Joshua 18:14
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
The boundary turned around on the western side, curving to the south, facing the mountain that lies in front of Beth-horon to the south, and ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a town of the sons of Judah. This was the western boundary.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the border{H1366} extended{H8388} [thence], and turned{H5437} about on the west{H3220} quarter{H6285} southward,{H5045} from the mountain{H2022} that lieth before{H6440} Beth-horon{H1032} southward;{H5045} and the goings out{H8444} thereof were at Kiriath-baal{H7154} (the same is Kiriath-jearim),{H7157} a city{H5892} of the children{H1121} of Judah:{H3063} this was the west{H3220} quarter.{H6285}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the border{H1366} was drawn{H8388}{(H8804)} thence, and compassed{H5437}{(H8738)} the corner{H6285} of the sea{H3220} southward{H5045}, from the hill{H2022} that lieth before{H6440} Bethhoron{H1032} southward{H5045}; and the goings out{H8444} thereof were at Kirjathbaal{H7154}, which is Kirjathjearim{H7157}, a city{H5892} of the children{H1121} of Judah{H3063}: this was the west{H3220} quarter{H6285}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then boweth it downe, and fetcheth a compasse vnto the south west quarter from the mount that lyeth ouer agaynst Bethoron towarde the south, and goeth out vnto Kiriath Baal, yt is Kiriath Iearim, a cite of the children of Iuda. This is the west border.
Geneva Bible (1560)
So the border turneth, and compasseth the corner of the Sea Southward, from the mount that lyeth before Beth-horon Southward: and the endes thereof are at Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-iearim) a citie of the children of Iudah: this is the Westquarter.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the coast turneth thence, & compasseth the corner of the sea southward, euen from the hyll that lyeth before Bethhoron southward, and goeth out at Kiriathbaal (which is Kiriath Iarim) a citie of the childre of Iuda: This is the west quarter.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the border was drawn [thence], and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that [lieth] before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this [was] the west quarter.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The border extended [there], and turned about on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lies before Beth Horon southward; and the goings out of it were at Kiriath Baal (the same is Kiriath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and the border hath been marked out, and hath gone round to the corner of the sea southward, from the hill which `is' at the front of Beth-Horon southward, and its outgoings have been unto Kirjath-Baal (it `is' Kirjath-Jearim), a city of the sons of Judah: this `is' the west quarter.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the border extended `thence', and turned about on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the border extended [thence], and turned about on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the limit is marked as coming round to the south on the west side from the mountain which is south of Beth-horon, and ending at Kiriath-baal (which is Kiriath-jearim), a town of the children of Judah: this is the west part.
World English Bible (2000)
The border extended, and turned around on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lies before Beth Horon southward; and ended at Kiriath Baal (the same is Kiriath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal(that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe of Judah. This is the western border.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 15:9 : 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:
- Josh 15:60 : 60 Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
- 1 Sam 7:1-2 : 1 And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to guard the ark of the LORD. 2 And it came to pass, while the ark stayed in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel mourned after the LORD.
- 2 Sam 6:2 : 2 And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts who dwells between the cherubim.
- 1 Chr 13:5-6 : 5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim. 6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who dwells between the cherubim, whose name is called on it.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Josh 18:15-206 verses87%
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.
- Josh 18:12-132 verses81%
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.
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.
- Josh 15:1-1212 verses80%
1 This then was the allocation for the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; reaching to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin southward was the farthest part of the southern coast.
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.
- Josh 16:1-33 verses77%
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 19:11-144 verses75%
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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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.
- Num 34:3-64 verses74%
3 Then your southern quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom, and your southern border shall be the outermost coast of the salt sea eastward.
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.
5 And the border shall turn from Azmon to the river of Egypt, and the termination of it shall be at the sea.
6 As for the western border, you shall have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
- 73%
4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
- Ezek 47:19-202 verses72%
19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. This is the south side southward.
20 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man comes opposite Hamath. This is the west side.
- Josh 16:5-73 verses72%
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.
- 72%
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,
- 71%
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:
- Num 34:10-123 verses70%
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.
- 70%
3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, to Zoar.
- 69%
39 And the measuring line shall again extend straight to the hill Gareb, and then shall turn toward Goath.
- 69%
9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.
- 69%
21 The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom southward were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
- 68%
29 And then the coast turned to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turned to Hosah; and its outgoings were at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
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15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
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7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, a portion for Judah.