And their borderוַ לָהֶם הַגְּבוּלon the north sideלִפְאַת צָפוֹנָהwasיְהִיfromמִןthe Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand the borderוְ הַגְּבוּלwent upעָלָהtoאֶלthe slopeכֶּתֶףof Jerichoיְרִיחוֹon the north,מִצָּפוֹןand went upוְעָלָהthrough the hill countryבָהָרwestward,יָמָּהand its endsוְ תֹּצְאֹתָיוwereהָיוּat the wildernessמִדְבַּרָהof Beth-aven.בֵּית אָוֶן
Joshua 18:12
Study it in the app“And their border on the north side was from the Jordan, and the border went up to the slope of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward, and its ends were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 18:12, word by word
- And their borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- on the north sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- on the north sideצָפוֹנָtsafona
north
North.
Where else “tsafona” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” 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- the slopeכֶּתֶףketef
side
The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.
Where else “ketef” appears- of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyericho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yericho” appears- through the hill countryהָרhar
hill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appears- westwardיָמָּyama
west
Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.
Where else “yama” appears- and its endsתֹּצְאֹתָיtotsotay
end
The point where a border stops.
Where else “totsotay” appears- at the wildernessמִדְבַּרָmidbara
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbara” appears- of Beth-avenבֵּיתbet
Beth-aven
Beth-aven: a place near Ai and Bethel. The name means "house of wickedness" or "house of nothing."
Where else “bet” appears
Places in this verse
1Jordan
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).
2Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
The context
11And the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their families came up, and the territory of their lot went out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.
12 · This verse (above)
13And from there the border passed along to Luz, to the slope of Luz on the south (that is Bethel); and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, on the hill that is south of Lower Beth-horon.