Joshua 13 · Verse 9

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 13:9, King James Version

Joshua 13:9 in other translations

BSBThe area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
WEBfrom 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 of Medeba to Dibon;
ASVfrom 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 of Medeba unto Dibon;
YLTfrom 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 of Medeba unto Dihon,
DARBYfrom 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 of Medeba to Dibon,
BBEFrom Aroer, on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the town in the middle of the valley, and all the table-land from Medeba to Dibon;
WebsterFrom 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 to Dibon;

What does Joshua 13:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 From Aroer - See on Jos 12:2 (note).

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 13:9 in the original Hebrew

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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
הַמִּישֹׁ֥רha.mi.Shorthe plainH4334
מֵידְבָ֖אmeid.Va'MedebaH4311
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
דִּיבֽוֹן\׃di.VonDibonH1769

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

Cross references for Joshua 13:9

  • 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;

  • Numbers 21:30

    We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 48:22

    And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth–diblathaim,

  • Isaiah 15:2

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 3:16

    And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

  • Jeremiah 48:18

    Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.

  • 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;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Aroer.
16; 12:2; De 3:12,16
all the plain.
Nu 21:30; Isa 15:2; Jer 48:18,22

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Context

  • Joshua 13:8

    With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them;

  • 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 13:10

    And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;

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Joshua 13:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Desde Aroer, que está á la orilla del arroyo de Arnón, y la ciudad que está en medio del arroyo, y toda la campiña de Medeba, hasta Dibón;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
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 de Médeba, jusqu’à Dibon;
German
Elberfelder 1871
von Aroer an, das am Ufer des Flusses Arnon ist, und zwar von der Stadt, die mitten im Flußtale liegt, und die ganze Ebene Medeba bis Dibon,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ab Aroër, quæ sita est in ripa torrentis Arnon, et in vallis medio, universaque campestria Medaba, usque Dibon,