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Joshua 16:2

What does Joshua 16:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 16:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And it goes out from Beth-el to Luz, and on as far as the limit of the Archites to Ataroth;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and hath gone out from Beth-El to Luz, and passed over unto the border of Archi <FI>to<Fi> Ataroth,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And goeth out from Bethel to Luza: and passeth the border of Archi, to Ataroth,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And [the border] went from Bethel to Luz, and passed to the border of the Archites to Ataroth,

Context

v.1And the lot came out for the children of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, at the waters of Jericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill-country to Beth-el;

v.2This passage

v.3and 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Samuel 16:16

    And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, Long live the king, Long live the king.

  • Judges 1:22

    And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.

  • Joshua 18:13

    And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon the nether.

  • 1 Chronicles 27:33

    and Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend:

  • Genesis 28:19

    And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.

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