Joshua 19:47

Joshua 19:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
• New International Version (NIV)(When the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and attacked Leshem, took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named it Dan after their ancestor.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the territory of the people of Dan was lost to them, the people of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and after capturing it and striking it with the sword they took possession of it and settled in it, calling Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the border of the children of Dan went beyond these, because the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it; and they struck it with the edge of the sword, took possession of it, and dwelt in it. They called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

Context of Joshua 19:47

45Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon, 46Me-jarkon, Rakkon, and the territory across from Joppa. But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land, so they attacked the town of Laish. They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor. 48The homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Dan included these towns and their surrounding villages. 49After all the land was divided among the tribes, the Israelites gave a piece of land to Joshua as his allocation.

Joshua 19:47 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֥א גְבוּל־בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן מֵהֶ֑ם וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בְנֵֽי־דָ֠ן וַיִּלָּחֲמ֨וּ עִם־לֶ֜שֶׁם וַיִּלְכְּד֥וּ אוֹתָ֣הּ׀ וַיַּכּ֧וּ אוֹתָ֣הּ לְפִי־חֶ֗רֶב וַיִּֽרְשׁ֤וּ אוֹתָהּ֙ וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ בָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ לְלֶ֙שֶׁם֙ דָּ֔ן כְּשֵׁ֖ם דָּ֥ן אֲבִיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the coastגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Danדָּןdân · DanH1835
• went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against Leshemלֶ֫שֶׁםleshem · LeshemH3959
• and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• it, and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• it with the edgeפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
• of the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and possessedיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• it, and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• therein, and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• after the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• their fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for Joshua 19:47

• Judges 1:34As for the tribe of Dan, the Amorites forced them back into the hill country and would not let them come down into the plains.
• Judges 18:1Now in those days Israel had no king. And the tribe of Dan was trying to find a place where they could settle, for they had not yet moved into the land assigned to them when the land was divided among the tribes of Israel.
• Judges 18:7So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby.

Commentaries on Joshua 19:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Went out too little for them - This is certainly the meaning of the passage; but our translators have been obliged to add the words too little to make this sense apparent. Houbigant contends that an ancient copyist, meeting frequently with the words ויצאהגבול vaiyetse haggebul, in the preceding history, became so familiarized to them that he wrote them here instead of הגבול ויאץ vaiyaats haggebul, and the border of the children of Dan was Strait for them…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47The words “too little” are an insertion of the King James Version Render rather, “the border of the children of Dan was extended.” The Hebrew appears to mean “the children of Dan enlarged their border because they had not room enough.” The reason of this was that the Danites, a numerous tribe (Numbers 26:5 note), found themselves Judges 1:34-35 cooped up among the hills by the powerful and warlike Amorites. Hence, the Danite expedition (see the marginal…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-51Verses 17-51 Joshua waited till all the tribes were settled, before he asked any provision for himself. He was content to be unfixed, till he saw them all placed, and herein is an example to all in public places, to prefer the common welfare before private advantage. Those who labour most to do good to others, seek an inheritance in the Canaan above: but it will be soon enough to enter thereon, when they have done all the service to their brethren of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47The tribe of Dan (the Danites) struggled to take their land because of the Philistines. Later, some Danites moved north to Laish (see Judges 18). They renamed it Dan, on the northern border of Israel’s territory.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4747. the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem--The Danites, finding their inheritance too small, decided to enlarge its boundaries by the sword; and, having conquered Leshem (Laish), they planted a colony there, calling the new settlement by the name of Dan (see on Jud 18:7).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Joshua 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings