Joshua 15 · Verse 9

Joshua 15:9

And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath–jearim:
Joshua 15:9, King James Version

Joshua 15:9 in other translations

BSBFrom the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
WEBThe border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (also called Kiriath Jearim);
ASVand the border extended from the top of the mountain unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border extended to Baalah (the same is Kiriath-jearim);
YLTand the border hath been marked out, from the top of the hill-country unto the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and hath gone out unto the cities of mount Ephron, and the border hath been marked out to Baalah, (it is Kirjath-Jearim);
DARBYand the border reached along from the top of the mountain toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and went out toward the cities of mount Ephron; and the border reached along to Baalah, that is, Kirjath-jearim;
BBEAnd the limit is marked out from the top of the mountain to the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah, and out to the towns of Mount Ephron, as far as Baalah (which is Kiriath-jearim):
WebsterAnd the border was drawn from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim:

What does Joshua 15:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim - This place was rendered famous in Scripture, in consequence of its being the residence of the ark, for twenty years after it was sent back by the Philistines; see 1 Samuel 5:1-7:2.

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 15:9 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.

וְתָאַ֨רve.ta.'Arand it turnsH8388
הַגְּב֜וּלha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366
מֵרֹ֣אשׁme.Roshfrom [the] top ofH7218
הָהָ֗רha.Harthe mountainH2022
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מַעְיַן֙ma'.Yan[the] spring ofH4599
מֵ֣יmei[the] waters ofH4325
נֶפְתּ֔וֹחַnef.To.achNephtoahH5318
וְיָצָ֖אve.ya.Tza'and it goes outH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
הַר\־har-[the] mountain ofH2022
עֶפְר֑וֹןef.RonEphronH6085
וְתָאַ֤רve.ta.'Arand it turnsH8388
הַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366
בַּעֲלָ֔הba.'a.LahBaalahH1173
הִ֖יאhi'thatH1931
קִרְיַ֥תkir.Yat[is] KiriathH7157
יְעָרִֽים\׃ye.'a.RimJearimH7157

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

Cross references for Joshua 15:9

  • 1 Chronicles 13:6

    And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath–jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the Lord, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

  • Joshua 18:15

    And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:

  • Judges 18:12

    And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath–jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh–dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath–jearim.

  • Joshua 9:17

    And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath–jearim.

  • 2 Samuel 6:2

    And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nephtoah.
18:15
Baalah.A city near Bethshemesh, and, according to Eusebius, nine miles from Jerusalem, in going towards Diospolis.
2Sa 6:2; 1Ch 13:6
Kirjath-jearim.
9:17; Jud 18:12

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Context

  • Joshua 15:8

    And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:

  • Joshua 15:9

    And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath–jearim:

  • Joshua 15:10

    And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth–shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

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Joshua 15:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y rodea este término desde la cumbre del monte hasta la fuente de las aguas de Nephtoa, y sale á la ciudades del monte de Ephrón, rodeando luego el mismo término á Baala, la cual es Chîriath-jearim.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et la frontière fut tracée depuis le sommet de la montagne jusqu’à la source des eaux de Nephtoah, et elle sortait vers les villes de la montagne d’Éphron; et la frontière fut tracée par Baala, qui est Kiriath-Jéarim;
German
Elberfelder 1871
und die Grenze zog sich herum von dem Gipfel des Berges nach der Quelle des Wassers Nephtoach, und lief nach den Städten des Gebirges Ephron hin; und die Grenze zog sich herum nach Baala, das ist Kirjath-Jearim;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
pertransitque a vertice montis usque ad fontem aquæ Nephtoa: et pervenit usque ad vicos montis Ephron: inclinaturque in Baala, quæ est Cariathiarim, id est, urbs silvarum.