Joshua 13 · Verse 27

Joshua 13:27

And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.
Joshua 13:27, King James Version

Joshua 13:27 in other translations

BSBand in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
WEBand in the valley, Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan’s bank, to the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.
ASVand in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and the border thereof, unto the uttermost part of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.
YLTand in the valley, Beth-Aram, and Beth-Nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, the Jordan and its border, unto the extremity of the sea of Chinnereth, beyond the Jordan, eastward.
DARBYand in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-Nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon the king of Heshbon, the Jordan and its border, as far as the edge of the sea of Chinnereth beyond the Jordan eastward.
BBEAnd in the valley, Beth-haram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon, king of Heshbon, having Jordan for its limit, to the end of the sea of Chinnereth on the east side of Jordan.
WebsterAnd in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and its border, even to the edge of the sea of Cinneroth, on the other side of Jordan eastward.

What does Joshua 13:27 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 Beth-aram - This city was rebuilt by Herod, and called Livias, in honor of Livia, the wife of Augustus. Josephus calls it Julias, Julia being the name which the Greeks commonly give to Livia. - Calmet. Succoth - A place between Jabbok and Jordan where Jacob pitched his tents, from which circumstance it obtained its name, see Gen 33:17.

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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 13:27 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.

וּבָעֵ֡מֶקu.va.'E.mekand in the valleyH6010
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1027
הָרָם֩ha.RamHaramH1027
וּבֵ֨יתu.Veitand BethH1039
נִמְרָ֜הnim.RahNimrahH1039
וְסֻכּ֣וֹתve.su.Kotand SuccothH5523
וְצָפ֗וֹןve.tza.Fonand ZaphonH6829
יֶ֚תֶרYe.ter[the] remainder ofH3499
מַמְלְכ֗וּתmam.le.Khut[the] kingdom ofH4468
סִיחוֹן֙si.chOnSihonH5511
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonHeshbonH2809
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
וּגְבֻ֑לu.ge.Vuland a borderH1366
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
קְצֵה֙ke.Tzeh[the] end ofH7097
יָם\־yom-[the] sea ofH3220
כִּנֶּ֔רֶתki.Ne.retKinnerethH3672
עֵ֥בֶר'E.ver[the] other side ofH5676
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
מִזְרָֽחָה\׃miz.Ra.chaheast -wardH4217

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 13:27

  • Numbers 34:11

    And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:

  • Numbers 32:36

    And Beth–nimrah, and Beth–haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

  • Genesis 33:17

    And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

  • 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,

  • 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.

  • Numbers 32:3

    Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

  • Judges 8:5-6

    And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

  • 1 Kings 7:46

    In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

  • Luke 5:1

    And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

  • Judges 8:14-16

    And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

  • 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:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Beth-aram.A city near mount Peor, and not far from the entrance of the Jordan into the Dead Sea; rebuilt and called Livias by Herod, in honour of Livia, wife of Augustus.
Nu 32:36
Beth-nimrah.
Nu 32:3,36
Succoth.
Ge 33:17; Jud 8:5,6,14-16; 1Ki 7:46
Chinnereth.
11:2; 12:3
Chinneroth.
Nu 34:11; De 3:17; Lu 5:1
Gennesaret.

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Context

  • Joshua 13:26

    And from Heshbon unto Ramath–mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

  • Joshua 13:27

    And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

  • Joshua 13:28

    This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages.

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Joshua 13:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la campiña de Beth-aram, y Beth-nimra, y Sucoth, y Saphón, resto del reino de Sehón, rey en Hesbón: el Jordán y su término hasta el cabo de la mar de Cinnereth de la otra parte del Jordán al oriente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et, dans la vallée, Beth-Haram, et Beth-Nimra, et Succoth, et Tsaphon, le reste du royaume de Sihon, roi de Hesbon, le Jourdain et sa rive, jusqu’au bout de la mer de Kinnéreth, au-delà du Jourdain, vers le levant.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und in der Talebene: Beth-Haram und Beth-Nimra und Sukkoth und Zaphon, der Rest von dem Reiche Sihons, des Königs von Hesbon, der Jordan und das Angrenzende bis an das Ende des Sees Kinnereth, jenseit des Jordan gegen Osten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In valle quoque Betharan, et Bethnemra, et Socoth, et Saphon reliquam partem regni Sehon regis Hesebon: hujus quoque finis, Jordanis est, usque ad extremam partem maris Cenereth trans Jordanem ad orientalem plagam.