KJV King James Version
And another company turned the way [to] Bethhoron: and another company turned [to] the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
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1 Samuel 13:18
And another company turned the way [to] Bethhoron: and another company turned [to] the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
WEB World English Bible
and another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
ASV American Standard Version
and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the one detachment turneth the way of Beth-Horon, and the one detachment turneth the way of the border which is looking on the valley of the Zeboim, toward the wilderness.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 13
15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people [that were] present with him, about six hundred men.
16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people [that were] present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way [that leadeth to] Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
18 And another company turned the way [to] Bethhoron: and another company turned [to] the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make [them] swords or spears:
20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
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וְהָרֹ֤אשׁH7218 · roshheadאֶחָד֙H259 · e.chadoneיִפְנֶ֔הH6437 · pa.nahto turnדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductבֵּ֣יתH1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonחֹר֑וֹןH1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonוְהָרֹ֨אשׁH7218 · roshheadאֶחָ֤דH259 · e.chadoneיִפְנֶה֙H6437 · pa.nahto turnדֶּ֣רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductהַגְּב֔וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryהַנִּשְׁקָ֛ףH8259 · sha.qaphto lookעַל־H5921 · aluponגֵּ֥יH1516 · gayValleyהַצְּבֹעִ֖יםH6650 · tse.vo.imZeboimהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ סH4057 · mid.barmouth
Cross-references
Nehemiah 11:34Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,Joshua 18:13-14And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which [is] Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that [lieth] on the south side of the nether Bethhoron.Joshua 16:3And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.Hosea 11:8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [how] shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.1 Chronicles 6:68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,2 Chronicles 8:5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;Joshua 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, [and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they] whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.Joshua 16:5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was [thus]: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;Genesis 14:2[That these] made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
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