and the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלwent upעָלָהto Debirדְּבִרָהfrom the Valleyמֵעֵמֶקof Achor,עָכוֹרand northwardוְצָפוֹנָהturnedפֹּנֶהtoאֶלGilgal,הַגִּלְגָּלwhichאֲשֶׁרisoppositeנֹכַחthe Ascentלְמַעֲלֵהof Adummim,אֲדֻמִּיםwhichאֲשֶׁרissouthמִנֶּגֶבof the brook;לַנָּחַלand the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלpassed alongעָבַרtoאֶלthe watersמֵיof En-shemesh,עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁandוְits endsתֹצְאֹתָיוwereהָיוּatאֶלEn-rogel;עֵין רֹגֵל
Joshua 15:7
Study it in the app“and the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and northward turned to Gilgal, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, which is south of the brook; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and its ends were at En-rogel;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 15:7, word by word
- and the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- went upעָלָהala
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ala” appears- to Debirדְּבִרָdevira
Debir
Debir: the name of a king of Eglon and of places in Palestine; the best known is a city in the hill country of Judah.
Where else “devira” appears- from the Valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears- of Achorעָכוֹרachor
Achor
Achor: a valley near Jericho where Achan was punished. The name means "ruin, trouble."
Where else “achor” appears- and northwardצָפוֹנָtsafona
north
North.
Where else “tsafona” appears- turnedפֹּנֶהpone
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “pone” appears- Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appears- oppositeנֹכַחnochach
opposite
On the opposite side, facing something.
Where else “nochach” appears- the Ascentמַעֲלֵהmaale
ascent, rise
Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.
Where else “maale” appears- of Adummimאֲדֻמִּיםadumim
Adummim
Adummim: an ascent on the road from Jericho to Jerusalem, on the border of Judah. The name means "red ones."
Where else “adumim” appears- southנֶּגֶבnegev
south
One of the four sides of the land: the south.
Where else “negev” appears- of the brookנָּחַלnachal
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appears- passed alongעָבַרavar
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avar” appears- the watersמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of En-shemeshעֵיןen
En-shemesh
En-shemesh: a spring on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The name means "spring of the sun."
Where else “en” appears- its endsתֹצְאֹתָיtotsotay
end
The point where a border stops.
Where else “totsotay” appears- wereהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- En-rogelעֵיןen
En-rogel
En-rogel: a spring by Jerusalem, on the border between Judah and Benjamin.
Where else “en” appears
Places in this verse
Gilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
The context
6and the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben;
7 · This verse (above)
8and the border went up by the Valley of Ben-hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south (that is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Hinnom to the west, which is at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim;