Joshua 15:8 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 15:8

From there the border went up the Valley of Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

BSB

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ASV

and the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward (the same is Jerusalem); and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward;

KJV

And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom,.... Which belonged to a man of that name formerly; and was near Jerusalem, placed by Jerom (l) to the east of it; but Reland (m) rather thinks it is to the south.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Jerusalem - It may seem hence, that Jerusalem properly, or at least principally, belonged to Benjamin; and yet it is ascribed to Judah also; either because a part of the city was allotted to Judah; or because the Benjamites desired the help and conjunction of this powerful tribe of Judah, for the getting and keeping of this most important place.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The valley of the son of Hinnom - Who Hinnom was is not known, nor why this was called his valley. It was situated on the east of Jerusalem; and is often mentioned in Scripture. The image of the idol Molech appears to have been set up there; and there the idolatrous Israelites caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire in honor of that demon, 2Ki 23:10. It was also called Tophet, see Jer 7:

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעָלָ֨ה	ve.'a.Lah	and it goes up	H5927 →
הַגְּב֜וּל	ha.ge.Vul	the border	H1366 →
גֵּ֣י	gei	[the] valley of	H1516 →
בֶן־	ven-	Ben	H1121 →
הִנֹּ֗ם	hi.Nom	Hinnom	H2011 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
כֶּ֤תֶף	Ke.tef	[the] slope of	H3802 →
הַיְבוּסִי֙	hay.vu.Si	the Jebusite[s]	H2983 →
מִנֶּ֔גֶב	mi.Ne.gev	from [the] south	H5045 →
הִ֖יא	hi'	that	H1931 →
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	ye.ru.sha.Lim	[is] Jerusalem	H3389 →
וְעָלָ֨ה	ve.'a.Lah	and it goes up	H5927 →
הַגְּב֜וּל	ha.ge.Vul	the border	H1366 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
רֹ֣אשׁ	rosh	[the] top of	H7218 →
הָהָ֗ר	ha.Har	the mountain	H2022 →
אֲ֠שֶׁר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
עַל־	'al-	[is] on	H5921 →
פְּנֵ֤י	pe.Nei	[the] face of	H6440 →
גֵֽי־	gei-	[the] valley of	H1516 →
הִנֹּם֙	hi.Nom	[Ben] Hinnom	H2011 →
יָ֔מָּה	Ya.mah	west -ward	H3220 →
אֲשֶׁ֛ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בִּקְצֵ֥ה	bik.Tzeh	[is] at [the] end of	H7097 →
עֵֽמֶק־	'e.mek-	[the] valley of	H6010 →
רְפָאִ֖ים	re.fa.'Im	[the] Rephaites	H7497 →
צָפֹֽנָה׃	tza.Fo.nah	north -ward	H6828 →

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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
2 Kings 23:10
He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.
leads to
- Isaiah 30:33
  For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 7:31–32
  They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 32:35
  They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 19:6
  So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.
Through
Joshua 15:63
But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
leads to
- Judges 1:8
  Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Judges 1:21
  The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
Through
Judges 19:10
But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
leads to
- Joshua 15:63
  But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Joshua 18:16
Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the…
leads to
- 2 Kings 23:10
  He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.

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