KJV King James Version
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.
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Joshua 18:19
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
WEB World English Bible
The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.
ASV American Standard Version
and the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the border hath passed over unto the side of Beth-Hoglah northward, and the outgoings of the border have been unto the north bay of the salt sea, unto the south extremity of the Jordan; this is the south border;
Surrounding context — Joshua 18
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.
21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz,
22 And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,
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וְעָבַ֨רH5674 · a.varto passהַגְּב֜וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)כֶּ֣תֶףH3802 · ka.tephshoulderבֵּית־H1031 · bet chog.lahBeth-hoglahחָגְלָה֮H1031 · bet chog.lahBeth-hoglahצָפוֹנָה֒H6828 · tsa.phonnorthוְהָי֣וּH1961 · ha.yahto beתֹּצְא֣וֹתH8444 · to.tsa.ahoutgoingהַגְּב֗וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)לְשׁ֤וֹןH3956 · la.shontongueיָם־H3220 · yamseaהַמֶּ֙לַח֙H4417 · me.lachSalt (Sea)צָפ֔וֹנָהH6828 · tsa.phonnorthאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)קְצֵ֥הH7097 · qa.tsehendהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןH3383 · yar.denJordanנֶ֑גְבָּהH5045 · ne.gevNegebזֶ֖הH2088 · zehthisגְּב֥וּלH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryנֶֽגֶב׃H5045 · ne.gevNegeb
Cross-references
Joshua 15:2And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:Genesis 14:3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.Numbers 34:3Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:Deuteronomy 3:17The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast [thereof], from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.Isaiah 11:15And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make [men] go over dryshod.Genesis 19:25And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.Joshua 12:3And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:Joshua 3:16That the waters which came down from above stood [and] rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is] beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
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