possession, and the Unfinished Hold of Jerusalem

Judah receives its allotted territory by boundary and city list, Caleb drives out the Anakim from Hebron, Othniel captures Kiriath Sepher, Achsah receives springs, and the chapter closes by noting that Jerusalem remains unconquered by Judah.

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37Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

38Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,

39Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

40Cabbon, Lahmas, Chitlish,

41Gederoth, Beth-dagon, Naamah, and Makkedah—sixteen cities, along with their villages.

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Verse 37

Original words

Zenanצְנָ֥ןH6799Noun - proper - feminine singularHadashahוַחֲדָשָׁ֖הH2322Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvוּמִגְדַּל־H4028Migdal-gadגָּֽד׃H4028Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 38

Original words

Dilanוְדִלְעָ֥ןH1810Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularMizpehוְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖הH4708Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularJoktheelוְיָקְתְאֵֽל׃H3371Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 39

Original words

Lachishלָכִ֥ישׁH3923Noun - proper - feminine singularBozkathוּבָצְקַ֖תH1218Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularEglonוְעֶגְלֽוֹן׃H5700Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 40

Original words

Cabbonוְכַבּ֥וֹןH3522Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularLahmasוְלַחְמָ֖סH3903Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularChitlishוְכִתְלִֽישׁ׃H3798Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 41

Original words

Gederothוּגְדֵר֕וֹתH1450Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularvvvבֵּית־H1016PrepositionBeth-dagonדָּג֥וֹןH1016Noun - proper - feminine singularNaamahוְנַעֲמָ֖הH5279Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Makkedahוּמַקֵּדָ֑הH4719Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularsixteenשֵׁשׁ־H8337Number - feminine singular. . .עֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240Number - feminine singularcitiesעָרִ֥יםH5892Noun - feminine pluralalong with their villagesוְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃סH2691Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine plural

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