KJV King James Version
And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
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Joshua 16:2
And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
WEB World English Bible
It went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth;
ASV American Standard Version
and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and hath gone out from Beth-El to Luz, and passed over unto the border of Archi to Ataroth,
Surrounding context — Joshua 16
1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel,
2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
3 And 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.
4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.
5 And 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;
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Joshua 18:13And 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.Genesis 28:19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.Judges 1:22-26And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.1 Chronicles 27:33And Ahithophel [was] the king’s counseller: and Hushai the Archite [was] the king’s companion:2 Samuel 16:16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
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