Joshua 19:47

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
coast	גְבוּל ge.Vul-	H1366	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
children	בְּנֵי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Dan	דָ֖ן dan	H1835	Dan · proper noun, a place name
out	וַיֵּצֵ֥א vai.ye.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
children	בְנֵֽי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Dan	דָ֠ן dan	H1835	Dan · proper noun, a place name
up	וַיַּעֲל֣וּ vai.ya.'a.Lu	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
fight	וַיִּלָּחֲמ֨וּ vai.yi.la.cha.Mu	H3898	to feed on · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Leshem	לֶ֜שֶׁם Le.shem	H3959	Leshem · proper noun, a place name
took	וַיִּלְכְּד֥וּ vai.yil.ke.Du	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
smote	וַיַּכּ֧וּ vai.ya.Ku	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
edge	לְפִי le.fi-	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
sword	חֶ֗רֶב Che.rev	H2719	drought · noun, common feminine singular absolute
possessed	וַיִּֽרְשׁ֤וּ vai.yir.Shu	H3423	to occupy (by driving out previous tenants · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
dwelt	וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ vai.Ye.she.vu	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
called	וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ vai.yik.re.'U	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Leshem	לְלֶ֙שֶׁם֙ le.Le.shem	H3959	Leshem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Dan	דָּ֔ן Dan	H1835	Dan · proper noun, a place name
name	כְּשֵׁ֖ם ke.Shem	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Dan	דָּ֥ן dan	H1835	Dan · proper noun, a place name
father	אֲבִיהֶֽם 'a.vi.Hem	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Judges 1:34-35 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:
Judges 18:1-29 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 19:40-48

Dan, though commander of one of the four squadrons of the camp of Israel, in the wilderness, that which brought up the rear, yet was last provided for in Canaan, and his lot fell in the southern part of Canaan, between Judah on the east and the land of the Philistines on the west, Ephraim on the north and Simeon on the south. Providence ordered this numerous and powerful tribe into a post of danger, as best able to deal with those vexatious neighbours the Philistines, and so it was found in Samson. Here is an account, 1. Of what fell to this tribe by lot, Zorah, and Eshtaol, and the camp of Dan thereabouts, of which we read in the story of Samson. And near there was the valley of Eshcol, whe…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 19:47

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 Jdg 18:7).

Adam Clarke on Joshua 19:47

Went 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 ויאץ הגבול vaiyaats haggebul, and the border of the children of Dan was Strait for them. It was on this account that they were obliged to go and fight against Leshem, and take and possess it, their former inheritance being too strait for their increasing population. And called Leshem, Dan - This city was situated near the origi…

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John Gill on Joshua 19:47

And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them,.... Being a very numerous tribe, the cities allotted them were not sufficient for them; or rather, leaving out the supplement "too little", the words will run, it "went out from them"; they lost part of it, being driven out of the valley into the mountain by the Amorites, Judges 1:34; which obliged them to seek out elsewhere for habitations: therefore the children of Dan went out to fight against Leshem; called Laish, Judges 18:1, where the whole story is related of their lighting against this place and taking it; which, though some time after the death of Joshua, is here recorded to give at once an account of the inheritanc…

The Church Fathers

And the Amorite remained in Elom and in Salamin; and the hand of Ephraim fell on them and they were made tributary to him. This was already done against the Lord's command and Joshua still lived. But he was no longer his boss in those battles because of his old age. That is why it is said that the Lord hardened the hearts of those who had made a common conspiracy to go to war against Joshua (Cf Jos 11,20) so that this mercy would not be granted, even against the command of God (Cf Jos 21,20), if they had not been defeated , and, being already old Joshua or having died, they will remain to be overcome by the children of Israel, who could forgive their lives against the Lord's command, something that Joshua would not do.
— Augustine of Hippo, QUESTIONS ON JOSHUA, Q. 20 (tr. J. Litteral, draft)

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Dictionary and topics

Dan — A judge. (1.) The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah, Rachel’s maid (Gen. 30:6, “God hath judged me”, Heb. dananni). The blessing pronounced on him by his father was, “Dan shall judge his…
Joshua, Book Of — Named from Joshua the son of Nun, who is the principal character in it. The book may be regarded as consisting of three parts:
Laish — A lion. (1.) A city of the Sidonians, in the extreme north of Palestine (Judg. 18:7, 14); called also Leshem (Josh. 19:47) and Dan (Judg. 18:7, 29; Jer. 8:16). It lay near the sources of the Jordan,…
Leshem — (precious stone), another form of Laish, afterward Dan, occurring in (Joshua 19:47)
Tabor — A height. (1.) Now Jebel et-Tur, a cone-like prominent mountain, 11 miles west of the Sea of Galilee. It is about 1,843 feet high. The view from the summit of it is said to be singularly extensive…
Dan · .Inheritance of, according to the allotment of Joshua — .Inheritance of, according to the allotment of Joshua
Dan, The Tribe Of · A part of: Tool Laish and called it Dan — A part of: Tool Laish and called it Dan

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Joshua 19:47

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 19:40-48

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 19:47

Adam Clarke on Joshua 19:47

John Gill on Joshua 19:47

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 19:47

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 19:40-48

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 19:47

Adam Clarke on Joshua 19:47

John Gill on Joshua 19:47

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 19:32–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 19:40-48

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 19:47

Rashi on Joshua 19:47