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Joshua 15:10

The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

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ASV

and the border turned about from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim on the north (the same is Chesalon), and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;

KJV

And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth–shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנָסַב֩ve.na.Savand it turnsH5437 →
הַגְּב֨וּלha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366 →
מִבַּעֲלָ֥הmi.ba.'a.Lahfrom BaalahH1173 →
יָ֙מָּה֙ya.mahwest -wardH3220 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022 →
שֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrSeirH8165 →
וְעָבַ֕רve.'a.Varand it passes onH5674 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
כֶּ֧תֶףKe.tef[the] slope ofH3802 →
הַר־har-[the] mountain ofH2022 →
יְעָרִ֛יםye.'a.RimJearimH3297 →
מִצָּפ֖וֹנָהmi.tza.Fo.nahfrom north -wardH6828 →
הִ֣יאhi'thatH1931 →
כְסָל֑וֹןkhe.sa.Lon[is] KesalonH3693 →
וְיָרַ֥דve.ya.Radand it goes downH3381 →
בֵּֽית־beit-BethH1053 →
שֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshShemeshH1053 →
וְעָבַ֥רve.'a.Varand it passes onH5674 →
תִּמְנָֽה׃tim.NahTimnahH8553 →

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Judges 14:1One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.Joshua 21:16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.Genesis 38:12After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.1 Samuel 6:9but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”Genesis 38:12–13After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah.Judges 14:5Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,Joshua 15:57Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah—ten cities, along with their villages.1 Samuel 6:12–21And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.2 Kings 14:11But Amaziah would not listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.1 Chronicles 6:59Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.2 Chronicles 28:18The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

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