Joshua 12 · Verse 3

Joshua 12:3

And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth–jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth–pisgah:
Joshua 12:3, King James Version

Joshua 12:3 in other translations

BSBas well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
WEBand the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
ASVand the Arabah unto the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and unto the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
YLTAnd the plain unto the sea of Chinneroth eastward, and unto the sea of the plain (the salt sea) eastward, the way to Beth-Jeshimoth, and from the south under the springs of Pisgah.
DARBYand the plain as far as the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and as far as the sea of the plain, the salt sea, on the east, toward Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah;
BBEAnd the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, to the east, and to the sea of the Arabah, that is the Salt Sea, to the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
WebsterAnd from the plain to the sea of Cinneroth on the east, and to the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah:

What does Joshua 12:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The sea of Chinneroth - Or Gennesareth, the same as the lake or sea of Tiberias. The Salt Sea on the east - ים המלח yam hammelach, which is here translated the Salt Sea, is understood by others to mean the sea of the city Melach. Where can we find any thing that can be called a salt sea on the east of the lake of Gennesareth? Some think that the lake Asphaltites, called also the Dead Sea, Sea of the Desert, Sea of Sodom, and Salt Sea, is here intended. Beth-jeshimoth - A city near the Dead Sea in the plains of Moab. Ashdoth-pisgah - Supposed to be a city at the foot of Mount Pisgah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 12:1-6

Fresh mercies must not drown the remembrance of former mercies, nor must the glory of the present instruments of good to the church diminish the just honour of those who went before them, since God is the same who wrought by both. Moses gave to one part of Israel a very rich and fruitful country, but it was on the outside of Jordan. Joshua gave to all Israel the holy land, within Jordan. So the law has given to some…

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Joshua 12:3 in the original Hebrew

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וְהָעֲרָבָה֩ve.ha.'a.ra.Vahand the ArabahH6160
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
יָ֨םyam[the] sea ofH3220
כִּנְר֜וֹתkin.RotKinnerethH3672
מִזְרָ֗חָהmiz.Ra.chaheast -wardH4217
וְ֠עַדVe.'adand toH5704
יָ֣םyam[the] sea ofH3220
הָעֲרָבָ֤הha.'a.ra.Vahthe ArabahH6160
יָם\־yom-[the] Sea ofH3220
הַמֶּ֙לַח֙ha.Me.lach<the> SaltH4417
מִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chaheast -wardH4217
דֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekh[the] direction ofH1870
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1020
הַיְשִׁמ֑וֹתhay.shi.Mot<of the> JeshimothH1020
וּמִ֨תֵּימָ֔ןu.Mi.tei.Manand from [the] southH8486
תַּ֖חַתTa.chatunderH8478
אַשְׁדּ֥וֹת'ash.Dot[the] slopes ofH798
הַפִּסְגָּֽה\׃ha.pis.Gah<the> PisgahH6449

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Cross references for Joshua 12:3

  • Deuteronomy 3:17

    The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.

  • Joshua 11:2

    And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,

  • Joshua 13:20

    And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,

  • Deuteronomy 4:49

    And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.

  • Genesis 14:3

    All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

  • Genesis 19:25

    And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

  • John 6:1

    After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

  • Joshua 15:2

    And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

  • Joshua 3:16

    That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

  • Numbers 21:20

    And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

  • Joshua 15:5

    And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sea of Chinneroth.This inland sea, or rather lake, which drives its several names, the Lake of Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Lake of Gennesareth, from the territory which forms its western and south-western border, is computed to be between seventeen and eighteen miles in length, and from five to six in breadth. The waters of this lake, which are sweet and agreeable, lie in a deep basin, surrounded with lofty hills, except at the north and south, where it is a plain country or level. There is a current through the whole lake even to the shore; and the Jordan through it is discernible by the smoothness of the surface in that part. Its appearance from the north- western extremity is said by Mr. Buckingham to be exceedingly grand; but the barren aspect of the mountains on each side, and the total absence of wood, give a cast of dullness to the picture.
11:2; De 3:17; Joh 6:1
Sea of Tiberias. the sea.
3:16; 15:2,5; Ge 14:3; 19:25; De 3:17
Beth-jeshimoth.
13:20
the south. or, Teman. Ashdoth-pisgah. or, the springs ofPisgah, or, the hill.
Nu 21:20; De 3:17; *marg:
De 4:49

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Context

  • Joshua 12:2

    Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

  • Joshua 12:3

    And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth–jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth–pisgah:

  • Joshua 12:4

    And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

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Joshua 12:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y desde la campiña hasta la mar de Cinneroth, al oriente; y hasta la mar de la llanura, el mar Salado, al oriente, por el camino de Beth-jesimoth; y desde el mediodía debajo de las vertientes del Pisga.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et sur la plaine, jusqu’à la mer de Kinnéreth, vers le levant, et jusqu’à la mer de la plaine, la mer Salée, au levant, du côté de Beth-Jeshimoth, et au midi, sous les pentes du Pisga;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und über die Ebene bis an den See Kinneroth, gegen Osten, und bis an das Meer der Ebene, das Salzmeer, gegen Osten, nach Beth-Jesimoth hin, und gegen Süden unter den Abhängen des Pisga;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et a solitudine usque ad mare Ceneroth contra orientem, et usque ad mare deserti, quod est mare salsissimum, ad orientalem plagam per viam quæ ducit Bethsimoth: et ab australi parte, quæ subjacet Asedoth, Phasga.