Joshua 13:3 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 13:3

All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;

BSB

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ASV

from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron northward, which is reckoned to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,

KJV

From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Sihor is derived from a root signifying “to be black,” and is suitable enough as an appellative of the Nile Isa 23:3. Here it most probably stands for “the river of Egypt” (Num 34:3 note), the modern “Wady el Arish”. Ekron (“Akir”) lay on the northern boundary of Judah Jos 15:11, and was actually conquered by the men of that tribe Jdg 1:18, though assigned in the allotment of the land to Dan Jos 19:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Counted to the Canaanites - That is, which though now possessed by the Philistines, who drove out the Canaanites the old inhabitants of it, Deut. ii, 23 Amos ix, 7, yet is a part of the land of Canaan, and therefore belongs to the Israelites.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Both included that portion of the country "from Sihor, which is before Egypt," a small brook near El-Arish, which on the east was the southern boundary of Canaan, to Ekron, the most northerly of the five chief lordships or principalities of the Philistines. 3, 4. also the Avites: From [on] the south--The two clauses are thus connected in the Septuagint and many other versions.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מִֽן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַשִּׁיח֞וֹר	ha.shi.Chor	the Shihor	H7883 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
עַל־	'al-	[is] on	H5921 →
פְּנֵ֣י	pe.Nei	[the] face of	H6440 →
מִצְרַ֗יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
וְעַ֨ד	ve.'Ad	and to	H5704 →
גְּב֤וּל	ge.Vul	[the] border of	H1366 →
עֶקְרוֹן֙	'ek.rOn	Ekron	H6138 →
צָפ֔וֹנָה	tza.Fo.nah	north -ward	H6828 →
לַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י	la.ke.na.'a.Ni	to the Canaanite[s]	H3669 →
תֵּחָשֵׁ֑ב	te.cha.Shev	it is reckoned	H2803 →
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀	cha.Me.shet	[the] five	H2568 →
סַרְנֵ֣י	sar.Nei	[the] rulers of	H5633 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	fe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
הָעַזָּתִ֤י	ha.'a.za.Ti	the Gazite[s]	H5841 →
וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי֙	ve.ha.'ash.do.Di	and the Ashdodite[s]	H796 →
הָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִ֣י	ha.'esh.ke.lo.Ni	the Ashkelonite[s]	H832 →
הַגִּתִּ֔י	ha.gi.Ti	the Gittite[s]	H1663 →
וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖י	ve.ha.'ek.ro.Ni	and the Ekronite[s]	H6139 →
וְהָעַוִּֽים׃	ve.ha.'a.Vim	and the Avvite[s]	H5761 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 2:23
And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
leads to
- Genesis 10:14
  the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
- Amos 9:7
  “Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from…
- Jeremiah 25:20
  all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Jeremiah 47:4
  For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts…
Through
Jeremiah 2:18
Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
leads to
- Isaiah 31:1
  Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy…
- Jeremiah 2:36
  How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
- Hosea 7:11
  So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
Through
Judges 3:3
the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
leads to
- Joshua 13:5
  the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Joshua

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Joshua