Joshua 18:20
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.
Joshua 18:20 in other translations
| BSB | On the east side the border was the Jordan. These were the borders around the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin. |
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| WEB | The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families. |
| ASV | And the Jordan was the border of it on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders thereof round about, according to their families. |
| YLT | and the Jordan doth border it at the east quarter; this is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin, by its borders round about, for their families. |
| DARBY | — And the Jordan borders it on the east side. — This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its borders round about, according to their families. |
| BBE | And the limit of the east part is the Jordan. This is the heritage of the children of Benjamin, marked out for their families by these limits on all sides. |
| Webster | And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the limits of it round about, according to their families. |
What does Joshua 18:20 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 18:20 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Joshua 18:19
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.
- Joshua 18:20
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.
- Joshua 18:21
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,
Joshua 18:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el Jordán acaba aqueste término al lado del oriente. Esta es la heredad de los hijos de Benjamín por sus términos alrededor, conforme á sus familias. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – Et le Jourdain formait la limite du côté de l’orient. Tel fut l’héritage des fils de Benjamin, selon ses frontières, à l’entour, selon leurs familles. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Jordan begrenzte es an der Ostseite. Das war das Erbteil der Kinder Benjamin, nach seinen Grenzen ringsum, nach ihren Geschlechtern. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui est terminus illius ab oriente. Hæc est possessio filiorum Benjamin per terminos suos in circuitu, et familias suas. |