Joshua 18:20
What does Joshua 18:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 18:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the limit of the east part is the Jordan. This is the heritage of the children of Benjamin, marked out for their families by these limits on all sides.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the Jordan doth border it at the east quarter; this <FI>is<Fi> the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, by its borders round about, for their families.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Which is the border of it on the east side. This is the possession of the children of Benjamin by their borders round about, and their families.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890— And the Jordan borders it on the east side. — This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its borders round about, according to their families.
Context
v.19and the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan: this was the south border.
v.20This passage
v.21Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and Emek-keziz,
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