KJV King James Version
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which [is] over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Joshua 18:17
And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which [is] over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
WEB World English Bible
It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
ASV American Standard Version
and it extended northward, and went out at En-shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim; and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and hath been marked out on the north, and gone out to En-Shemesh, and gone out unto Geliloth, which is over-against the ascent of Adummim, and gone down to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben,
Surrounding context — Joshua 18
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,
17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which [is] over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,
18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
19 And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this [was] the south coast.
20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This [was] the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
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וְתָאַ֣רH8388 · ta.arto borderמִצָּפ֗וֹןH6828 · tsa.phonnorthוְיָצָא֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeעֵ֣יןH5885 · en she.meshEn-shemeshשֶׁ֔מֶשׁH5885 · en she.meshEn-shemeshוְיָצָא֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)גְּלִיל֔וֹתH1553 · ge.li.lotGelilothאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנֹ֖כַחH5227 · no.khachbeforeמַעֲלֵ֣הH4608 · ma.a.lehascentאֲדֻמִּ֑יםH131 · a.dum.mimAdummimוְיָרַ֕דH3381 · ya.radto go downאֶ֥בֶןH68 · e.venstoneבֹּ֖הַןH932 · bo.hanBohanבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childרְאוּבֵֽן׃H7205 · re.u.venReuben
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