The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.
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The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.
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And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast.
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And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan; this was the south border.
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to Joshua 18:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 14:3 All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).
- Joshua 15:2 Their south border was from the uttermost part of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looks southward;
- Genesis 19:25 He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground.
- Numbers 34:3 then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border shall be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward.
- Deuteronomy 3:17 the Arabah also, and the Jordan and its border, from Chinnereth even to the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.
- Joshua 3:16 the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off. Then the people passed over near Jericho.
- Joshua 12:3 and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
- Isaiah 11:15 Yahweh will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will split it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain To the very strait, where the river runneth into…
To the very strait, where the river runneth into the salt sea.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the border passed along to the side of…
And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward,.... Inclining somewhat toward the north, but not leaving the city to the north, for it is included in the lot of Benjamin, Jos 18:21; of which place see Jos 15:6,
and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea; here ended the southern border of Benjamin, even at the bay or creek of the salt sea, which looked northward, as the southern border of Judah began at that bay of it, which looked southward, Jos 15:2,
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at the south end of Jordan; where it fell into the salt sea:
this was the south coast; as before described.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 19. The north bay of the Salt Sea]…
Verse 19. The north bay of the Salt Sea] As the word לשון leshon signifies the tongue, it may here refer to the point of the Dead or Salt Sea. Of these tongues or points it had two, one on the north, and the other on the south.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Towards, (contra linguam) " the bay on the north,"…
Towards, (contra linguam) " the bay on the north," &c. (Haydock) --- There is another on the south, chap. xv. 2.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the north shoulder of Beth Hoglah
the north shoulder of Beth Hoglah
Land that is in the form of a slope or ridge is spoken of as if it were a shoulder. AT: "the north slope of Beth Hoglah" (See: Metaphor)
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Beth Hoglah
This is the name of a place. (See: How to Translate Names)
This was the inheritance of the tribe of Benjamin
The land that the tribe of Benjamin received is spoken of as if it were an inheritance that they received as a permanent possession. AT: "This was the land that the tribe of Benjamin received as an inheritance" (See: Metaphor)
it was given clan by clan
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Joshua gave it to each of their clans" (See: Active or Passive)
translationWords
Salt Sea
Jordan River
inherit
Benjamin
clan
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