Joshua 19 · Verse 27

Joshua 19:27

And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth–dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah–el toward the north side of Beth–emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,
Joshua 19:27, King James Version

Joshua 19:27 in other translations

BSBthen turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.
WEBIt turned toward the sunrise to Beth Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah El northward to Beth Emek and Neiel. It went out to Cabul on the left hand,
ASVand it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Iphtah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand,
YLTand hath turned back, at the sun-rising, to Beth-Dagon, and come against Zebulun, and against the valley of Jiphthah-El toward the north of Beth-Emek, and Neiel, and hath gone out unto Cabul on the left,
DARBYand turned towards the sun-rising to Beth-Dagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el northward to Beth-emek and Neiel, and went out to Cabul on the left,
BBETurning to the east to Beth-dagon and stretching to Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el as far as Beth-emek and Neiel to the north; on the left it goes as far as Cabul
WebsterAnd turneth towards the sun-rising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el towards the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

What does Joshua 19:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 19:24-31

Jos 19:24-31. Of Asher. 24-31. the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher--The western boundary is traced from north to south through the cities mentioned; the site of them, however, is unknown.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 Cabul on the left hand - That is, to the north of Cabul, for so the left hand, when referring to place, is understood among the Hebrews. We must not confound this town or Cabul with the twenty cities given by Solomon to Hiram, with which he was displeased, and which in contempt he called the land of Cabul, the dirty or paltry land, 1Kgs 9:11-13 : there was evidently a town of this name, widely different from the land so called, long before the time of Solomon, and therefore this cannot be adduced as an argument that the book of Joshua was written after the days of David. The town in question is supposed to be the same which Josephus in his Life calls Χωβουλω Choboulo, and which he says was situated by the sea-side, and nigh to Ptolemais. De Bell. Jud., lib. iii., c. 4.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 19:17-51

Joshua waited till all the tribes were settled, before he asked any provision for himself. He was content to be unfixed, till he saw them all placed, and herein is an example to all in public places, to prefer the common welfare before private advantage. Those who labour most to do good to others, seek an inheritance in the Canaan above: but it will be soon enough to enter thereon, when they have done all the…

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Joshua 19:27 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.

וְשָׁ֨בve.Shavand it turns backH7725
מִזְרַ֣חmiz.Rach[the] rising ofH4217
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֮ha.she.Meshthe sunH8121
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1016
דָּגֹן֒da.GonDagonH1016
וּפָגַ֣עu.fa.Ga'and it touchesH6293
בִּ֠זְבֻלוּןBiz.vu.lun<on> ZebulunH2074
וּבְגֵ֨יu.ve.Geiand <on> [the] valley ofH1516
יִפְתַּח\־yif.tach-IphtahH3317
אֵ֥ל'elElH3317
צָפ֛וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahnorth -wardH6828
בֵּ֥יתbeitBethH1025
הָעֵ֖מֶקha.'E.mekEmekH1025
וּנְעִיאֵ֑לu.ne.'i.'Eland NeielH5272
וְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'and it goes outH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
כָּב֖וּלka.VulCabulH3521
מִשְּׂמֹֽאל\׃mi.se.Molfrom [the] leftH8040

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

Cross references for Joshua 19:27

  • 1 Kings 9:13

    And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.

  • 1 Samuel 5:2

    When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Beth-dagon.
1Sa 5:2
Zebulun.Situated on the sea coast, near Ptolemais.
valley.
14
Cabul.Supposed to be the same town which Josephus calls [Choboulo,] and which he says was situated near the sea side, near Ptolemais.
1Ki 9:13

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Context

  • Joshua 19:26

    And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor–libnath;

  • Joshua 19:27

    And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth–dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah–el toward the north side of Beth–emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

  • Joshua 19:28

    And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;

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Joshua 19:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tornando de donde nace el sol á Beth-dagón, llega á Zabulón, y al valle de Iphtael al norte, á Beth-emec, y á Nehiel, y sale á Cabul á la izquierda;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et elle tournait vers le soleil levant, contre Beth-Dagon, et touchait à Zabulon et à la vallée de Jiphtah-El, au nord de Beth-Émek et de Neïel, et sortait vers Cabul au nord;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und sie kehrte um gegen Sonnenaufgang nach Beth-Dagon und stieß an Sebulon und an das Tal Jiphtach-El, nördlich von Beth-Emek und Nehiel, und sie lief nach Kabul hin zur Linken,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ac revertitur contra orientem Bethdagon: et pertransit usque Zabulon et vallem Jephthaël contra aquilonem in Bethemec et Nehiel. Egrediturque ad lævam Cabul,