Joshua 18:13

“And 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.”

Joshua 18:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 18:13, word by word

the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
passed alongעָבַרavar

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “avar” appears
to Luzלוּזָluza

Luz

Luz, the old name of the town of Bethel; also another town.

Where else “luza” appears
the slopeכֶּתֶףketef

side

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

Where else “ketef” appears
on the southנֶגְבָּnegba

south

One of the four sides of the land: the south.

Where else “negba” appears
went downיָרַדyarad

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yarad” appears
to Ataroth-addarעַטְרוֹתatrot

Ataroth-addar

Ataroth-addar: a place on the border between Ephraim and Benjamin.

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the hillהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears
of Lowerתַּחְתּוֹןtachton

lower

From below, lower.

Where else “tachton” appears
Beth-horonבֵיתvet

Beth-horon

Beth-horon: two neighboring towns, the upper and the lower, on the road that goes down from the hill country to the coast. The name means "house of the hollow."

Where else “vet” appears

Places in this verse

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

    Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank

    A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.

    There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).

    Genesis 28:19Genesis 12:81 Kings 12:29Amos 7:13

The context

12And 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.

13 · This verse (above)

14And the border bent and turned on the west side southward from the hill that lies over against Beth-horon on the south, and its ends were at Kiriath-baal (that is Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the west side.

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