Joshua 15 · Verse 6

Joshua 15:6

And the border went up to Beth–hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth–arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:
Joshua 15:6, King James Version

Joshua 15:6 in other translations

BSBThe northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
WEBThe border went up to Beth Hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
ASVand the border went up to Beth-hoglah, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben;
YLTand the border hath gone up to Beth-Hoglah, and passed over on the north of Beth-Arabah, and the border hath gone up to the stone of Bohan son of Reuben:
DARBYand the border went up toward Beth-hoglah, and passed north of Beth-Arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben;
BBEThen the line goes up to Beth-hoglah, past the north of Beth-arabah, and up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben;
WebsterAnd the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

What does Joshua 15:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Beth-hogla--now Ain Hajla, a fine spring of clear and sweet water, at the northern extremity of the Dead Sea, about two miles from the Jordan [Robinson]. Beth-arabah--"the house," or "place of solitude," in the desert of Judah (Jos 15:61). stone of Bohan the son of Reuben--the sepulchral monument of a Reubenite leader, who had been distinguished for his bravery, and had fallen in the Canaanite war.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Beth-hogla - A place between Jericho and the Dead Sea, belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:21, though here serving as a frontier to the tribe of Judah. Stone of Bohan - This must have been some remarkable place, probably like the stone of Jacob, which afterwards became Bethel; but where it was situated is uncertain.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 15:1-12

Joshua allotted to Judah, Ephraim, and the half of Manasseh, their inheritances before they left Gilgal. Afterwards removing to Shiloh, another survey was made, and the other tribes had their portion assigned. In due time all God's people are settled.

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Joshua 15:6 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.

וְעָלָ֤הve.'a.Lahand it goes upH5927
הַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1031
חָגְלָ֔הcha.ge.LahHoglahH1031
וְעָבַ֕רve.'a.Varand it passes onH5674
מִצְּפ֖וֹןmi.tze.Fonfrom [the] northH6828
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitof BethH1026
הָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.Vah<the> ArabahH1026
וְעָלָ֣הve.'a.Lahand it goes upH5927
הַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366
אֶ֥בֶן'E.ven[the] stone ofH68
בֹּ֖הַןBo.hanBohanH932
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
רְאוּבֵֽן\׃re.'u.VenReubenH7205

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Cross references for Joshua 15:6

  • Joshua 18:17

    And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En–shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,

  • Joshua 18:19-21

    And the border passed along to the side of Beth–hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth–hoglah, and the valley of Keziz,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Beth-hogla.Probably the Bethagla mentioned by Jerome is the same as the "threshing-floor of Atad," (Ge 50:10,) situated three miles from Jericho, and two from Jordan; and belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, though serving as a frontier to the tribe of Judah.
18:19,20
the stone.
18:17

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Context

  • 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:

  • Joshua 15:6

    And the border went up to Beth–hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth–arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben:

  • Joshua 15:7

    And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–rogel:

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Joshua 15:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sube este término por Beth-hogla, y pasa del norte á Beth-araba, y de aquí sube este término á la piedra de Bohán, hijo de Rubén.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et la frontière montait vers Beth-Hogla, et passait vers le nord de Beth-Araba; et la frontière montait vers la pierre de Bohan, fils de Ruben;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und die Grenze stieg hinauf nach Beth-Hogla und ging hinüber nördlich von Beth-Araba; und die Grenze stieg hinauf zum Steine Bohans, des Sohnes Rubens;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ascenditque terminus in Beth Hagla, et transit ab aquilone in Beth Araba, ascendens ad lapidem Boën filii Ruben: