Joshua 19:46
in Joshua 19Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border over against Joppa.
KJV
And Me–jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
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This verse in Joshua 19
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd Mejarkon, and Rakkon,.... Of the two first of these we read no where else. with the border before Japho; Japho is the same with Joppa, now called at this day Jaffa, a port in the Mediterranean sea, famous for being the place where Jonah took shipping; see Gill on Jon 1:3; and where the Apostle Peter resided some time; see Gill on Act 9:36; and See Gill on Act 9:
This site's exposition
the seventh lot came out
on Joshua 19:40-46
Dan draws last and is set down on the Philistine edge, between Judah and the sea, with the smallest ground of the seven. Zorah and Eshtaol open the list at verse 41, and they are where Samson is born at Judges 13:2, where the Spirit of the Lord first moves him at Judges 13:25, and where he is buried at Judges 16:31. Ekron at verse 43 was already written into Judah at 15:45 and remains a Philistine city all through the books of Samuel. Ajalon and Shaalabbin at verse 42 come back at Judges 1:35, where the Amorites are still holding both.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the seventh lot came out for the tribe . . . Dan--It lay on the west of Benjamin and consisted of portions surrendered by Judah and Ephraim. Its boundaries are not stated, as they were easily distinguishable from the relative position of Dan to the three adjoining tribes.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
Japho - The place since called Joppa, lying on the Mediterranean, and the chief sea-port, in the possession of the twelve tribes.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Japho (the modern Jaffa, or Yafa), elsewhere (see the margin) called Joppa, is often mentioned in the history of the Maccabees and was, as it still is, the leading port of access to Jerusalem both for pilgrims and for merchandise. It is a very ancient town.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמֵ֥י | umei | and [the] waters of | H4313 → | |
| הַיַּרְק֖וֹן | haiyarkon | <the> Jarkon | H4313 → | |
| וְהָֽרַקּ֑וֹן | veharakon | and <the> Rakkon | H7542 → | |
| עִֽם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| הַגְּב֖וּל | hagevul | the territory | H1366 → | 240 times |
| מ֥וּל | mul | opposite to | H4136 → | 36 times |
| יָפֽוֹ׃ | yafo | Joppa | H3305 → |
וּמֵ֥יand [the] waters of
umeiH4313 →
הַיַּרְק֖וֹן<the> Jarkon
haiyarkonH4313 →
וְהָֽרַקּ֑וֹןand <the> Rakkon
veharakonH7542 →
עִֽם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
הַגְּב֖וּלthe territory
hagevulH1366 →240 times
מ֥וּלopposite to
mulH4136 →36 times
יָפֽוֹ׃Joppa
yafoH3305 →
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
Jonah 1:3Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went…
it leads to
- Acts 9:36
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 139:7–12
Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
- Genesis 4:16
So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
- Acts 9:36
Through
Acts 9:43And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
it leads to
- Acts 10:32
Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 10:32
Through
Acts 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
it leads to
- Titus 3:8
This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable…
- Titus 2:7
In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
- 2 Chronicles 2:16
We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
- Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Titus 3:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.