King James Version
Joshua 19:25 in the King James Version says “And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,”
Joshua 19:25 · KJV
This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.
And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,
And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;
And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And their border”
H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e., (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
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