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These nations are: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
[These nations are]: the five five Noun H2568 חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת cha·me·shet
Analysis:

Five: Incompletion or lacking

For a person to understand the meaning of the number “five”, one must first realize that the meaning of the number ten is completion or wholeness. Since five is half of ten, the idea is that the number five represents incompletion or that which is lacking. A Scripture that expresses this idea is found in the book of John. At a place called Beit Chesed (Bethesda), there was a pool whose waters healed the sick. The reader is told that around the pool there were five porches. It is stated that on these five porches laid individuals who were not whole. Some were paralyzed and the rest of them had a variety of health problems. It is not a chance happening that these people who were lacking their health were on five porches. Another well-known passage that contains the number five is found in I Samuel 17. In the account of David and Goliath, David picks up five stones (see I Samuel 17:40). Why is the reader told the specific number and not simply that David had gathered a few stones? The answer is to assist the reader in understanding that the stone, which David hurled at Goliath, was not the source of victory. Rather, this was only the means that God used to accomplish His victory. In other words, the stone and even David, who hurled this stone at Goliath, were insufficient to bring about this victory.

One of the first places where the idea of "lacking" or "incompleteness" is seen regarding the number five is in the book of Genesis. In chapter 18, two angels are sent to Sodom to destroy the city. God tells Abraham that if 50 righteous people are found in the city, then the city will be free of this punishment (We will learn that the number 50 is related to freedom when this number is studied). This is revealed to Abraham and he responds saying, perhaps the city will lack 50 righteous people by five. It is significant that Abraham uses the number five when referring to the city lacking enough righteous people. 

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lords tyrant, lord Noun H5633 סַרְנֵ֣י sar·nei
of the Philistines inhab. of Philistia Adjective H6430 פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים fe·lish·tim
and all the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
the Canaanites inhab. of Canaan Adjective H3669 הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ hak·ke·na·'a·ni
and the Sidonians an inhab. of Sidon Adjective H6722 וְהַצִּ֣ידֹנִ֔י ve·ha·tzi·do·ni,
and the Hivites probably "villagers," a Canaanite tribe Noun H2340 וְהַ֣חִוִּ֔י ve·ha·chiv·vi,
who lived to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 יֹשֵׁ֖ב yo·shev
in Mount mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הַ֣ר har
Lebanon, a wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. Noun H3844 הַלְּבָנֹ֑ון hal·le·va·no·vn;
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from Mount mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 מֵהַר֙ me·har
Baal-hermon "Baal of Hermon," the center of Baal worship on Mt. Hermon Noun H1179 חֶרְמֹ֔ון cher·mo·vn,
as far as far as, even to, up to, until, while Prepostion H5704 עַ֖ד ad
as Lebo-hamath. to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 לְבֹ֥וא le·vo·v

Locations

Hamath

HAMATHha'-math (chamath; Hemath, Haimath; Swete also has Hemath): The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes. In Amos 6:2 it is named Great Hamath, but not necessa... View Details

Lebanon

LEBANONleb'-a-non (lebanon; Septuagint Libanos; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Libanus):1. Name:Derived from the root labhen, "to be white," probably from the snow which covers its summits the greater part of the year. "White mountains" are found in almost every country. The light color of the upper limestone may, however, form a sufficient rea... View Details

People

Baal

Baal [N] [B] [H] [S] lord.  The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM ( Judges 2:11 ;  10:10 ;  1 Kings 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ;  Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech ( Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3 ; ... View Details

Baal

the name of a city in Simeon, also two Israelites

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 These nations are: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.
King James Bible These nations are: the Namely, five lords of the Philistines Philistines, and all the Canaanites Canaanites, and the Sidonians Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived that dwelt in Mount mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
Hebrew Greek English These nations are: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath.