Joshua 19 · Verse 29

Joshua 19:29

And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

Joshua 19:29, King James Version

Joshua 19:29 in other translations

BSB	The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
WEB	The border turned to Ramah, to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah. It ended at the sea by the region of Achzib;
ASV	and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea by the region of Achzib;
YLT	and the border hath turned back to Ramah, and unto the fenced city Tyre; and the border hath turned back to Hosah, and its outgoings are at the sea, from the coast to Achzib,
DARBY	and the border turned to Ramah, and as far as the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and ended at the sea by the tract of country of Achzib;
BBE	And the limit goes round to Ramah and the walled town of Tyre and Hosah, ending at the sea by Heleb and Achzib;
Webster	And then the border turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the border turneth to Hosah: and the limits of it are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

What does Joshua 19:29 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 29 The strong city Tyre - I suspect this to be an improper translation. Perhaps the words of the original should be retained: And the coast turneth to Ramah and to the city, מבצר צר mibtsar tsor. Our translators have here left the Hebrew, and followed the Septuagint and Vulgate, a fault of which they are sometimes guilty. The former render the place ἑως πολεως οχυρωματος των Τυριων, unto the fortified city of the Tyrians. The Vulgate is nearly the same: ad civitatem munitissimam Tyrum, to the well-fortified city Tyre; but this must be incorrect for the famous city of Tyre was not known till about A.M. 2760, about two hundred years after the days of Joshua. Homer, who frequently mentions Sidon and the Sidonians, never mentions Tyre; a proof that this afterwards very eminent city was not then known. Homer is allowed by some to have flourished in the time of Joshua, though others make him contemporary with the Israelitish judges. The word צר Tsor or Tsar, which we translate or change into Tyre, signifies a rock or strong place; and as there were many rocks in the land of Judea, that with a little art were formed into strong places of defense, hence several places might have the name of Tsar or Tyre. The ancient and celebrated Tyre, so much spoken of both in sacred and profane history, was a rock or small island in the sea, about six or seven hundred paces from the main land. In order to reduce this city, Alexander the Great was obliged to fill up the channel between it and the main land, and after all took it with much difficulty. It is generally supposed that a town on the main land, opposite to this fortified rock, went by the same name; one being called old Tyre, the other, new Tyre: it was out of the ruins of the old Tyre, or that which was situated on the main land, that Alexander is said to have filled up the channel between it and the new city. Of this city Isaiah, Isaiah 23:1-18, and Ezekiel, Ezekiel 27:1-28:26, have given a very grand description, and also predicted its irreparable ruin which prophecies have been most literally fulfilled. See more on the above places. Achzib - Called afterwards Ecdippe, and now called Zib; it is about nine miles' distance from Ptolemais, towards Tyre.

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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 19:29 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.

וְשָׁ֤בve.Shavand it turns backH7725

הַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366

הָֽרָמָ֔הha.ra.Mah<the> RamahH7414

וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and toH5704

עִ֖יר'ir[the] city ofH5892

מִבְצַר\־miv.tzar-fortification ofH4013

צֹ֑רTzorTyreH6865

וְשָׁ֤בve.Shavand it turns backH7725

הַגְּבוּל֙ha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366

חֹסָ֔הcho.SahHosahH2621

וְהָי֧וּve.yih.yuand they areH1961

תֹצְאֹתָ֛יוto.tze.'o.Tavextremities itsH8444

הַיָּ֖מָּהhai.Ya.mahthe sea towardsH3220

מֵחֶ֥בֶלme.Che.velfrom [the] regionH2256

אַכְזִֽיבָה\׃'akh.Zi.vahAczib towardsH392

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Cross references for Joshua 19:29

Judges 1:31
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
2 Samuel 5:11
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
Genesis 38:5
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
Isaiah 23:1-18
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. …
Micah 1:14
Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth–gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
Ezekiel 26:1-21
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ramah.Probably the Rama mentioned by Theodoret as a city of Syria; and placed in some maps between Sarepta and Sidon, eastward, near Lebanon.
Tyre. Heb. Tzor.
2Sa 5:11; Isa 23:1-18; Eze 26:1-28:26
Achzib.
Ge 38:5; Jud 1:31; Mic 1:14

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Context

Joshua 19:28
And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
Joshua 19:29
And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:
Joshua 19:30
Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

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Joshua 19:29 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y torna de allí este término á Horma, y hasta la fuerte ciudad de Tiro, y torna este término á Hosa, y sale á la mar desde el territorio de Achzib:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	et la frontière tournait vers Rama et jusqu’à la ville forte de Tyr; et la frontière tournait vers Hosa, et aboutissait à la mer, près de la contrée d’Aczib;
German Elberfelder 1871	und die Grenze kehrte um nach Rama und bis zur festen Stadt Tyrus; und die Grenze kehrte um nach Hosa, und ihr Ausgang war nach dem Meere hin von dem Striche Aksib an;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Revertiturque in Horma usque ad civitatem munitissimam Tyrum, et usque Hosa: eruntque exitus ejus in mare de funiculo Achziba: