King James Version
Joshua 13:26 in the King James Version says “And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;”
Joshua 13:26 · KJV
And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families.
And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;
And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.
KJV Study — Public Domain
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“unto the border”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
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