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,”
Joshua 18:17 · KJV
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:
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,
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,
And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah: Arabah: or, the plain
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. bay: Heb. tongue
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“from the north”
H6828properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
“and went forth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“and went forth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which is over against”
H5227properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of
“the going up”
H4608an elevation, i.e., (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority
“and descended”
H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
“the son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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