KJV King James Version
And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Joshua 15:11
And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
WEB World English Bible
and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
ASV American Standard Version
and the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the border hath gone out unto the side of Ekron northward, and the border hath been marked out to Shicron, and hath passed over to mount Baalah, and gone out to Jabneel; and the outgoings of the border have been at the sea.
Surrounding context — Joshua 15
8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same [is] Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that [lieth] 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 unto 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 compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto 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 unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
12 And the west border [was] to the great sea, and the coast [thereof]. This [is] the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families.
13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba the father of Anak, which [city is] Hebron.
14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
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וְיָצָ֨אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeהַגְּב֜וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)כֶּ֣תֶףH3802 · ka.tephshoulderעֶקְרוֹן֮H6138 · eq.ronEkronצָפוֹנָה֒H6828 · tsa.phonnorthוְתָאַ֤רH8388 · ta.arto borderהַגְּבוּל֙H1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryשִׁכְּר֔וֹנָהH7942 · shik.k.ronShikkeronוְעָבַ֥רH5674 · a.varto passהַר־H2022 · harmountain: mountהַֽבַּעֲלָ֖הH1173 · ba.a.lah(Mount) Baalahוְיָצָ֣אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeיַבְנְאֵ֑לH2995 · yav.ne.elJabneelוְהָי֛וּH1961 · ha.yahto beתֹּצְא֥וֹתH8444 · to.tsa.ahoutgoingהַגְּב֖וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryיָֽמָּה׃H3220 · yamsea
Cross-references
1 Samuel 5:10Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.2 Kings 1:2-3And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that [was] in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.1 Samuel 7:14And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.2 Kings 1:16And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, [is it] not because [there is] no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.Joshua 15:45Ekron, with her towns and her villages:2 Kings 1:6And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] thou sendest to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.Joshua 19:43-44And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
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