and in the valley:וּבָעֵמֶקBeth-haram,בֵּית הָרָםBeth-nimrah,וּבֵית נִמְרָהSuccoth,וְסֻכּוֹתand Zaphon,וְצָפוֹןthe restיֶתֶרof the kingdomמַמְלְכוּתof Sihonסִיחוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof Heshbon,חֶשְׁבּוֹןthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןand its border,וּגְבֻלas far asעַדthe endקְצֵהof the Seaיָםof Chinnereth,כִּנֶּרֶתbeyondעֵבֶרthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןto the east.מִזְרָחָה
Joshua 13:27
Study it in the app“and in the valley: Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and its border, as far as the end of the Sea of Chinnereth, beyond the Jordan to the east.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 13:27, word by word
- and in the valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears- Beth-haramבֵּיתbet
Beth-haram
Beth-haram: a town in the Jordan valley given to Gad.
Where else “bet” appears- Beth-nimrahבֵיתvet
Beth-nimrah
Beth-nimrah, a city east of the Jordan, built by the sons of Gad. The name means "house of the leopard."
Where else “vet” appears- Succothסֻכּוֹתsukot
Succoth
Succoth: "booths". A place east of the Jordan; also a place in Egypt where Israel camped.
Where else “sukot” appears- and Zaphonצָפוֹןtsafon
Zaphon
Zaphon: a town in the Jordan valley given to Gad. The name means "north."
Where else “tsafon” appears- the restיֶתֶרyeter
rest
What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.
Where else “yeter” appears- of the kingdomמַמְלְכוּתmamlchut
kingdom
Kingdom: the territory and the rule of a king.
Where else “mamlchut” appears- of Sihonסִיחוֹןsichon
Sihon
Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."
Where else “sichon” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- and its borderגְבֻלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- the endקְצֵהketse
end
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appears- of the Seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- of Chinnerethכִּנֶּרֶתkineret
Chinnereth
Chinnereth, a lake in the north of Israel, later called the Sea of Galilee; also a city on its shore.
Where else “kineret” appears- beyondעֵבֶרever
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appears- to the eastמִזְרָחָmizraach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
26and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the border of Debir;
27 · This verse (above)
28This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad according to their families: the cities and their villages.