Joshua 16:3
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And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
In other translations
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
Hebrew words
וְיָרַד־veyarad-and it goes downH3381יָמָּהyamahwest -wardH3220אֶל־'el-toH413גְּבוּלgevul[the] border ofH1366הַיַּפְלֵטִיhaiyafletithe Japhletite[s]H3311עַד'adtoH5704גְּבוּלgevul[the] border ofH1366בֵּית־beit-BethH1032חוֹרֹןchoronHoronH1032תַּחְתּוֹןtachtonlowerH8481וְעַד־ve'ad-and toH5704גָּזֶרgazerGezerH1507וְהָיוּvehayuand they areH1961תֹצְאֹתָיוtotze'otovextremities itsH8444יָמָּה׃yamah[the] sea towardsH3220
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Related verses
- Joshua 18:13And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
- 2 Chronicles 8:5Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
- Joshua 10:33Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
- 1 Kings 9:15-1715 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife. 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. 16 Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. 17 So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,
- 1 Chronicles 7:28And their possessions and habitations were, Beth–el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
- Numbers 34:6And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.
- 1 Chronicles 7:24(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sherah.)His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
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People and places
Places: Gezer, Great Sea, Lower Beth-horon