Joshua 18:20
WEB
The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families.
BSB
On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
KJV
And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H3383
n-pr — Jarden
Derivation: from 3381; a descender;
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
KJV: Jordan.
n.pr.fl — Jordan
יַרְדֵן 182 n.pr.fl. Jordan
H1379
v — twist, bound
Derivation: a primitive root; also as a denominative from 1366
properly, to twist as a rope; to bound (as by a line)
KJV: be border, set (bounds about).
vb. denom — bound
גָּבַל vb. denom. bound, border
Qal bound, border
Hiph. set bounds for
H853
prt — self, even, namely
Derivation: apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity;
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
KJV: [as such unrepresented in English].
mark of the accusative
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
H6285
n-f — mouth, direction, region, extremity
Derivation: feminine of 6311;
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
KJV: corner, end, quarter, side.
n.f — corner
פֵּאָה 81 n.f. corner, side (part cut off)
H6924
n-m adv — front, fore part, East, antiquity, before, anciently, eastward
Derivation: or קֵדְמָה; from 6923;
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
KJV: aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, × ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare 6926.
adv — eastward
[קֵ֫דֶם], קֵ֫דְמָה adv. eastward, to, toward the E.
H2063
d — this
Derivation: irregular feminine of 2088;
this (often used adverb)
KJV: hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.
demonstr.pron — this
זֶה demonstr.pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here
1. standing alone
2. In appos. to subst.
3. More oft. as pred.
4. It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.
5. In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)
6. With prefixes (in special senses)
H5159
n-f — inherited, occupancy, heirloom, estate, patrimony, portion
Derivation: from 5157 (in its usual sense);
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
KJV: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare 5158.
n.f — possession
נַחֲלָה 224 n.f. possession, property, inheritance
1. property
2. portion, share
3. inheritance
H1121
n-m — son
Derivation: from 1129;
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
KJV: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
n.m — son
בֵּן 4870 n.m. son
1. son, male child, born of a woman
2. children (male and female)
3. youth, young men
4. the young of animals
5. of plant shoots
6. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
7.
a. member of a guild, order or class
b. of animals son of (the) herd
8. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
9. n. relat. of age
n.pr.m — his son
בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.
H1144
n-pr-m — Binjamin
Derivation: from 1121 and 3225; son of (the) right hand;
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV: Benjamin.
n.pr.m — Benjamin
בִּנְיָמִין n.pr.m. 166 (son of (the) right hand)—
1. youngest son of Jacob, so called by him, but Rachel, the mother, who died at Benjamin's birth, called בֶּן־אוֹנִ֑י (q.v.)
2. son of Bilhan and great-grandson of Benjamin
3. a Jew of Ezra's time
H1367
n-f — boundary, region
Derivation: or גְּבֻלָה; (shortened) feminine of 1366;
a boundary, region
KJV: border, bound, coast, landmark. place.
n.f — border
[גְּבוּלָה] n.f. border, boundary
H5439
adv — circle, neighbour, environs, around
Derivation: or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from 5437;
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
KJV: (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
subst — Magormissabib
סָבִיב 336 subst., used mostly as adv. and prep., circuit, round about
H4940
n-f — family, circle of relatives, class, species, sort, tribe, people
Derivation: from 8192 (compare 8198);
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
KJV: family, kind(-red).
n.f — clan
מִשְׁפָּחָה 303 n.f. clan
1. clan
2. = guild
3. = species, kind
4. pl. = aristocrats
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Verses 11–28
Joshua 18:11–28
We have here the lot of the tribe of Benjamin, which Providence cast next to Joseph on the one hand, because Benjamin was own and only brother to Joseph, and was little Benjamin (Psa 68:27), that needed the protection of great Joseph, and yet had a better protector, for the Lord shall cover him all the day long, Deu 33:12. And it was next to Judah on the other hand, that this tribe might hereafter unite with Judah in an adherence to the throne of David and the temple at Jerusalem. Here we have, 1. The exact borders and limits of this tribe, which we need not be exact in the explication of. As it had Judah on the south and Joseph on the north, so it had Jordan on the east and Dan on the west. The western border is said to compass the corner of the sea southward (Jos 18:14), whereas no part of the lot of this tribe came near to the great sea. Bishop Patrick thinks the meaning is that it ran along in a parallel line to the great sea, though at a distance. Dr. Fuller suggests that since it is not called the great sea, but only the sea, which often signifies any lake or mere, it may be meant of the pool of Gibeon, which may be called a corner or canton of the sea; it is called the great waters of Gibeon (Jer 41:12), and it is compassed by the western border of this tribe. 2. The particular cities in this tribe, not all, but the most considerable. Twenty-six are here named. Jericho is put first, though dismantled, and forbidden to be rebuilt as a city with gates and walls, because it might be built and inhabited as a country village, and so was not useless to this tribe. Gilgal, where Israel first encamped when Saul was made king (Sa1 11:15), was in this tribe. It was afterwards a very profane place. Hos 9:15, All their wickedness is in Gilgal. Beth-el was in this tribe, a famous place. Though Benjamin adhered to the house of David, yet Beth-el, it seems, was in the possession of the house of Joseph (Jdg 1:23-25), and there Jeroboam set up one of his calves. In this tribe was Gibeon, where the altar was in the beginning of Solomon's time, Ch2 1:3. Gibeah likewise, that infamous place where the Levite's concubine was abused. Mizpeh, and near it Samuel's Ebenezer, and also Anathoth, Jeremiah's city, were in this tribe, as was the northern part of Jerusalem. Paul was the honour of this tribe (Rom 11:1; Phi 3:5); but where his land lay we know not: he sought the better country.
Cross-references: Ps 68:27 · Deut 33:12 · Josh 18:14 · Jer 41:12 · 1Sam 11:15 · Hos 9:15 · Judg 1:23 · 2Chr 1:3 · Rom 11:1 · Phil 3:5