Joshua 18:16

“and the border went down to the end of the mountain that lies over against the Valley of Ben-hinnom, which is in the Valley of Rephaim to the north; and it went down by the Valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusite on the south, and went down to En-rogel;”

Joshua 18:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 18:16, word by word

and the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” 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
the endקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

Where else “ketse” appears
of the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears
over againstפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
the Valleyגֵּיge

valley

Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.

Where else “ge” appears
of Ben-hinnomבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ven” appears
of Ben-hinnomהִנֹּםhinom

Hinnom

Hinnom: the name of the valley that runs along the south side of Jerusalem ("valley of Ben-hinnom," valley of the son of Hinnom).

Where else “hinom” appears
in the Valleyעֵמֶקemek

valley

Valley, broad low plain.

Where else “emek” appears
of Rephaimרְפָאִיםrefaim

Rephaim

An ancient people of very tall men.

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to the northצָפוֹנָtsafona

north

North.

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the slopeכֶּתֶףketef

side

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

Where else “ketef” appears
of the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

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on the southנֶגְבָּnegba

south

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

Where else “negba” appears
to En-rogelעֵיןen

En-rogel

En-rogel: a spring by Jerusalem, on the border between Judah and Benjamin.

Where else “en” appears

The context

15And the south side was from the end of Kiriath-jearim; and the border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah;

16 · This verse (above)

17and it bent northward and went out to En-shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, and went down to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben;

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