Joshua 18:12
Their border on the north side began at Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward, and ended at the wilderness of Bethaven.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Their northern boundary began at the Jordan, ascended to the northern slope of Jericho, went up to the hill country westward, and ended at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And their border{H1366} on the north{H6828} quarter{H6285} was from the Jordan;{H3383} and the border{H1366} went up{H5927} to the side{H3802} of Jericho{H3405} on the north,{H6828} and went up{H5927} through the hill-country{H2022} westward;{H3220} and the goings out{H8444} thereof were at the wilderness{H4057} of Beth-aven.{H1007}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And their border{H1366} on the north{H6828} side{H6285} was from Jordan{H3383}; and the border{H1366} went up{H5927}{(H8804)} to the side{H3802} of Jericho{H3405} on the north{H6828} side, and went up{H5927}{(H8804)} through the mountains{H2022} westward{H3220}; and the goings out{H8444} thereof were at the wilderness{H4057} of Bethaven{H1007}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And their border was on ye north quarter of Iordane, and goeth vp from the north syde of Iericho, and commeth vp to the mountayne westwarde, and goeth out by the wyldernesse of Bethauen,
Geneva Bible (1560)
And their coast on the Northside was from Iorden, and the border went vp to the side of Iericho on the Northpart, and went vp through the mountaines Westward, and the endes thereof are in the wildernesse of Beth-auen:
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And their north coast was from Iordane, & went vp to the side of Iericho on the north side, and went vp through the mountaines westwarde, and they ended at the wildernesse of Bethauen.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out of it were at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the border is to them at the north side from the Jordan, and the border hath gone up unto the side of Jericho on the north, and gone up through the hill-country westward, and its outgoings have been at the wilderness of Beth-Aven;
American Standard Version (1901)
And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
American Standard Version (1901)
And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And their limit on the north was from the Jordan, and the line goes up to the side of Jericho on the north and through the hill-country to the west, ending at the waste land of Beth-aven.
World English Bible (2000)
Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward. It ended at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the wilderness of Beth Aven.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 16:1 : 1 And the portion of the children of Joseph began at the Jordan by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that rises from Jericho throughout Mount Bethel,
- Josh 7:2 : 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
- Josh 2:1 : 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went and entered a prostitute's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
- Josh 3:16 : 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan; and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, failed and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
- Josh 6:1 : 1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
- Hos 4:15 : 15 Though you, Israel, play the harlot, do not let Judah offend; do not come to Gilgal, nor go up to Bethaven, nor swear, 'As the LORD lives.'
- Hos 5:8 : 8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after you, O Benjamin.
- Hos 10:5 : 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for its people shall mourn over it, and its priests who rejoiced on it, for its glory, because it has departed from it.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Josh 18:13-2210 verses83%
13 Then the border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lies on the south side of Lower Bethhoron.
14 The border was drawn there and encompassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill before Bethhoron southward, and ended at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter.
15 The south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went west and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah.
16 Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel.
17 It was drawn from the north, went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
18 It passed along the side opposite Arabah northward, and went down to Arabah.
19 The border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward. The end of the border was at the north bay of the Salt Sea at the south end of Jordan. This was the south coast.
20 And Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, by their families.
21 The cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Bethhoglah, the valley of Keziz,
22 Betharabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
- Josh 16:1-33 verses78%
1 And the portion of the children of Joseph began at the Jordan by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that rises from Jericho throughout Mount Bethel,
2 And continues from Bethel to Luz, and passes along to the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
3 And goes down westward to the coast of Japhleti, to the coast of lower Bethhoron, and to Gezer; and its outgoings are at the sea.
- Josh 19:33-342 verses78%
33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakum; and its outgoings were at Jordan:
34 And then the coast turned westward to Aznothtabor, and went out from there to Hukkok, and reached to Zebulun on the south side, and reached to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrise.
- Josh 15:2-1211 verses78%
2 And their southern border was from the shore of the Salt Sea, from the bay that faces southward:
3 And it extended to the south of Maalehacrabbim, proceeded to Zin, ascended on the south side to Kadeshbarnea, passed by Hezron, went up to Adar, and circled around to Karkaa:
4 From there it passed toward Azmon and extended to the river of Egypt; and the end of that coast was at the sea: this shall be your southern coast.
5 And the east border was the Salt Sea, up to the end of Jordan. And their north border was from the bay of the sea at the extremity of Jordan:
6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, passed by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben:
7 And the border went up toward Debir from the Valley of Achor, and turned northward toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and ended at Enrogel:
8 And the border went up by the Valley of the Son of Hinnom to the south of the Jebusite; this is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the Valley of the Giants northward:
9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
10 And the border circled from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, passed along to the side of Mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:
11 And the border went out to the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel; and the end of the border was at the sea.
12 And the west border was to the Great Sea and its coast. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families.
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11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot was between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
- Josh 16:5-73 verses77%
5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was this: the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, to upper Bethhoron;
6 And the border extended toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went around eastward to Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;
7 And it descended from Janohah to Ataroth and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
- Josh 19:11-144 verses77%
11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;
12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chislothtabor, and then went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia,
13 And from there passed on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and went out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
14 And the border encompassed it on the north side to Hannathon: and its outgoings were in the valley of Jiphthahel:
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3 And from the plain to the Sea of Chinneroth on the east, and to the Sea of the Plain, even the Salt Sea on the east, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and from the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
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25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
- Josh 13:25-273 verses74%
25 And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, to Aroer that is before Rabbah;
26 And from Heshbon to Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and its border, even to the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
- Num 34:9-124 verses74%
9 And the border shall extend to Ziphron, and the termination of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
10 And you shall designate your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham.
11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border shall descend and reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward.
12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the termination of it shall be at the Salt Sea: this shall be your land with its boundaries all around.
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78 And on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given to them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, and Jahzah with its pasturelands,
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27 And turned toward the sunrise to Bethdagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and went out to Cabul on the left hand,
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4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and pass on to Zin, and the going forth of it shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon.
- 72%
18 Then they went through the wilderness, and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of Arnon, but did not enter the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
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17 The plain also, and the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the plain, the salt sea, under the eastern slopes of Pisgah.
- Ezek 47:17-182 verses72%
17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
18 And the east side you shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. This is the east side.