Joshua 13 · Verse 20

Joshua 13:20

And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,
Joshua 13:20, King James Version

Joshua 13:20 in other translations

BSBBeth-peor, the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth—
WEBBeth Peor, the slopes of Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,
ASVand Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,
YLTand Beth-Peor, and the springs of Pisgah, and Beth-Jeshimoth,
DARBYand Beth-Peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth;
BBEAnd Beth-peor, and the slopes of Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth;
WebsterAnd Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth,

What does Joshua 13:20 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Beth-peor - The house or temple of Peor, situated at the foot of the mountain of the same name. See Num 25:3.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 13:20 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.

וּבֵ֥יתu.Veitand BethH1047
פְּע֛וֹרpe.'orPeorH1047
וְאַשְׁדּ֥וֹתve.'ash.Dotand [the] slopes ofH798
הַפִּסְגָּ֖הha.pis.Gah<the> PisgahH6449
וּבֵ֥יתu.Veitand BethH1020
הַיְשִׁמֽוֹת\׃hay.shi.Mot<the> JeshimothH1020

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Cross references for Joshua 13:20

  • Deuteronomy 4:46

    On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Beth–peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:

  • 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:

  • Ezekiel 25:9

    Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth–jeshimoth, Baal–meon, and Kiriathaim,

  • Numbers 33:49

    And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth–jesimoth even unto Abel–shittim in the plains of Moab.

  • Numbers 25:3

    And Israel joined himself unto Baal–peor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Beth-peor.
Nu 25:3; De 4:46
Ashdoth-pisgah. or, springs of Pisgah, or, the hill.
12:3; De 3:17
Beth-jeshimoth.
Nu 33:49; Eze 25:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 13:19

    And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth–shahar in the mount of the valley,

  • Joshua 13:20

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

  • Joshua 13:21

    And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.

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Joshua 13:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Beth-peor, y Asdoth-pisga, y Beth-jesimoth;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Beth-Péor, et les pentes du Pisga, et Beth-Jeshimoth,
German
Elberfelder 1871
und Beth-Peor und die Abhänge des Pisga und Beth-Jesimoth,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Bethphogor et Asedoth, Phasga et Bethiesimoth,