KJV King James Version
And 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.
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Joshua 18:13
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.
ASV American Standard Version
And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon the nether.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the border hath gone over thence to Luz, unto the side of Luz (it is Beth-El) southward, and the border hath gone down to Atroth-Addar, by the hill that is on the south of the lower Beth-Horon;
Surrounding context — Joshua 18
10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions.
11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.
13 And 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.
14 And the border was drawn [thence], and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that [lieth] before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this [was] the west quarter.
15 And the south quarter [was] from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that [lieth] before the valley of the son of Hinnom, [and] which [is] in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,
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וְעָבַר֩H5674 · a.varto passמִשָּׁ֨םH8033 · shamthereהַגְּב֜וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryל֗וּזָהH3870 · luzLuzאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)כֶּ֤תֶףH3802 · ka.tephshoulderל֙וּזָה֙H3870 · luzLuzנֶ֔גְבָּהH5045 · ne.gevNegebהִ֖יאH1931 · huhe/she/itבֵּֽית־H1008 · bet-elBethelאֵ֑לH1008 · bet-elBethelוְיָרַ֤דH3381 · ya.radto go downהַגְּבוּל֙H1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryעַטְר֣וֹתH5853 · at.rot ad.darAtaroth-addarאַדָּ֔רH5853 · at.rot ad.darAtaroth-addarעַל־H5921 · aluponהָהָ֕רH2022 · harmountain: mountאֲשֶׁ֛רH834 · a.sherwhichמִנֶּ֥גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebלְבֵית־H1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonחֹר֖וֹןH1032 · bet cho.ronBeth-horonתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃H8481 · tach.tonLower (Beth Horon)
Cross-references
Genesis 28:19And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.Joshua 16:2-3And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,Judges 1:22-26And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.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;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 21:22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
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