Joshua 19:47The border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
The setting
Northern Israel, ~1400 BC. The tribe of Dan found their assigned territory too small and crowded, so they launched a military campaign 100 miles north to capture the city of Leshem (also called Laish). Modern-day Tel Dan, Israel.
The emotion here: documenting bold initiative with approval
The original word
yatsa (יָצָא) — went out beyond, exceeded boundaries, expanded past limits
Why it matters
Dan's original territory was only about 160 square miles, making them landlocked between stronger tribes
Read with care
What most readers miss in Joshua 19:47
Dan didn't ask permission - they just went and took what they needed for their growing families
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows God's blessing on violence, but it actually shows Dan taking responsibility when their original inheritance proved inadequate for their growing population.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Joshua 19:47
Bible Genome reading
Joshua 19:47 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Joshua 19:47 comes from the book of Joshua, written during the conquest period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include expansion, conquest, initiative. Notable phrases: went up and fought; beyond them.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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