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Joshua 16:3

Then 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.

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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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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְיָֽרַד־ve.ya.rad-and it goes downH3381 →
יָ֜מָּהYa.mahwest -wardH3220 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366 →
הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗יhai.yaf.le.Tithe Japhletite[s]H3311 →
עַ֣ד'adtoH5704 →
גְּב֧וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366 →
בֵּית־beit-BethH1032 →
חוֹרֹ֛ןcho.RonHoronH1032 →
תַּחְתּ֖וֹןtach.TonlowerH8481 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and toH5704 →
גָּ֑זֶרGa.zerGezerH1507 →
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they areH1961 →
תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוto.tze.'o.tovextremities itsH8444 →
יָֽמָּה׃Ya.mah[the] sea towardsH3220 →

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Joshua 10:10And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.1 Kings 9:17So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,2 Chronicles 8:5He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,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.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.1 Samuel 13:18another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.1 Kings 9:15–17This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.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.Numbers 34:6Your western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea; this will be your boundary on the west.1 Chronicles 7:24His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.Joshua 21:22Kibzaim, and Beth-horon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.1 Chronicles 6:67They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,Joshua 17:9From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.1 Chronicles 20:4Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.

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The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Walls of Jericho Fall Down — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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