Joshua 16:7
What does Joshua 16:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 16:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth, and to Naarah, and reached unto Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and it went down from Janoah to Ataroth, and to Naarah, and reached unto Jericho, and went out at the Jordan.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And from Janoah down to Ataroth, and to Naarah, and touching Jericho, it goes on to Jordan.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and gone down from Janohah <FI>to<Fi> Ataroth, and to Naarath, and touched against Jericho, and gone out at the Jordan.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And it goeth down from Janoe into Ataroth and Naaratha: and it cometh to Jericho, and goeth out to the Jordan.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and went down from Janohah to Ataroth and Naarath, and touched upon Jericho, and went out to the Jordan.
Context
v.6and the border went out westward at Michmethath on the north; and the border turned about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed along it on the east of Janoah;
v.7This passage
v.8From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 3:16
that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
- Numbers 33:48
And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
- Joshua 6:26
And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
- Joshua 6:1
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
- 1 Chronicles 7:28
And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof;
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