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Joshua 19 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Joshua 19, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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verses
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Hebrew words / lemmas
8
classic sermon excerpts
3
preachers & commentators

Joshua 19 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
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נַחֲלָה nachălâh H5159 15 inherited, occupancy
גְּבוּל gᵉbûwl H1366 15 cord, twisted
עִיר ʻîyr H5892 16 city, waking
חָצֵר châtsêr H2691 12 yard, hamlet
מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpâchâh H4940 12 family, circle of relatives
מַטֶּה maṭṭeh H4294 9 branch, extending

How preachers through history handled this text

8 public-domain excerpts on Joshua 19, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Calvin 3 John Wesley 1

“In the description of the lots of Judah and Benjamin we have an account both of the borders that surrounded them and of the cities contained in them. In that of Ephraim and Manasseh we have the borders, but not the cities; in this chapter Simeon and Dan are described by their cities only, and not their borders, because they lay very much within Judah, especially the former; the rest have both their borders described and their cities names, especially frontiers. Here is, I. The lot of Simeon, ver. 1-9. II. Of Zebulun, ver. 10-16. III. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on Joshua 19:1–51 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Sarid — Josh 19:10
  • Dabbesheth — Josh 19:11
  • Jokneam — Josh 19:11
  • Mareal — Josh 19:11
  • Chisloth-tabor — Josh 19:12
  • Daberath — Josh 19:12

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