King James Version
Joshua 13:11 in the King James Version says “And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;”
Joshua 13:11 · KJV
From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;
And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;
All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
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“And Gilead”
H1568gilad, a region east of the jordan; also the name of three israelites
“and the border”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
“of the Geshurites”
H1651a geshurite (also collectively) or inhabitants of geshur
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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