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.
Joshua 18:13 in other translations
| BSB | From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon. |
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| WEB | The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (also called Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower. |
| ASV | And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Beth-el), southward; and the border went down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon the nether. |
| YLT | and the border hath gone over thence to Luz, unto the side of Luz (it is Beth-El) southward, and the border hath gone down to Atroth-Addar, by the hill that is on the south of the lower Beth-Horon; |
| DARBY | and the border passed on from thence toward Luz, to the south side of Luz, which is Bethel: and the border went down to Ataroth-Addar, near the hill that is on the south of the lower Beth-horon. |
| BBE | And from there the line goes south to Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Beth-el), then down to Ataroth-addar, by the mountain to the south of Beth-horon the lower. |
| Webster | And the border went over from thence towards 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. |
What does Joshua 18:13 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 18:11-28
The boundaries of each portion were distinctly drawn, and the inheritance of each tribe settled. All contests and selfish claims were prevented by the wise appointment of God, who allotted the hill and the valley, the corn and pasture, the brooks and rivers, the towns and cities. Is the lot of any servant of Christ cast in affliction and sorrow? It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good. Are we in prosperity…
Joshua 18:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 18:13
- Genesis 28:19
And he called the name of that place Beth–el: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.
- Joshua 16:2-3
And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, 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 10:11
And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth–horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
- Joshua 16:5
And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth–addar, unto Beth–horon the upper;
- Judges 1:22-26
And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth–el: and the Lord was with them. And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth–el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. …
- Joshua 21:22
And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs; four cities.
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16:2; Ge 28:19; Jud 1:22-26
Beth-horon.
10:11; 16:3; 21:22
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Context
- Joshua 18:12
And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth–aven.
- 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.
- Joshua 18:14
And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
Joshua 18:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y de allí pasa aquel término á Luz, por el lado de Luz (esta es Beth-el) hacia el mediodía. Y desciende este término de Ataroth-addar al monte que está al mediodía de Beth-oron la de abajo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et la frontière passait de là à Luz, au côté méridional de Luz, qui est Béthel; et la frontière descendait à Ataroth-Addar, près de la montagne qui est au midi de Beth-Horon la basse. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und von dort ging die Grenze hinüber nach Lus, nach der Südseite von Lus, das ist Bethel; und die Grenze stieg hinab nach Ateroth-Addar, bei dem Berge, der südlich von Unter-Beth-Horon ist. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | atque pertransiens juxta Luzam ad meridiem, ipsa est Bethel: descenditque in Ataroth Addar, in montem qui est ad meridiem Beth-horon inferioris: |