Joshua 18:13
What does Joshua 18:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 18:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And from there the line goes south to Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Beth-el), then down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain to the south of Beth-horon the lower.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the border hath gone over thence to Luz, unto the side of Luz (it <FI>is<Fi> Beth-El) southward, and the border hath gone down <FI>to<Fi> Atroth-Addar, by the hill that <FI>is<Fi> on the south of the lower Beth-Horon;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And passing along southward by Luza, the same is Bethel, and it goeth down into Ataroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of the nether Beth-horon.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and the border passed on from thence toward Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Bethel: and the border went down to Ataroth-Addar, near the hill that is on the south of the lower Beth-horon.
Context
v.12And their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
v.13This passage
v.14And the border extended thence, and turned about on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kiriath-baal (the same is Kiriath-jearim), a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 10:11
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
- Joshua 21:22
and Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth-horon with its suburbs; four cities.
- Genesis 28:19
And he called the name of that place Beth-el: but the name of the city was Luz at the first.
- Joshua 16:5
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: the border of their inheritance eastward was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper;
- Joshua 16:2
and it went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the border of the Archites to Ataroth;
- Judges 1:22
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
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