Joshua 13 · Verse 16

Joshua 13:16

And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;
Joshua 13:16, King James Version

Joshua 13:16 in other translations

BSBThe territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,
WEBTheir border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba;
ASVAnd their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba;
YLTand the border is to them from Aroer, which is on the edge of the brook Arnon, and the city which is in the midst of the brook, and all the plain by Medeba,
DARBYAnd their territory was from Aroer, which is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the ravine, and all the plateau by Medeba;
BBETheir limit was from Aroer, on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the town in the middle of the valley, and all the table-land by Medeba;
WebsterAnd their border was from Aroer that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;

What does Joshua 13:16 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 13:7-33

The land must be divided among the tribes. It is the will of God that every man should know his own, and not take that which is another's. The world must be governed, not by force, but right. Wherever our habitation is placed, and in whatever honest way our portion is assigned, we should consider them as allotted of God; we should be thankful for, and use them as such, while every prudent method should be used to…

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Joshua 13:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֨יvay.Hiand it belongedH1961
לָהֶ֜םla.Hemto <the> them
הַגְּב֗וּלha.ge.Vulthe territoryH1366
מֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'Erfrom AroerH6177
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH834
עַל\־'al-[is] onH5921
שְׂפַת\־se.fat-[the] edge ofH8193
נַ֨חַלNa.chal[the] wadi ofH5158
אַרְנ֜וֹן'ar.NonArnonH769
וְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'Irand the cityH5892
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּתוֹךְ\־be.tokh-[is] in [the] middle ofH8432
הַנַּ֛חַלha.Na.chalthe wadiH5158
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.Shorthe plainH4334
עַל\־'al-atH5921
מֵידְבָֽא\׃mei.de.Va'MedebaH4311

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Cross references for Joshua 13:16

  • Joshua 13:9

    From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;

  • 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;

  • Isaiah 16:7-9

    Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir–hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.

  • Jeremiah 48:21-24

    And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth–diblathaim, And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth–gamul, and upon Beth–meon, And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

  • Numbers 32:33-38

    And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, And Beth–nimrah, and Beth–haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. …

  • Deuteronomy 3:12

    And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.

  • Isaiah 15:1-2

    The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

  • Numbers 21:28-30

    For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon. Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.

  • Isaiah 15:4

    And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

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9; 12:2; Nu 21:28-30; 32:33-38; De 3:12; Isa 15:1,2,4; 16:7-9
Jer 48:21-24

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Context

  • Joshua 13:15

    And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families.

  • Joshua 13:16

    And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;

  • Joshua 13:17

    Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth–baal, and Beth–baal–meon,

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Joshua 13:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y fué el término de ellos desde Aroer, que está á la orilla del arroyo de Arnón, y la ciudad que está en medio del arroyo, y toda la campiña, hasta Medeba;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et leur territoire était depuis Aroër, qui est sur le bord du torrent de l’Arnon, et la ville qui est au milieu du torrent, et tout le plateau près de Médeba;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wurde ihnen als Gebiet zuteil: von Aroer an, das am Ufer des Flusses Arnon ist, und zwar von der Stadt, die mitten im Flußtale liegt, und die ganze Ebene bei Medeba;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fuitque terminus eorum ab Aroër, quæ sita est in ripa torrentis Arnon, et in valle ejusdem torrentis media: universam planitiem, quæ ducit Medaba,