KJV King James Version
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.
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Joshua 16:3
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, even to Gezer; and ended at the sea.
ASV American Standard Version
and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and gone down westward unto the border of Japhleti, unto the border of Beth-Horon the lower, and unto Gezer, and its outgoings have been at the sea.
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;
6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;
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וְיָֽרַד־H3381 · ya.radto go downיָ֜מָּהH3220 · yamseaאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)גְּב֣וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryהַיַּפְלֵטִ֗יH3311 · yaph.le.tiJaphletiteעַ֣דH5704 · adtillגְּב֧וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryבֵּית־H1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonחוֹרֹ֛ןH1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonתַּחְתּ֖וֹןH8481 · tach.tonLower (Beth Horon)וְעַד־H5704 · adtillגָּ֑זֶרH1507 · ge.zerGezerוְהָי֥וּH1961 · ha.yahto beתֹצְאֹתָ֖יוH8444 · to.tsa.ahoutgoingיָֽמָּה׃H3220 · yamsea
Cross-references
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.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.2 Chronicles 8:5Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;1 Chronicles 7:24(And his daughter [was] Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)1 Chronicles 7:28And their possessions and habitations [were], Bethel 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:1 Kings 9:15-17And 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.Numbers 34:6And [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
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