Joshua 16 · Verse 3

Joshua 16:3

And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.
Joshua 16:3, King James Version

Joshua 16:3 in other translations

BSBThen it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
WEBand it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth Horon the lower, and on to Gezer; and ended at the sea.
ASVand it went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, unto the border of Beth-horon the nether, even unto Gezer; and the goings out thereof were at the sea.
YLTand gone down westward unto the border of Japhleti, unto the border of Beth-Horon the lower, and unto Gezer, and its outgoings have been at the sea.
DARBYand went down westward to the border of the Japhletites, as far as the border of the lower Beth-horon, and to Gezer; and ended at the sea.
BBEAnd it goes down to the west to the limit of the Japhletites, to the limit of Beth-horon the lower, as far as Gezer; ending at the sea.
WebsterAnd goeth down westward to the border of Japhleti, to the border of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the limits of it are at the sea.

What does Joshua 16:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Beth-horon the nether - This city was about twelve miles from Jerusalem, on the side of Nicopolis, formerly Emmaus. - Calmet. See the note on Jos 10:10.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Joshua 16:3 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.

וְיָֽרַד\־ve.ya.rad-and it goes downH3381
יָ֜מָּהYa.mahwest -wardH3220
אֶל\־'el-toH413
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366
הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗יhai.yaf.le.Tithe Japhletite[s]H3311
עַ֣ד'adtoH5704
גְּב֧וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366
בֵּית\־beit-BethH1032
חוֹרֹ֛ןcho.RonHoronH1032
תַּחְתּ֖וֹןtach.TonlowerH8481
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704
גָּ֑זֶרGa.zerGezerH1507
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they areH1961
תֹצְאֹתָ֖יוto.tze.'o.tovextremities itsH8444
יָֽמָּה\׃Ya.mah[the] sea towardsH3220

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Cross references for Joshua 16:3

  • 2 Chronicles 8:5

    Also he built Beth–horon the upper, and Beth–horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

  • Joshua 10:33

    Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

  • Joshua 18:13

    And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Beth–el, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth–adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth–horon.

  • 1 Kings 9:15-17

    And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife. And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth–horon the nether,

  • 1 Chronicles 7:28

    And their possessions and habitations were, Beth–el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

  • Numbers 34:6

    And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.

  • 1 Chronicles 7:24

    (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sherah.)

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Beth-horon.Eusebius says that the two Beth-horons were twelve miles from Jerusalem, towards Nicopolis or Emmaus: of which the one, called upper Beth-horon, from its situation, was built (rebuilt) by Solomon, and the other, called nether Beth-horon, was given to the Levites. Josephus places Beth-oron about 100 furlongs from Jerusalem. Dr. Clarke mentions an Arab village called Bethoor, about twelve miles from Jerusalem, a small distance from Rama, which he supposes, from its situation on a hill, to be Beth-horon the upper.
18:13; 1Ki 9:15-17; 1Ch 7:24,28; 2Ch 8:5
Gezer.Probably the [gazara] of Eusebius, four miles from Nicopolis.
the sea
Nu 34:6

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Context

  • Joshua 16:2

    And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

  • Joshua 16:3

    And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth–horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea.

  • Joshua 16:4

    So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance.

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Joshua 16:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y torna á descender hacia la mar al término de Japhlet, hasta el término de Beth-oron la de abajo, y hasta Gezer; y sale á la mar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et elle descendait vers l’occident, à la frontière des Japhlétiens, jusqu’à la frontière de Beth-Horon la basse, et jusqu’à Guézer, et aboutissait à la mer.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie stieg westwärts hinab nach der Grenze der Japhletiter, bis an die Grenze von Unter-Beth-Horon und bis Geser; und ihr Ausgang war nach dem Meere hin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et descendit ad occidentem juxta terminum Jephleti, usque ad terminos Beth-horon inferioris, et Gazer: finiunturque regiones ejus mari magno: