Joshua 16:3
in Joshua 16Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
KJV
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
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This verse in Joshua 16
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBeth-horon the nether - This city was about twelve miles from Jerusalem, on the side of Nicopolis, formerly Emmaus. - Calmet. See the note on Jos 10:10.
This site's exposition
the lot of the children
on Joshua 16:1-4
Joseph draws one lot for two tribes, and verse 4 names them Manasseh and Ephraim in birth order while the description that follows gives Ephraim his portion first and leaves Manasseh to chapter 17. Genesis 48:14 and 48:19 stand behind that order, where Jacob crossed his hands over the two boys and said the younger brother would be the greater. Verse 2 treats Bethel and Luz as two points on the line, though Genesis 28:19 has Jacob give the old city of Luz the name Bethel; Clarke and Gill both read the sanctuary ground as lying beside the town rather than inside it. Only the southern border is traced here, and the northern side is given at 17:10.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Of Japhleti - Rather “of the Japhletite.” All history of the name is lost.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָֽרַד־ | veyarad- | and it goes down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| יָ֜מָּה | yamah | west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| גְּב֣וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י | haiyafleti | the Japhletite[s] | H3311 → | |
| עַ֣ד | ʾad | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גְּב֧וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | Beth | H1032 → | 28 times |
| חוֹרֹ֛ן | choron | Horon | H1032 → | 28 times |
| תַּחְתּ֖וֹן | tachton | lower | H8481 → | |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גָּ֑זֶר | gazer | Gezer | H1507 → | 15 times |
| וְהָי֥וּ | vehayu | and they are | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| תֹצְאֹתָ֖יו | totzeotov | extremities its | H8444 → | 23 times |
| יָֽמָּה׃ | yamah | [the] sea towards | H3220 → | 396 times |
וְיָֽרַד־and it goes down
veyarad-H3381 →381 times
יָ֜מָּהwest -ward
yamahH3220 →396 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
גְּב֣וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗יthe Japhletite[s]
haiyafletiH3311 →
עַ֣דto
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
גְּב֧וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
בֵּית־Beth
beit-H1032 →28 times
חוֹרֹ֛ןHoron
choronH1032 →28 times
תַּחְתּ֖וֹןlower
tachtonH8481 →
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
גָּ֑זֶרGezer
gazerH1507 →15 times
וְהָי֥וּand they are
vehayuH1961 →3559 times
תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוextremities its
totzeotovH8444 →23 times
יָֽמָּה׃[the] sea towards
yamahH3220 →396 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 18:13From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
it leads to
- Genesis 28:19
and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 28:19
Through
1 Chronicles 7:28Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
it leads to
- Joshua 16:2–3
It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Judges 1:22
The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
- 1 Chronicles 6:66–67
And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
- Joshua 16:2–3
Through
2 Chronicles 8:5He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,
it leads to
- Joshua 16:5
This was the territory of the descendants of Ephraim by their clans: The border of their inheritance went from Ataroth-addar in the east to Upper Beth-horon
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 7:24
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
- Joshua 16:5
Through
Joshua 10:33At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
it leads to
- Judges 1:29
Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
- Joshua 16:10
But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
- Judges 1:29
About Joshua
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).