Joshua 18:12

“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.”

Joshua 18:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 18:12, word by word

And their borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

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on the north sideפְאַתfeat

side

Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.

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on the north sideצָפוֹנָtsafona

north

North.

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wasיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden

Jordan

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went upעָלָהala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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the slopeכֶּתֶףketef

side

The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.

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of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyericho

Jericho

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through the hill countryהָרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

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westwardיָמָּyama

west

Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.

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and its endsתֹּצְאֹתָיtotsotay

end

The point where a border stops.

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at the wildernessמִדְבַּרָmidbara

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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of Beth-avenבֵּיתbet

Beth-aven

Beth-aven: a place near Ai and Bethel. The name means "house of wickedness" or "house of nothing."

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Places in this verse

JerusalemJordanJericho
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Joshua 3:172 Kings 5:14Matthew 3:13Mark 1:9

  • 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).

    Joshua 6:1Joshua 6:2Luke 10:30Luke 19:1

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.

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